Pharmacy technician
Prepares medicines under a pharmacist's direction, measuring, mixing, counting, labeling, and recording amounts as prescribed.
Will AI replace pharmacy technician jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: High. More AI overlap than 67 in 100 jobs. AI can help with many tasks. The job is changing fast, and people who use AI well will lead it. 7% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Answer phones and respond to questions
- Price and file filled prescriptions
- Enter prescription information into computer databases
What stays human
- Keep drugs stored safely and securely
- Run cash registers to take payments
- Mix medicines following written prescriptions
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +6.4%. Typical pay: $45,750 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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