Also called: Long-Term Care Pharmacist, Senior Care Pharmacist
Reviews medications for residents of nursing homes and assisted living.
Visits nursing homes to review every resident's medication list, finds an elderly patient on 14 drugs and recommends cutting the ones causing falls and confusion.
Estimate based on BLS pharmacists (May 2025 median about $137k).
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Professional degree (MD, JD, DVM…), about 8 years after high school. PharmD (usually 2+ years of pre-pharmacy college plus 4 years of pharmacy school), plus state license.
Ways in: 4-year college, Professional school. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: Pharmacy, Chemistry, Biology.
Growing about average. Pharmacist jobs overall grow slowly, but clinical specialties are in demand.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI can scan medication lists for risky combinations remotely; in-person reviews and deprescribing talks with care teams remain.
Classes: AP Chemistry, AP Biology, Psychology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1051.
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