Healthcare Practitioners

Pharmacists

SOC 29-1051

Dispense medications, check for interactions, and advise patients and doctors on drugs.

Median pay

$141k

$129k to $162k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

13k openings / yr

Education

Doctoral (PharmD) plus license

AI displacement risk

Very low

How much of this job AI may do instead of the person · our model, not a benchmark

Works with AI

37/100

AI alongside the person rather than instead of them

AI exposure

42nd pct

More exposed than 42% of occupations · modeled estimate · 85th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

75/100

Key skills

Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Speaking
Writing
Critical Thinking
Monitoring

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.