# Pharmacy Aides

> 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.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/pharmacy-aides
- SOC code: 31-9095.00
- Career family: Healthcare support
- Median annual pay: $37,680 (10th percentile $29,820, 90th percentile $56,010)
- Projected growth: Little or no change, -0.7%
- Openings a year: 5,100
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code CER)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 46 |
| Investigative (I) | 10 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 35 |
| Enterprising (E) | 47 |
| Conventional (C) | 97 |

## What you'd do

- Getting Information (importance 96/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 90/100)
- Processing Information (importance 89/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 89/100)
- Assisting and Caring for Others (importance 89/100)
- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 86/100)
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards (importance 82/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 81/100)
- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public (importance 81/100)
- Analyzing Data or Information (importance 79/100)

## 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

## 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)

## Related careers

- [Pharmacy Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/pharmacy-technicians): $45,750 median pay
- [Cashiers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/cashiers): $32,880 median pay
- [Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/medical-secretaries-and-administrative-assistants): $45,930 median pay
- [Medical Assistants](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/medical-assistants): $45,690 median pay
- [Stockers and Order Fillers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/stockers-and-order-fillers): $37,330 median pay
- [Receptionists and Information Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/receptionists-and-information-clerks): $38,010 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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