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

14k openings / yr

Education

Doctoral (PharmD) plus license

AI exposure

50%

modeled estimate · 85th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

82/100

Key skills

Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Speaking
Writing
Critical Thinking
Monitoring

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.