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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

aff Key stats: Table B24124, Detailed Occupation for the Full-Time, Year-Round Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over, refer to Pharmacists and Pharmacy technicians

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

More Stats

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

Related Information

web Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing: U.S. Total – Value of Shipments (1992-2024)

Source: Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services

web 44611: Pharmacies and Drug Stores: U.S. Total — Sales - Monthly (1992-2024)

Source: Monthly Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories

Related Information

web 4242: Drugs and Druggists' Sundries: U.S. Total — Sales - Monthly (1992-2024)

Source: Quarterly Financial Report (QFR)

Related Information

web Pharmaceuticals and Medicines: U.S. Total — Income (Loss) After Income Taxes (2000-2024)

From Business and Economy  >  International Trade Data:

web USA Trade Online, the Official Source of Trade Statistics

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

aff Table AB2100CSA01, Annual Business Survey: Statistics for Employer Firms by Industry, Sex, Ethnicity, Race and Veteran Status for the U.S., States and Metro Areas: 2021, showing:
  • NAICS 3254, Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
  • NAICS 4242, Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers

Source: 2021 Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS)

xls Estimated Annual Sales of U.S. Retail Firms by Kind of Business: 1992–2021, find NAICS 44611: Pharmacies and drug stores

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

aff Table AM1831BASIC01, Annual Survey of Manufactures: Summary Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries in the U.S.: 2018 - 2021, showing:
  • NAICS 31-33, Manufacturing
  • NAICS 325, Chemical Manufacturing
  • NAICS 3254, Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing

Source: 2021 Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (AWTS)

xls Table 1. Estimated Sales of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers: 1992 through 2021, see NAICS 4242: Drugs and Druggists' Sundries

Source: 2021 Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS)

aff Table BDSEAGE, Business Dynamics Statistics: Establishment Age: 1978-2021, showing:
  • NAICS 3254, Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
  • NAICS 4242, Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers

Source: 2021 County Business Patterns (CBP)

aff Table CB2100CBP, All Sectors: County Business Patterns, including ZIP Code Business Patterns, by Legal Form of Organization and Employment Size Class for U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2021, showing:
  • 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)

aff Table NS2000NONEMP, All Sectors: Nonemployer Statistics for the U.S., States, Counties, Metropolitan Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas; and by Legal Form of Organization and Sales, Value of Shipments, or Revenue Size, showing the above codes:

Source: 2017 and 2012 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS)

aff Table CF1700A08, Geographic Area Series: Shipment Characteristics by Origin Geography by NAICS: 2017 and 2012, showing NAICS 4242, Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers

Source: 2017 Economic Census and Economic Census of Island Areas

aff Table EC1731BASIC, Manufacturing: Summary Statistics for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2017, showing NAICS 3254: Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
aff Table EC1742BASIC, Wholesale Trade: Summary Statistics for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2017, showing NAICS 44611: Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers
aff Table EC1744BASIC, Retail Trade: Summary Statistics for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2017, showing NAICS 44611: Pharmacies and Drug Stores
aff Table IA1700BASIC01, Island Areas: Geographic Area Series: Summary Statistics for American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands: 2017, showing the same 3 Codes as for CBP above

Outside Links

Related Information

web American College of Clinical Pharmacy
web American Pharmacists Association
web American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
web Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Pharmacists
web Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Pharmacist Center
web National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
web National Association of Chain Drug Stores
web U.S. Food & Drug Administration, Information by Drug Class
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