Pharmacy Careers
Retail, hospital, clinical, industry — every direction a PharmD can take.
Pharmacy is a doctorate-level health profession with paths into retail, hospital, clinical, ambulatory, and industry settings. The day-to-day work — and pace, autonomy, patient contact — varies sharply between paths.
11 careers in this collection
Clinical Pharmacist
Optimize medication therapy alongside the medical team
Pharmacist
Ensure safe and effective medication use for patients and communities
Retail Pharmacist
Dispense medications and counsel patients in community pharmacies
Pharmaceutical Production Manager
Run pharmaceutical manufacturing operations
Pharmacologist
Research how drugs interact with living systems
Pharmaceutical Sales Rep
Promote prescription medications to healthcare providers through clinical knowledge and relationship building
Pharmaceutical Sales Representative
Promote prescription medications to physicians and clinics
Pharmacy Technician
Fill prescriptions and support pharmacists
Pharmacy Technicians
Prepare medications under the direction of a pharmacist.
Pharmacy Aides
Record drugs delivered to the pharmacy, store incoming merchandise, and inform the supervisor of stock needs.
Pharmacist (UK)
A UK GPhC-registered medicines expert working in community pharmacies, hospitals, or primary care.
Median annual wage figures are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2023, for the occupation each career is classified under. Careers with no published federal figure show none.
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