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Pharmacy Aides

Prepares prescriptions and helps pharmacists serve patients.

Typical education to startHigh school diploma or equivalent
Job outlook2025–2035: -1%
Median pay$37,680 a year (2025)
Interest codeCER Conventional, Enterprising, Realistic

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Pharmacy technicians count and label medicines, prepare prescriptions, handle insurance and help customers, working under a pharmacist in drugstores, hospitals and mail-order pharmacies. Some go on to pharmacy school.

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Pharmacy Aides on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.