Healthcare
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.
Median salary (BLS)
$37,680
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$30k – $56k
Job outlook
No separate BLS projection for this specific role
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Education
Typical entry: No degree required
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Junior Pharmacy Aides
Entry / Junior
$29,820
~2 yrs to advance
Pharmacy Aides
Established
$37,680
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Pharmacy Aides
Senior
$46,845
Key skills
A typical day
- •Greet customers and help them locate merchandise.
- •Accept prescriptions for filling, gathering and processing necessary information.
- •Operate cash register to process cash or credit sales.
- •Answer telephone inquiries, referring callers to pharmacist when necessary.
- •Receive, store, and inventory pharmaceutical supplies or medications, check for out-of-date medications, and notify pharmacist when inventory levels are low.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Healthcare
Explore all- Johns Hopkins University7% admit · $93,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- Duke University6% admit · $105,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
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