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.

#396 / 643

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?

21%

#440 / 643

Optician

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
File, history and prescription. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	40%	+7.2
Lens orders, stock and appointments. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	32%	+5.1
Eye exam, retinal image and fitting. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	20%	12%	+2.4
Frame fit and workshop. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	10%	+1.6
Advise without pushing and explain pathology. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Refer to ophthalmology and follow-up. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	14%	16%	+2.2
Total	100%		21%

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