Pharmacy technicians

The median annual salary for Pharmacy technicians in the US is $43,460.

The role is projected to grow 6% over the next decade (about as fast as average). Current US employment is approximately 490,400 workers.

The typical entry education is a High school diploma or equivalent. Building a foundation in the top skills below will strengthen your application.

The most in-demand skills for this role include medicines for self-medication, follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health, check information on prescriptions, respond to changing situations in health care, operate cash register, handle the logistics of medicinal products. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives Pharmacy technicians a score of 0.66 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.

Pharmacy technicians has low barrier to entry — generally accessible — you can enter with basic credentials and on-the-job learning.