Will AI replace Pharmacists in Australia?

Based on our analysis of official government data, Pharmacists has an AI exposure score of 4.3/10. This occupation faces moderate AI impact, likely through augmentation rather than replacement.

What is the job outlook for Pharmacists in Australia?

Pharmacists currently employs 46,300 people in Australia. The projected 10-year employment growth is +20.0%. The current shortage status is: Shortage.

How much do Pharmacists earn in Australia?

The median weekly earnings for full-time Pharmacists in Australia is $1,956.

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Pharmacists

Health Professionals · Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals

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Moderate Risk

Median Weekly Pay

$1,956

Full-time workers

Employment

46,300

Total workers

10yr Growth

+20.0%

Projected to 2035

Shortage Status

Shortage

JSA Official AI Exposure

Automation32.0%

Augmentation68.0%

Key Tasks

•Receiving prescriptions, checking patients' medicine histories, and ensuring optimal dosage and methods of administration and drug compatibility before dispensing
•Preparing or supervising the preparation and labelling of liquid medicines, ointments, powders, tablets and other medications to fill prescriptions
•Advising prescribers on drug incompatibility and contra-indications
•Reviewing and monitoring the medicine therapy of individual patients, and assessing the effectiveness of the total medicine therapy
•Maintaining prescription files and recording issue of narcotics, poisons and habit-forming drugs
•Storing and preserving vaccines, serums and other drugs subject to deterioration
•Supplying non-prescription medicines, and diagnostic and therapeutic aids
•Supervising and coordinating the work of pharmacy technicians, pharmacy interns and pharmacy sales assistants
•Conducting research to develop and improve pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and related chemical products
•Conferring with chemists, engineering professionals and other professionals about manufacturing techniques and ingredients
•Testing and analysing drugs to determine their identity, purity and strength in relation to specified standards
•Developing standards for drugs used in pharmaceuticals