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
$37,000
Typical range
$29k – $59k
Job outlook
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Education
Typical entry: No degree required
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Junior Pharmacy Aides
Entry / Junior
$29,360
~2 yrs to advance
Pharmacy Aides
Established
$37,000
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Pharmacy Aides
Senior
$47,830
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- •Receive, store, and inventory pharmaceutical supplies or medications, check for out-of-date medications, and notify pharmacist when inventory levels are low.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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