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33103.00 – Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants

Pharmacy technical assistants perform technical tasks related to preparing medications under a pharmacist’s supervision. They also assist in filling prescriptions and managing patient files. Pharmacy assistants perform clerical functions and assists pharmacists and pharmacy technicians with drug dispensing tasks.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Pharmacy aide
  • Pharmacy assistant
  • Pharmacy technical assistant

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Assess prescriptions for completeness
  • Enter clients’ information and prescription details in databases
  • Help pharmacists and other pharmacy staff with preparing, packaging and labelling of pharmaceutical products
  • Assist in maintaining inventories of medications and pharmaceutical products
  • Compound oral solutions, ointments and creams
  • May process medical billing information
  • May price and stock items on shelves.

Additional information

No data has been provided for this section.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Pharmacy technicians (32124)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

3 – Health occupations

TEER

3 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of less than two years; or more than six months of on-the-job training

Major group

33 – Assisting occupations in support of health services

Sub-major group

331 – Assisting occupations in support of health services

Minor group

3310 – Assisting occupations in support of health services

Unit group

33103 – Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants

Occupational profile

33103.00 – Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants

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