AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 31-9095.00

Will AI replace Pharmacy Aides?

Pharmacy Aides: AI can already handle 3 of 14 tasks; the work mostly needs a standard-tier model.

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Every task, scored

The 14 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Pharmacy Aides, from most to least exposed. 3 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.

Task AI exposure Evidence Model tier Importance
Prepare prescription labels by typing or operating a computer and printer. 90 Estimated Efficient 4.5
Compound, package, and label pharmaceutical products, under direction of pharmacist. 90 Estimated Standard 4.3
Unpack, sort, count, and label incoming merchandise, including items requiring special handling or refrigeration. 90 Estimated Frontier 4.0
Greet customers and help them locate merchandise. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.7
Accept prescriptions for filling, gathering and processing necessary information. 30 Estimated Standard 4.5
Operate cash register to process cash or credit sales. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.5
Answer telephone inquiries, referring callers to pharmacist when necessary. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.4
Process medical insurance claims, posting bill amounts and calculating copayments. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.2
Receive, store, and inventory pharmaceutical supplies or medications, check for out-of-date medications, and notify pharmacist when inventory levels are low. 30 Estimated Standard 4.1
Deliver medication to treatment areas, living units, residences, or clinics, using various means of transportation. 30 Estimated Efficient 3.8
Perform clerical tasks, such as filing, compiling and maintaining prescription records, or composing letters. 20 Estimated Efficient 3.9
Prepare, maintain, and record records of inventories, receipts, purchases, or deliveries, using a variety of computer screen formats. 20 Estimated Standard 3.8
Restock storage areas, replenishing items on shelves. 12 Estimated No tier 4.0
Maintain and clean equipment, work areas, or shelves. 12 Estimated No tier 3.5

Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 0 of 14 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 14 of 14. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.

The model tier this role needs

A standard-tier model or lower covers 80% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 87% of the work is something AI can address at some tier, and 13% is hands-on.

Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.

Wages, employment and outlook

US employment
39,530
Median annual wage
$37,680
Middle half of earners
$34,980 to $43,640
Projected change, 2024 to 2034
-0.1%

Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.

Adjacent roles

The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.

Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.

Questions about Pharmacy Aides and AI

Will AI replace Pharmacy Aides?

AI already handles 3 of the 14 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 40 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by -0.1% from 2024 to 2034.

What is the AI exposure of Pharmacy Aides?

40 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 0 of the 14 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 14 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.

Which Pharmacy Aides tasks can AI already do?

The tasks with the highest exposure are: Prepare prescription labels by typing or operating a computer and printer; Compound, package, and label pharmaceutical products, under direction of pharmacist; Unpack, sort, count, and label incoming merchandise, including items requiring special handling or refrigeration. They are the tasks that reach 60 or more.

What AI model tier does this role need?

A standard-tier model or lower covers 80% of the role's importance-weighted task work. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.

How many people work as Pharmacy Aides, and what do they earn?

39,530 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $37,680 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of -0.1% from 2024 to 2034.

How to cite

Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.

JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Pharmacy Aides. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/pharmacy-aides

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