SOC 31-9095.00

    Pharmacy Aides

    Record drugs delivered to the pharmacy, store incoming merchandise, and inform the supervisor of stock needs.

    Median pay
    $37,680
    Growth
    -0.7%
    Little or no change
    Openings a year
    5,100
    Typical education
    High school diploma

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    Source: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

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    Annual pay range

    Lowest 10% earn less than
    $29,820
    Median
    $37,680
    Highest 10% earn more than
    $56,010
    National wages for all workers in this occupation. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

    39,530 people work in this occupation.

    What pharmacy aides do

    Job Zone 2: Some preparation

    Record drugs delivered to the pharmacy, store incoming merchandise, and inform the supervisor of stock needs. May operate cash register and accept prescriptions for filling.

    Usually a high school diploma; some on-the-job training or experience.

    Interest profile

    Realistic (R)
    46 / 100
    Investigative (I)
    10 / 100
    Artistic (A)
    0 / 100
    Social (S)
    35 / 100
    Enterprising (E)
    47 / 100
    Conventional (C) · strongest
    97 / 100
    How strongly each interest area describes the work, from O*NET (scores rescaled to 0–100). The interest code lists the strongest areas in order.

    Interest code CER. Compare it with yours

    What you'd do

    Getting Information
    96
    Working with Computers
    90
    Processing Information
    89
    Making Decisions and Solving Problems
    89
    Assisting and Caring for Others
    89
    Documenting/Recording Information
    86
    Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
    82
    Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
    81
    Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
    81
    Analyzing Data or Information
    79
    Work activities rated by importance for this occupation, O*NET (0–100).

    Skills and strengths

    Skills

    • Active Listening
    • Service Orientation
    • Speaking
    • Reading Comprehension
    • Social Perceptiveness
    • Coordination
    • Critical Thinking
    • Judgment and Decision Making
    • Active Learning
    • Complex Problem Solving

    Knowledge

    • Customer and Personal Service
    • English Language
    • Administrative
    • Sales and Marketing
    • Law and Government
    • Administration and Management
    • Mathematics
    • Medicine and Dentistry
    • Public Safety and Security
    • Computers and Electronics

    Abilities

    • Oral Comprehension
    • Oral Expression
    • Speech Clarity
    • Near Vision
    • Speech Recognition
    • Problem Sensitivity
    • Written Comprehension
    • Information Ordering
    • Category Flexibility
    • Deductive Reasoning

    Work styles

    • Dependability
    • Attention to Detail
    • Integrity
    • Cautiousness
    • Cooperation
    • Social Orientation
    • Sincerity
    • Empathy
    • Self-Control
    • Stress Tolerance

    Also called

    Certified Pharmacist Assistant · Drug Clerk · Front Counter Clerk · Pharmaceutical Assistant · Pharmacist Aide · Pharmacist Assistant · Pharmacist Helper · Pharmacy Ancillary · Pharmacy Assistant · Pharmacy Care Rep (Pharmacy Care Representative)

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    Certifications, licenses and pay by state

    What pharmacy aides may need beyond a degree, where a license is required, and what the work pays in each state.

    Certifications

    Core certifications employers recognise for this work.

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    Licenses by state

    2 states list a license for this work. Open your state for the license and the agency that issues it.

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    Data from CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor (Employment and Training Administration, with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development). Retrieved November 9, 2026.

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    Sources and attribution

    Every figure on this page comes from these public datasets. Missing values are shown as not reported, never estimated.

    O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.

    Data from CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor (Employment and Training Administration, with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development). Retrieved November 9, 2026.

    Page data updated November 5, 2026.