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.

#400 / 653

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?

27%

#153 / 653

Hospital pharmacist

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
Transcription, reconciliation and the error. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	48%	+8.6
Validate, the interaction and the one that cannot. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Chemo, the cabinet and not mixing the batch. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Ward, the doubt and going down to see the patient. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
The board, the expensive drug and not yielding to pressure. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	14%	+2.5
Validate the regimen, and not missing the error. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Total	100%		27%

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