Career roadmap
How to become a Chemist (UK shop)
What you would actually do
The tasks this work is built on. O*NET measures the closest official occupation, Pharmacy Technicians — so read these as the shape of the job, not a job description written for the title.
- Verify accuracy of patient information.
- Enter information into databases or software programs.
- Enter codes or other information into computers.
- Record patient medical histories.
- Process medical billing information.
- Perform clerical work in medical settings.
- Enter patient or treatment data into computers.
- Maintain inventory of medical supplies or equipment.
The skills that actually carry the job
Scored on how much the work depends on each one — not a wishlist, a measurement.
- Active Listening4.0/5
- Reading Comprehension3.8/5
- Speaking3.8/5
- Critical Thinking3.3/5
- Active Learning3.1/5
- Monitoring3.1/5
- Social Perceptiveness3.1/5
- Service Orientation3.1/5
- Complex Problem Solving3.1/5
- Judgment and Decision Making3.1/5
Would this suit you?
Every occupation leans on a particular mix of interests. Here is the mix Chemist (UK shop)s are measured on — and our free 2-minute Career Match scores you on the same six.
- Conventional7.0/7
Ordering, checking, following a precise procedure accurately
- Realistic4.1/7
Hands-on, practical, working with tools, machines or the body
- Social3.4/7
Helping, teaching, caring for and working directly with people
- Investigative3.1/7
Investigating, diagnosing, reasoning through problems with evidence
- Enterprising2.5/7
Persuading, leading, selling, taking commercial risk
- Artistic1.0/7
Creating, expressing, working without a fixed procedure
Interest profiles from the O*NET 29.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Used under CC BY 4.0.
