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

45k openings / yr

Education

High school

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

15/100

AI alongside the person rather than instead of them

AI exposure

2nd pct

More exposed than 2% of occupations · modeled estimate · 67th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

64/100

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 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.