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Pharmacists
Also filed here: Pharmacist, Chemist
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AI already performs a large share of the work in this job. Even so, the BLS expects 5.2% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
Clinical work often uses specialised medical AI tools that consumer Copilot data does not see, so this file probably understates how much AI touches it.
- Rank
- Joint #126 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +5.2% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $140,910 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 325,200 in the US, with about 12,500 openings a year
The work, 18 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI helps with this: Verify personal information11%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 782 conversations, and it got them there 83% of the time.
AI does this: Explain medical information to patients or family members9%
AI performed this in about 1 in 230 Copilot conversations and completed it 96% of the time.
AI does this: Advise patients or clients on medical issues9%
AI performed this in about 1 in 746 Copilot conversations and completed it 96% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain health or medical records9%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Prepare mixtures or solutions7%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 714 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
Still yours: Replenish inventories of materials, equipment, or products6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Purchase goods or services6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 214 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
AI does this: Determine operational methods or procedures6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 461 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
Still yours: Confer with healthcare or other professionals about patient care6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Advise others on healthcare or wellness issues6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 96% of the time.
AI does this: Advise others on products or services4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 42 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI does this: Train others on health or medical topics4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,890 Copilot conversations and completed it 95% of the time.
Still yours: Sell products or services3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Treat injuries, illnesses, or diseases3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Train others to use equipment or products3%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
AI does this: Assist others to access additional services or resources3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 31 Copilot conversations and completed it 88% of the time.
AI does this: Present research or technical information1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 30 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 105 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 12,500 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 40% of the workFamily Medicine Physicians28% AI does, against 42% here+3.3% by 2035 · $244,180 · Doctoral or professional degree
- Shares 37% of the workObstetricians and Gynecologists25% AI does, against 42% here+1.7% by 2035 · $292,910 · Doctoral or professional degree
- Shares 35% of the workPediatricians, General29% AI does, against 42% here+1.5% by 2035 · $210,040 · Doctoral or professional degree
The wire
On the wire.
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How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.28, higher than 85% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Clinical work often uses specialised medical AI tools that consumer Copilot data does not see, so this file probably understates how much AI touches it.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 29-1051 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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