• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

29-2052 Pharmacy Technicians

Prepare medications under the direction of a pharmacist. May measure, mix, count out, label, and record amounts and dosages of medications according to prescription orders.

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National estimates for Pharmacy Technicians
Industry profile for Pharmacy Technicians
Geographic profile for Pharmacy Technicians

National estimates for Pharmacy Technicians:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Pharmacy Technicians:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
453,630	0.8 %	$ 19.35	$ 40,260	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Pharmacy Technicians:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 14.25	$ 16.63	$ 18.17	$ 21.97	$ 24.35
Annual Wage (2)	$ 29,640	$ 34,590	$ 37,790	$ 45,710	$ 50,640

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Industry profile for Pharmacy Technicians:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Pharmacy Technicians are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Pharmacy Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Pharmacy Technicians:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Health and Personal Care Retailers	239,470	21.86	$ 18.12	$ 37,680
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	68,610	1.23	$ 22.32	$ 46,430
Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only)	41,940	1.40	$ 17.32	$ 36,030
General Merchandise Retailers	41,380	1.29	$ 20.06	$ 41,720
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only)	10,420	2.68	$ 19.80	$ 41,190

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Pharmacy Technicians:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Health and Personal Care Retailers	239,470	21.86	$ 18.12	$ 37,680
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only)	10,420	2.68	$ 19.80	$ 41,190
Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only)	41,940	1.40	$ 17.32	$ 36,030
General Merchandise Retailers	41,380	1.29	$ 20.06	$ 41,720
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	68,610	1.23	$ 22.32	$ 46,430

Top paying industries for Pharmacy Technicians:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Outpatient Care Centers	6,730	0.66	$ 27.52	$ 57,240
Scientific Research and Development Services	180	0.02	$ 25.42	$ 52,870
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	6,750	0.32	$ 24.23	$ 50,400
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	1,020	0.02	$ 24.01	$ 49,950
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	1,260	0.04	$ 22.57	$ 46,950

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Geographic profile for Pharmacy Technicians:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Pharmacy Technicians are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Pharmacy Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Pharmacy Technicians:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Florida	38,970	4.23	1.38	$ 18.40	$ 38,270
California	38,780	2.20	0.72	$ 25.04	$ 52,090
Texas	36,870	2.84	0.93	$ 19.53	$ 40,620
New York	23,550	2.58	0.84	$ 19.64	$ 40,860
Illinois	21,370	3.63	1.18	$ 19.67	$ 40,910

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Pharmacy Technicians:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Kentucky	9,910	5.22	1.70	$ 16.99	$ 35,340
West Virginia	3,490	5.15	1.68	$ 16.93	$ 35,210
Florida	38,970	4.23	1.38	$ 18.40	$ 38,270
Tennessee	12,820	4.11	1.34	$ 17.69	$ 36,790
Alabama	7,980	3.98	1.30	$ 16.69	$ 34,720

Top paying states for Pharmacy Technicians:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	38,780	2.20	0.72	$ 25.04	$ 52,090
Washington	7,600	2.23	0.73	$ 23.81	$ 49,530
Alaska	790	2.57	0.84	$ 23.18	$ 48,210
Oregon	4,470	2.36	0.77	$ 22.49	$ 46,770
District of Columbia	720	1.04	0.34	$ 21.75	$ 45,240

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Pharmacy Technicians:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	24,060	2.62	0.85	$ 20.09	$ 41,780
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	16,140	3.66	1.19	$ 20.18	$ 41,970
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	14,230	2.33	0.76	$ 24.28	$ 50,490
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	10,970	2.88	0.94	$ 18.95	$ 39,420
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	10,830	4.13	1.35	$ 19.16	$ 39,840
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	10,100	3.65	1.19	$ 18.33	$ 38,130
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	8,700	3.92	1.28	$ 20.49	$ 42,620
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	8,470	2.77	0.90	$ 21.48	$ 44,680
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	7,740	2.84	0.93	$ 18.42	$ 38,320
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	6,660	3.57	1.16	$ 18.42	$ 38,300

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Pharmacy Technicians:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Morgantown, WV	480	7.39	2.41	$ 17.77	$ 36,960
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	820	6.41	2.09	$ 17.03	$ 35,410
Springfield, IL	650	6.35	2.07	$ 20.57	$ 42,780
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	250	6.31	2.06	$ 17.04	$ 35,450
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	230	6.23	2.03	$ 16.45	$ 34,210
Beckley, WV	240	5.97	1.95	$ 16.45	$ 34,210
Rochester, MN	700	5.94	1.94	$ 21.61	$ 44,960
Gadsden, AL	190	5.77	1.88	$ 16.25	$ 33,790
Hot Springs, AR	220	5.69	1.86	$ 16.63	$ 34,590
Iowa City, IA	510	5.65	1.84	$ 19.42	$ 40,390