Pharmacists
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical · SOC 29-1051
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 29-1051 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 9.0%
- Medium · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 63/100
- High friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $140,910
- H-1B offered wage $134,000; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 14,100
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +4.6%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 417
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 34,282 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
Best transitions from here
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AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~42.9% of this role but only ~9% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Dispense drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and provide information to patients about medications and their use. May advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection, dosage, interactions, and side effects of medications.
Common titles: Clinical Pharmacist, Hospital Pharmacist, Informatics Pharmacist, Pharm D (Pharmacy Doctor), Pharmacist in Charge (PIC), Pharmacy Coordinator
Representative Tasks
- •Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.
- •Assess the identity, strength, or purity of medications.
- •Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.
- •Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions.
- •Maintain records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories, control records for radioactive nuclei, or registries of poisons, narcotics, or controlled drugs.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Verify accuracy of patient information.
- •Analyze data to identify trends or relationships among variables.
- •Analyze chemical compounds or substances.
- •Advise patients on effects of health conditions or treatments.
- •Communicate detailed medical information to patients or family members.
Tools & Technologies
Related Occupations
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 9.0% | 5.4% |
| Outlook | Average | 62% Bright |
| Median Salary | $140,910 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 91/100 | N/A |