31-9095.00

Pharmacy Aides

Record drugs delivered to the pharmacy, store incoming merchandise, and inform the supervisor of stock needs. May operate cash register and accept prescriptions for filling.

Career Cluster:Healthcare & Human Services
Job Family:Healthcare Support
Job Zone:Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
Industry:Retail Trade
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Key Tasks

  • Greet customers and help them locate merchandise.
  • Prepare prescription labels by typing or operating a computer and printer.
  • Accept prescriptions for filling, gathering and processing necessary information.
  • Operate cash register to process cash or credit sales.
  • Answer telephone inquiries, referring callers to pharmacist when necessary.
  • Compound, package, and label pharmaceutical products, under direction of pharmacist.
  • Process medical insurance claims, posting bill amounts and calculating copayments.
  • Receive, store, and inventory pharmaceutical supplies or medications, check for out-of-date medications, and notify pharmacist when inventory levels are low.
  • Unpack, sort, count, and label incoming merchandise, including items requiring special handling or refrigeration.
  • Restock storage areas, replenishing items on shelves.
  • Perform clerical tasks, such as filing, compiling and maintaining prescription records, or composing letters.
  • Prepare, maintain, and record records of inventories, receipts, purchases, or deliveries, using a variety of computer screen formats.
  • Deliver medication to treatment areas, living units, residences, or clinics, using various means of transportation.
  • Maintain and clean equipment, work areas, or shelves.

Skills

Active Listening
63%
Speaking
60%
Service Orientation
60%
Reading Comprehension
56%
Social Perceptiveness
56%
Critical Thinking
50%
Coordination
50%
Judgment and Decision Making
50%
Active Learning
47%
Writing
44%
Complex Problem Solving
44%
Monitoring
44%
Time Management
41%
Mathematics
38%
Learning Strategies
38%
Persuasion
31%
Systems Analysis
28%
Instructing
25%
Management of Material Resources
25%
Quality Control Analysis
25%
Management of Personnel Resources
22%
Negotiation
22%
Operations Monitoring
22%
Systems Evaluation
22%
Operation and Control
19%
Troubleshooting
19%
Management of Financial Resources
19%
Technology Design
16%
Programming
13%
Science
13%
Operations Analysis
13%
Equipment Maintenance
13%
Equipment Selection
10%
Repairing
3%
Installation
0%

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service
94%
English Language
59%
Administrative
52%
Sales and Marketing
51%
Law and Government
48%
Mathematics
47%
Administration and Management
47%
Medicine and Dentistry
40%
Public Safety and Security
36%
Computers and Electronics
33%
Communications and Media
29%
Economics and Accounting
29%
Telecommunications
26%
Education and Training
25%
Production and Processing
23%
Mechanical
19%
Psychology
19%
Therapy and Counseling
18%
Chemistry
16%
Geography
14%
Philosophy and Theology
13%
Personnel and Human Resources
13%
Foreign Language
11%
Biology
8%
Transportation
7%
Sociology and Anthropology
6%
Physics
5%
Design
5%
Building and Construction
5%
Engineering and Technology
3%
History and Archeology
0%
Fine Arts
0%
Food Production
0%

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Abilities

Oral Comprehension
75%
Oral Expression
63%
Speech Clarity
63%
Speech Recognition
60%
Near Vision
60%
Problem Sensitivity
56%
Written Comprehension
56%
Information Ordering
53%
Deductive Reasoning
50%
Category Flexibility
50%
Finger Dexterity
50%
Written Expression
50%
Perceptual Speed
47%
Far Vision
47%
Mathematical Reasoning
47%
Inductive Reasoning
44%
Trunk Strength
44%
Visual Color Discrimination
44%
Number Facility
41%
Time Sharing
41%
Selective Attention
41%
Arm-Hand Steadiness
38%
Flexibility of Closure
35%
Manual Dexterity
35%
Multilimb Coordination
31%
Visualization
28%
Extent Flexibility
28%
Stamina
28%
Static Strength
28%
Dynamic Strength
28%
Auditory Attention
25%
Depth Perception
25%
Memorization
25%
Fluency of Ideas
22%
Control Precision
22%
Speed of Closure
22%
Originality
22%
Gross Body Coordination
22%
Hearing Sensitivity
19%
Wrist-Finger Speed
19%
Reaction Time
16%
Gross Body Equilibrium
16%
Response Orientation
16%
Rate Control
13%
Spatial Orientation
10%
Dynamic Flexibility
10%
Speed of Limb Movement
6%
Night Vision
0%
Sound Localization
0%
Explosive Strength
0%
Peripheral Vision
0%
Glare Sensitivity
0%

Work Activities

Working with Computers
88%
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
85%
Getting Information
84%
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
79%
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
77%
Assisting and Caring for Others
77%
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
76%
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
76%
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
74%
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
72%
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
71%
Training and Teaching Others
70%
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
67%
Developing and Building Teams
66%
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
64%
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
64%
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
63%
Selling or Influencing Others
62%
Documenting/Recording Information
60%
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
59%
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
59%
Communicating with People Outside the Organization
58%
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
58%
Handling and Moving Objects
57%
Thinking Creatively
56%
Processing Information
55%
Scheduling Work and Activities
51%
Developing Objectives and Strategies
50%
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
49%
Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
49%
Coaching and Developing Others
48%
Analyzing Data or Information
48%
Performing General Physical Activities
48%
Controlling Machines and Processes
45%
Performing Administrative Activities
42%
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
36%
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
35%
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
34%
Staffing Organizational Units
32%
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
32%
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
31%

Work Context

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)?

98%

Telephone Conversations

How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?

98%

Spend Time Standing

How much does this job require standing?

97%

Contact With Others

How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?

96%

Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team

How important is it to work with or contribute to a work group or team in this job?

92%

Deal With External Customers or the Public in General

How important is it to deal with external customers (as in retail sales) or the public in general (as in police work) in this job?

88%

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?

87%

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams

How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?

84%

Physical Proximity

To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks physically close to other people?

82%

Exposed to Disease or Infections

How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?

78%

Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals

How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?

74%

Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People

How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?

73%

Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities

How important is it to coordinate or lead others (not as a supervisor or team leader) in accomplishing work activities in this job?

70%

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks

How important are continuous, repetitive, physical activities (like key entry) or mental activities (like checking entries in a ledger) to performing this job?

70%

Consequence of Error

How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not easily correctable?

69%

E-Mail

How frequently does your job require you to use E-mail?

68%

Freedom to Make Decisions

How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?

67%

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls

How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?

67%

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions

How much does this job require making repetitive motions?

66%

Written Letters and Memos

How frequently does your job require written letters and memos?

63%

Health and Safety of Other Workers

How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?

62%

Time Pressure

How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?

62%

Frequency of Decision Making

How often is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?

61%

Conflict Situations

How frequently are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?

56%

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results

What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?

54%

Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers

How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?

53%

Degree of Automation

How automated is the job?

47%

Level of Competition

To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?

41%

Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable

How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?

38%

Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions

How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?

34%

Spend Time Walking or Running

How much does this job require walking or running?

34%

Duration of Typical Work Week

Number of hours typically worked in one week.

32%

Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body

How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?

27%

Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling

How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling?

25%

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment

How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)

24%

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment

How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or operate enclosed equipment (like a car)?

23%

Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People

How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?

21%

Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures

How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?

21%

Exposed to High Places

How often does this job require exposure to high places?

17%

Exposed to Contaminants

How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?

16%

Spend Time Sitting

How much does this job require sitting?

16%

Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?

11%

Exposed to Hazardous Conditions

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?

11%

Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working in an environment that is not environmentally controlled (like a warehouse without air conditioning)?

10%

Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions

How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?

10%

Outdoors, Under Cover

How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (like in an open shed)?

9%

Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles

How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc.?

9%

Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings

How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?

7%

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets

How often does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats or life-jackets?

7%

Public Speaking

How frequently does your job require public speaking (one speaker with an audience)?

6%

Exposed to Hazardous Equipment

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?

3%

Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection

How often does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?

3%

Exposed to Radiation

How often does this job require exposure to radiation?

1%

Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance

How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance?

1%

Exposed to Whole Body Vibration

How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (like operating a jackhammer or earth moving equipment)?

0%

In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment

How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or operating equipment (like a tractor)?

0%

Work Schedules

How regular are the work schedules for this job?

0%

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

0%

Post-secondary certificate

0%

Less than high school diploma

0%

Interests

Conventional

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or hum

97

Enterprising

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertis

48

Realistic

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, t

44

Social

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

36

Investigative

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the f

9

Artistic

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts,

0

Work Styles

Dependability
80%
Attention to Detail
79%
Integrity
76%
Cautiousness
65%
Cooperation
63%
Social Orientation
55%
Empathy
48%
Sincerity
48%
Self-Control
43%
Stress Tolerance
40%
Optimism
39%
Humility
28%
Adaptability
24%
Perseverance
21%
Achievement Orientation
19%
Initiative
16%
Self-Confidence
13%

Work Values

Relationships
67%
Support
67%
Independence
39%
Achievement
33%
Recognition
28%
Working Conditions
22%

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