Pharmacy Aides - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

Pharmacies and drug stores
Grocery store pharmacies
Hospitals

Outlook

Demand for this career is expected to decline. The demand for pharmacy aides will not grow as fast as pharmacy technicians due to laws that limit their duties.

Jobs will be available as current pharmacy aides move to other careers. However, this is a small career which limits job openings.

Pharmacy Aides (CIS 100500)

Location	Employment	&	Growth		>>>>	Annual openings
			This occupation	All occupations
Illinois	583 Very small	&	-11.0%	8.2%	>>>>	65 Very few
Champaign Area	9 Very small	&	-11.1%	5.2%	>>>>	1 Very few
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area	7 Very small	&	-14.3%	2.9%	>>>>	0 None
Cook County	261 Very small	&	-8.0%	9.2%	>>>>	30 Very few
DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area	26 Very small	&	-19.2%	10.3%	>>>>	3 Very few
Du Page County	51 Very small	&	-7.8%	8.8%	>>>>	6 Very few
Edwardsville Area	10 Very small	&	0.0%	12.4%	>>>>	1 Very few
Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area	7 Very small	&	-14.3%	6.0%	>>>>	0 None
Lake County	43 Very small	&	-11.6%	11.7%	>>>>	5 Very few
McHenry County	9 Very small	&	-11.1%	7.6%	>>>>	1 Very few
Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area	7 Very small	&	-14.3%	4.4%	>>>>	0 None
Northwest Illinois Area	9 Very small	&	-11.1%	4.3%	>>>>	1 Very few
Peoria-Bloomington Area	26 Very small	&	-11.5%	4.5%	>>>>	3 Very few
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area	6 Very small	&	-16.7%	3.5%	>>>>	0 None
Rock Island-Moline Area	9 Very small	&	-22.2%	5.6%	>>>>	1 Very few
Rockford Area	13 Very small	&	-23.1%	6.6%	>>>>	2 Very few
Springfield Area	14 Very small	&	-21.4%	4.6%	>>>>	2 Very few
St Louis-Belleville Area	16 Very small	&	-25.0%	0.9%	>>>>	2 Very few
Will County	36 Very small	&	-19.4%	14.9%	>>>>	3 Very few
United States	43,700 Small	&	-3.0%	2.8%	>>>>	7,500 Few