Pharmacy Technicians
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Calculated automation risk
High Risk (61-80%): Jobs in this category face a significant threat from automation, as many of their tasks can be easily automated using current or near-future technologies.
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User poll
Our visitors have voted that it's probable this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 67% chance of automation.
What do you think the risk of automation is?
What is the likelihood that Pharmacy Technicians will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?
Sentiment
The following graph is included wherever there is a substantial amount of votes to render meaningful data. These visual representations display user poll results over time, providing a significant indication of sentiment trends.
Sentiment over time (yearly)
Growth
The number of 'Pharmacy Technicians' job openings is expected to rise 7.2% by 2033
Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2024.
Wages
In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Pharmacy Technicians' was $40,300, or $19 per hour
'Pharmacy Technicians' were paid 16.1% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060
Wages over time
Volume
As of 2023 there were 460,280 people employed as 'Pharmacy Technicians' within the United States.
This represents around 0.30% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 329 people are employed as 'Pharmacy Technicians'.
Job description
Prepare medications under the direction of a pharmacist. May measure, mix, count out, label, and record amounts and dosages of medications according to prescription orders.
SOC Code: 29-2052.00
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Comments
One other thing is that their medical training is something that can get replaced not only by future technology but also by pharmacists. This will result in this job becoming obsolete within the next few decades.
You can either embrace and adapt to technology/change or get replaced by A.I...I sure as hell know that I'll be the one who continues to manage automation dispensing machines. Legislation is the other hurdle to overcome with regards to pharmacist oversight of automation (state laws will dictate over federal)
Also low level clerical work (like monitoring diversion of controlled substances) is already highly likely to be automated.
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