As of June 2026, Pharmacy Aides has an AI-exposure score of 61/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.

AI Exposure Score for

Pharmacy Aides

61/100
Elevated exposure
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More exposed than 71% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$37,680. About 6,100 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).

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How you compare to similar Healthcare Support roles

Pharmacy Aides (you)
61
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61
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60
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Your tasks, by AI exposure

Automatable
  • Perform clerical tasks, such as filing, compiling and maintaining prescription records, or composing letters.
  • Prepare, maintain, and record records of inventories, receipts, purchases, or deliveries, using a variety of computer screen formats.
  • Accept prescriptions for filling, gathering and processing necessary information.
  • Process medical insurance claims, posting bill amounts and calculating copayments.
  • Unpack, sort, count, and label incoming merchandise, including items requiring special handling or refrigeration.
  • Maintain and clean equipment, work areas, or shelves.
  • Greet customers and help them locate merchandise.
  • Answer telephone inquiries, referring callers to pharmacist when necessary.
  • Compound, package, and label pharmaceutical products, under direction of pharmacist.
Augmentable
  • Operate cash register to process cash or credit sales.
  • Receive, store, and inventory pharmaceutical supplies or medications, check for out-of-date medications, and notify pharmacist when inventory levels are low.
  • Prepare prescription labels by typing or operating a computer and printer.
  • Restock storage areas, replenishing items on shelves.
  • Deliver medication to treatment areas, living units, residences, or clinics, using various means of transportation.
Durable

No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as automatable (64%).

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