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How exposed to AI is a Pharmacy Aide?

Of the 17 tasks O*NET lists for pharmacy aides, 2 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 12 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Certified Pharmacist AssistantDrug PurchaserFront Counter ClerkPharmacist AssistantPharmacy AidePharmacy AncillaryPharmacy AssistantPharmacy CashierPharmacy Clerk
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
17
tasks rated for this occupation
0%
hold a degree, from a survey of 23
44k
people do this job in the US
4 of 19
least protected in healthcare support

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

2
  • Prepare prescription labels by typing or operating a computer and printer
  • Provide customers with information about the uses, effects, or interactions of drugs

Only with software built on top

3
  • Process medical insurance claims, posting bill amounts and calculating copayments
  • Calculate anticipated drug usage for a prescribed period
  • Perform clerical tasks, such as filing, compiling and maintaining prescription records, or composing letters

Cannot be sped up

12
  • 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  • Receive, store, and inventory pharmaceutical supplies or medications, check for out-of-date medications, and notify pharmacist when inventory levels are low
  • Unpack, sort, count, and label incoming merchandise, including items requiring special handling or refrigeration
  • Restock storage areas, replenishing items on shelves
  • Maintain and clean equipment, work areas, or shelves
  • Compound, package, and label pharmaceutical products, under direction of pharmacist
  • Prepare, maintain, and record records of inventories, receipts, purchases, or deliveries, using a variety of computer screen formats
  • Deliver medication to treatment areas, living units, residences, or clinics, using various means of transportation
  • Operate capsule or tablet counting machine that automatically distributes a certain number of capsules or tablets into smaller containers
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.