Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

31-9095 Pharmacy Aides

Occupational Description:
Record drugs delivered to the pharmacy, store incoming merchandise, and inform the supervisor of stock needs. May operate cash register and accept prescriptions for filling.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2026

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	550	73	$19.07/hr	$15.54/hr	$16.50/hr	$18.46/hr	$20.73/hr	$23.36/hr

Leading Industries for Pharmacy Aides

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	440	$17.72/hr
Education and Health Services	110	$21.98/hr

Other Regional Data for Pharmacy Aides

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	10	$17.68/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	10	$18.20/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	20	$18.69/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	20	$16.67/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	20	$18.25/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	40	$18.25/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	40	$16.38/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	50	$16.30/hr	-2.5%
Central Minnesota	50	$18.14/hr	-5.1%
Southeast Balance of State	60	$16.25/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	60	$18.59/hr	-2.9%
Northwest Balance of State	70	$16.94/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	80	$17.07/hr	-1.5%
Southeast Minnesota	80	$16.32/hr	-2.6%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	210	$19.83/hr	0.3%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	230	$19.65/hr	N/A
Minnesota	550	$18.46/hr	-0.2%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Pharmacy Technicians	7,340	$23.87/hr	7.7%
Gambling Cage Workers	420	$18.12/hr	0.6%
Cashiers	58,190	$16.80/hr	-6.8%

Task for Pharmacy Aides

Prepare prescription labels by typing or operating a computer and printer.
Operate cash register to process cash or credit sales.
Answer telephone inquiries, referring callers to pharmacist when necessary.
Greet customers and help them locate merchandise.
Unpack, sort, count, and label incoming merchandise, including items requiring special handling or refrigeration.
Receive, store, and inventory pharmaceutical supplies or medications, check for out-of-date medications, and notify pharmacist when inventory levels are low.
Perform clerical tasks, such as filing, compiling and maintaining prescription records, or composing letters.
Process medical insurance claims, posting bill amounts and calculating copayments.
Restock storage areas, replenishing items on shelves.
Accept prescriptions for filling, gathering and processing necessary information.