Pharmacy Aides
What Pharmacy Aides Do
Record drugs delivered to the pharmacy, store incoming merchandise, and inform the supervisor of stock needs. May operate cash register and accept prescriptions for filling.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
- Self-employed
- Not available
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 2 of 5Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience.
- Education
- Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- Job training
- Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.8/5
- English Languageimportance 3.4/5
- Administrativeimportance 3.1/5
- Sales and Marketingimportance 3.0/5
- Law and Governmentimportance 2.9/5
- Administration and Managementimportance 2.9/5
- Mathematicsimportance 2.9/5
- Medicine and Dentistryimportance 2.6/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.9/5
- Telephone Conversations4.9/5
- Spend Time Standing4.9/5
- Contact With Others4.8/5
- Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.7/5
- Deal With External Customers or the Public in General4.5/5
Careers With Similar Skills
Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.
- Pharmacy Technicians96% skill match
- Nursing Assistants96% skill match
- Animal Caretakers95% skill match
- Waiters and Waitresses95% skill match
- Flight Attendants95% skill match
- Food Servers, Nonrestaurant95% skill match
- Psychiatric Aides94% skill match
- Shampooers94% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Service Orientationimportance 3.4/5
- Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.3/5
- Coordinationimportance 3.0/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.0/5
- Complex Problem Solvingimportance 2.8/5
- Time Managementimportance 2.6/5
- Persuasionimportance 2.3/5
- Systems Analysisimportance 2.1/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
Other Software Used
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Cautiousness
- Cooperation
- Social Orientation
- Sincerity
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- ConventionalHigh
- EnterprisingMedium
- RealisticMedium
- SocialMedium
- InvestigativeLow
- ArtisticLow
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Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where pharmacy aides make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Mayaguez, PR8.44× national avg
- 2Arecibo, PR8.04× national avg
- 3Aguadilla, PR6.91× national avg
- 4Iowa City, IA4.38× national avg
- 5San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR3.99× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Pharmacy TechniciansCareer Change
- Stockers and Order FillersCareer Change
- Medical AssistantsAdvancement
- PhlebotomistsAdvancement