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National Pharmacist Day: January 12, 2024

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National Pharmacist Day: January 12, 2024

Press Release Number: CB24-SFS.006

The Occupational Outlook Handbook by the Bureau of Labor Statistics has the following: Quick Facts: 

  • How to Become a Pharmacist   Pharmacists typically need a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree. Every state requires pharmacists to be licensed.
  • Pay   The median annual wage for pharmacists was $132,750 in May 2022.
  • Job Outlook   Employment of pharmacists is projected to grow 3 percent from 2022 to 2032, about as fast as the average for all occupations. About 13,400 openings for pharmacists are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.
Photo: Pharmacist

Key Stats

Source: 2022 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates

Note: The chart above is cropped and highlighted for Pharmacists. Click on the chart for over 550 occupations, including Pharmacy technicians (289,611).

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Source:  Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, & Orders (M3)

Source: Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services

Source: Monthly Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories

Source: Quarterly Financial Report (QFR)

From Business and Economy  >  International Trade Data:

Note: After you create an account, select options for State Export Data (Origin of Movement) or State Import Data (State of Destination) by Harmonized System (HS) or NAICS. Select State and Measures, Commodity, (search under Pharmaceutical Products) Country or Time for data. More information is available in the Quick Start Guide.

Source: 2021 Annual Business Survey (ABS) Program

  • NAICS 3254, Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
  • NAICS 4242, Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers

Source: 2021 Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS)

Source: 2018 - 2021 Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM)

  • NAICS 31-33, Manufacturing
  • NAICS 325, Chemical Manufacturing
  • NAICS 3254, Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing

Source: 2021 Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (AWTS)

Source: 2021 Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS)

  • NAICS 3254, Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
  • NAICS 4242, Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers

Source: 2021 County Business Patterns (CBP)

  • NAICS 3254, Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
  • NAICS 4242, Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers
  • NAICS 44611, Pharmacies and Drug Stores

Source: 2020 Nonemployer Statistics (NES)

Source: 2017 and 2012 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS)

Source: 2017 Economic Census and Economic Census of Island Areas

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