Automation index

How much of a Pharmacy technician’s job can AI already do?

A count and an order come earlier. Dispensing without mixing up the blister does not.

This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

22%

AI can already do 22% of this job.

#387 / 633

Pharmacy technician

Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.

The time saving for each task is estimated separately.

Task	Share	AI	Points
Counts, orders and expiry dates. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	40%	+7.2
Dispense, prepare and label. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	20%	12%	+2.4
Counter service and basic dosing. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Compounds, repack and records. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Pharmacy on-call and emergency stock. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Not mixing up a drug or a patient. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	14%	+2
Total	100%		23%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low

IS WORK OVER?

30%

#48 / 633

Cashier

Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.

The time saving for each task is estimated separately.

Task	Share	AI	Points
Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	9%	28%	+2.5
Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	7%	28%	+2
Greet customers entering establishments. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	7%	28%	+2
Answer incoming phone calls. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	7%	28%	+2
Establish or identify prices of goods, services, or admission, and tabulate bills, using calculators, cash registers, or optical price scanners. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	6%	28%	+1.7
Compute and record totals of transactions. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	6%	55%	+3.3
Request information or assistance, using paging systems. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	6%	28%	+1.7
Answer customers' questions, and provide information on procedures or policies. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	5%	28%	+1.4
Other less frequent tasks (weight estimated from frequency). Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	47%	28%	+13.2
Total	100%		30%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low