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
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Pharmacy technician
22%
AI can already do 22% of this job.
#396 / 643
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
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Miller
22%
#364 / 643
View rankingMiller
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Wheat, moisture and the diagram.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Mill, sift and the one that heats.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Quality, ash and the baker who complains.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Cleaning, pests and the silo.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The harvest, the batch and not mixing the wet.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Regular flour, and not scorching the grain.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 22% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- mill wheat
- sift
- grain moisture
- ash
- silos
- mill pests
- mill diagrams
- flour batches
Sources for this job· O*NET 51-9021.00· ESCO/ISCO 8160