Also called: Pharmacy Clerk
Handles the cash register, phones, and stocking in a pharmacy.
Rings up prescriptions at the drive-thru, answers phone calls, restocks shelves, and directs clinical questions to the pharmacist.
BLS May 2024.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; trained on the job.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing slowly (about 0% over 10 years). Little or no change expected.
High risk for 10 years. Self-checkout, automated phone lines and drive-thru lockers handle most aide tasks, so openings drop.
Age 16+. One way to start: Apply to drugstore and grocery pharmacies for cashier or pharmacy clerk jobs
Classes: Computer applications, Spanish.
Official data: O*NET occupation 31-9095.
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