Pharmacy Technicians
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical · SOC 29-2052
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 29-2052 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 7.4%
- Medium · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 57/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $45,750
- H-1B offered wage $52,000; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 38,300
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +6.4%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 5
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 72,074 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 ~42.6% of this role but only ~7.4% 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
Prepare medications under the direction of a pharmacist. May measure, mix, count out, label, and record amounts and dosages of medications according to prescription orders.
Common titles: Accredited Pharmacy Technician, Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT), Chemotherapy Pharmacy Technician (Chemo Pharmacy Technician), Compounding Technician, OR Pharmacy Tech (Operating Room Pharmacy Tech), RPhT (Registered Pharmacy Technician)
Representative Tasks
- •Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate.
- •Enter prescription information into computer databases.
- •Establish or maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients.
- •Maintain proper storage and security conditions for drugs.
- •Receive and store incoming supplies, verify quantities against invoices, check for outdated medications in current inventory, and inform supervisors of stock needs and shortages.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Perform clerical work in medical settings.
- •Verify accuracy of patient information.
- •Enter codes or other information into computers.
- •Enter information into databases or software programs.
- •Enter patient or treatment data into computers.
Tools & Technologies
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 | 7.3% | 5.4% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 62% Bright |
| Median Salary | $45,750 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 93/100 | N/A |