Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a pharmacy technician can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a pharmacy technician already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Pharmacy technicians, under the supervision of a pharmacist, check incoming goods, control stock, handle and store pharmaceuticals properly. Where permitted by national rules, they dispense medication and provide advice on their appropriate use.

Professionals 52 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: healthcare assistant, 64%

healthcare assistant 64% covered physiotherapy assistant 59% covered dental hygienist 58% covered dental technician 55% covered specialist pharmacist 53% covered pharmacy technician You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from pharmacy technician. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a pharmacy technician already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Index

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pharmacy technician is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a pharmacy technician already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.