AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 29-2052.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
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.

Estimated AI task exposure
57%

Moderate exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

21 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

53/100

Physical moat

21/100

Human moat

18/100

Rating coverage

100%

21 task statements / 21 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Answer telephones, responding to questions or requests.
Importance 89/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 92/100Weight 0.92
Maintain proper storage and security conditions for drugs.
Importance 92/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 84/100Weight 0.91
Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate.
Importance 96/100Relevance 84/100Frequency 92/100Weight 0.91
Receive and store incoming supplies, verify quantities against invoices, check for outdated medications in current inventory, and inform supervisors of stock needs and shortages.
Importance 90/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 76/100Weight 0.89
Establish or maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients.
Importance 93/100Relevance 85/100Frequency 88/100Weight 0.89
Enter prescription information into computer databases.
Importance 94/100Relevance 77/100Frequency 93/100Weight 0.87
Assist customers by answering simple questions, locating items, or referring them to the pharmacist for medication information.
Importance 88/100Relevance 85/100Frequency 88/100Weight 0.87
Clean and help maintain equipment or work areas and sterilize glassware, according to prescribed methods.
Importance 84/100Relevance 85/100Frequency 82/100Weight 0.84
Price and file prescriptions that have been filled.
Importance 86/100Relevance 77/100Frequency 89/100Weight 0.83
Mix pharmaceutical preparations, according to written prescriptions.
Importance 86/100Relevance 80/100Frequency 78/100Weight 0.82

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$45,750

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

471,680

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+6.4%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

45

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Helpers--Extraction Workers

5%

52 points lower exposure • 70% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,730 Growth 2025–2035: +1.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

5%

52 points lower exposure • 70% profile similarity

Median wage: $56,210 Growth 2025–2035: +4.4% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

5%

52 points lower exposure • 70% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,510 Growth 2025–2035: +6.7% Annual openings: 15

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

6%

51 points lower exposure • 71% profile similarity

Median wage: $63,870 Growth 2025–2035: -3.4% Annual openings: 0

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Wind Turbine Service Technicians

5%

52 points lower exposure • 70% profile similarity

Median wage: $64,120 Growth 2025–2035: +29.5% Annual openings: 2

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

9%

48 points lower exposure • 72% profile similarity

Median wage: $61,010 Growth 2025–2035: +10.9% Annual openings: 41

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

  • repeatable administrative workflows

AUGMENT

  • decision preparation
  • scenario generation

PROTECT

  • domain expertise
  • exception handling
  • accountability for outcomes

LEARN

  • prompt and workflow design
  • AI output verification
  • cross-functional business knowledge
  • risk and governance

AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

What this score does not mean

The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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