Healthcare Practitioners

Pharmacy Technicians

SOC 29-2052

Fill prescriptions and support pharmacists with the daily workload.

Median pay

$46k

$38k to $50k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

49k openings / yr

Education

High school

AI exposure

modeled estimate · 67th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

72/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Active Learning
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.