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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
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.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 417,860 |
0.8 % |
$16.35 |
$34,020 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$10.93 |
$12.86 |
$15.72 |
$18.89 |
$23.08 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$22,740 |
$26,750 |
$32,700 |
$39,290 |
$48,010 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Health and Personal Care Stores |
220,070 |
20.65 |
$15.36 |
$31,940 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
65,530 |
1.18 |
$18.71 |
$38,920 |
| Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) |
35,190 |
1.20 |
$15.12 |
$31,460 |
| General Merchandise Stores |
33,480 |
1.05 |
$16.00 |
$33,280 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) |
12,790 |
3.41 |
$16.83 |
$35,010 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Health and Personal Care Stores |
220,070 |
20.65 |
$15.36 |
$31,940 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) |
12,790 |
3.41 |
$16.83 |
$35,010 |
| Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses |
8,850 |
2.23 |
$17.09 |
$35,550 |
| Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) |
35,190 |
1.20 |
$15.12 |
$31,460 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
65,530 |
1.18 |
$18.71 |
$38,920 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
6,390 |
0.32 |
$21.59 |
$44,900 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
6,740 |
0.73 |
$20.32 |
$42,260 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
1,110 |
0.02 |
$20.06 |
$41,720 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
80 |
0.03 |
$19.94 |
$41,470 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
1,200 |
0.04 |
$19.76 |
$41,100 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
37,630 |
2.21 |
0.77 |
$20.48 |
$42,610 |
| Texas |
37,200 |
3.07 |
1.06 |
$16.48 |
$34,290 |
| Florida |
30,080 |
3.49 |
1.21 |
$15.43 |
$32,090 |
| Illinois |
21,490 |
3.59 |
1.24 |
$15.93 |
$33,140 |
| New York |
19,320 |
2.06 |
0.71 |
$16.66 |
$34,640 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kentucky |
8,470 |
4.48 |
1.55 |
$14.07 |
$29,270 |
| West Virginia |
2,980 |
4.28 |
1.48 |
$13.78 |
$28,650 |
| Rhode Island |
1,800 |
3.73 |
1.29 |
$17.99 |
$37,410 |
| Arkansas |
4,490 |
3.71 |
1.28 |
$14.25 |
$29,640 |
| Alabama |
7,140 |
3.68 |
1.27 |
$14.44 |
$30,040 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
570 |
1.80 |
0.62 |
$20.74 |
$43,150 |
| California |
37,630 |
2.21 |
0.77 |
$20.48 |
$42,610 |
| Washington |
6,950 |
2.13 |
0.74 |
$20.42 |
$42,470 |
| Oregon |
5,020 |
2.66 |
0.92 |
$19.67 |
$40,920 |
| District of Columbia |
840 |
1.17 |
0.41 |
$19.22 |
$39,980 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| 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 |
20,190 |
2.13 |
0.74 |
$16.94 |
$35,230 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
16,420 |
3.54 |
1.23 |
$16.34 |
$33,980 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
13,510 |
2.21 |
0.76 |
$19.80 |
$41,180 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
11,230 |
3.15 |
1.09 |
$16.05 |
$33,390 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
9,140 |
3.06 |
1.06 |
$16.86 |
$35,070 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
8,830 |
3.10 |
1.07 |
$15.55 |
$32,350 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
8,500 |
3.28 |
1.14 |
$15.91 |
$33,090 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
7,650 |
3.88 |
1.34 |
$16.53 |
$34,380 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
6,840 |
2.55 |
0.88 |
$15.11 |
$31,420 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
6,800 |
2.46 |
0.85 |
$18.13 |
$37,710 |
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