Occupation information for

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.

Currently Employed: 124

Yearly Projected Openings: 10

Typical Hourly Wage: $13.17 - $20.20

Typical Annual Salary: $27,400 - $42,000

• Operate cash register to process cash or credit sales.
• Process medical insurance claims, posting bill amounts and calculating copayments.
• Accept prescriptions for filling, gathering and processing necessary information.
• Prepare prescription labels by typing or operating a computer and printer.
• Answer telephone inquiries, referring callers to pharmacist when necessary.
• Greet customers and help them locate merchandise.
• Operate capsule or tablet counting machine that automatically distributes a certain number of capsules or tablets into smaller containers.
• Provide customers with information about the uses, effects, and interactions of drugs and out of stock items.
• Receive, store, and inventory pharmaceutical supplies or medications, check for out-dated medications, and notify pharmacist when inventory levels are low.
• Unpack, sort, count, and label incoming merchandise, including items requiring special handling or refrigeration.

• Filling or sealing auger dose machines
• HEPA filtered enclosures
• Laboratory blenders or emulsifiers
• Laminar flow cabinets or stations
• Tablet counters

• Data base user interface and query software
• Spreadsheet software
• Word processing software