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?
Pharmacy technician
22%
AI can already do 22% of this job.
#387 / 633
View rankingPharmacy technician
Where the time goes
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.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 40% | +7.2 |
Dispense, prepare and label.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 12% | +2.4 |
Counter service and basic dosing.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Compounds, repack and records.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Pharmacy on-call and emergency stock.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Not mixing up a drug or a patient.EstimateNo 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
Skills and activities
- Counts, orders and expiry dates
- Dispense, prepare and label
- Counter service and basic dosing
- Compounds, repack and records
- Pharmacy on-call and emergency stock
- Not mixing up a drug or a patient
- tecnico de farmacia
- auxiliar de farmacia
- pharmacy technician
Sources for this job· O*NET 29-2052.00· ESCO/ISCO 3213
IS WORK OVER?
Factory operator
24%
#276 / 633
View rankingFactory operator
Where the time goes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Logs, SOPs and quality records.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 38% | +6.1 |
Read orders and line screens.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 32% | +4.5 |
Feed, run and unjam the line.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 22% | 18% | +4 |
Changeover and tool cleaning.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
In-station quality and stopping a defect.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 20% | +3.2 |
Shifts, safety and coworkers.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 16% | +2.6 |
| Total | 100% | 24% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Logs, SOPs and quality records
- Read orders and line screens
- Feed, run and unjam the line
- Changeover and tool cleaning
- In-station quality and stopping a defect
- Shifts, safety and coworkers
- operario de fabrica
- factory operator
- linea de produccion
Sources for this job· O*NET 51-2099.00· ESCO/ISCO 8211