ANZSCO 251513

Retail Pharmacists

Overview

EMPLOYED

21,700

PART-TIME SHARE

37%

FEMALE SHARE

61%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

36

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

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Summary

Retail Pharmacists dispense prescribed pharmaceuticals to the public, educate customers on health promotion, disease prevention and the proper use of medicines, and sell non-prescription medicines and related goods in a community pharmacy.

Tasks

  • Receives prescriptions, checks patients' medicine histories, and ensures optimal dosage and methods of administration and drug compatibility before dispensing
  • Prepares or supervises the preparation and labelling of liquid medicines, ointments, powders, tablets and other medications to fill prescriptions
  • Advises patients on drug incompatibility and contra-indications
  • Maintains prescription files and records issue of narcotics, poisons and habit-forming drugs
  • Stores and preserves vaccines, serums and other drugs subject to deterioration
  • Supplies non-prescription medicines, and diagnostic and therapeutic aids
  • Supervises and co-ordinates the work of pharmacy technicians, pharmacy interns and pharmacy sales assistants

ANZSCO Classification

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    Hours worked

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: those who were classified as "Employed, away from work" at the time of the 2021 Census (accounting for approx. 8% of total employment), have been excluded from the "Average full-time hours worked per week" denominator.
    Hours worked Retail Pharmacists All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 63% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 42 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Retail Pharmacists work in industries like:

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    29.7%

    Victoria

    26.3%

    Queensland

    20.3%

    South Australia

    7.3%

    Tasmania

    2.4%

    Northern Territory

    0.7%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.9%

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age and Gender Retail Pharmacists All Occupations
    Median age 36 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 61% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Retail Pharmacists
    15–19 5.2 1.2
    20–24 9.1 8.4
    25–34 22.7 34.9
    35–44 22.3 28.1
    45–54 20.4 14.3
    55–59 8.8 4.9
    60–64 6.5 4.1
    65 and Over 4.9 4.1

    Education

    Registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia is required.

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study).
    Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
    Note: the sum of the educational attainment categories may not add up to 100% due to the exclusion of non-descriptive categories such as not stated responses.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Retail Pharmacists
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 18.3
    Bachelor degree 23.2 73.5
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 0.6
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 1.0
    Year 12 15.9 4.2
    Year 11 4.0 0.2
    Year 10 and below 9.7 0.5
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

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