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National Pharmacist Day: January 12, 2023

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National Pharmacist Day: January 12, 2023

January 12, 2023

Press Release Number CB23-SFS.007

The Occupational Outlook Handbook by the Bureau of Labor Statistics has the following: Quick Facts: Pharmacists:

“How to Become a Pharmacist Pharmacists must have a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.), a 4-year professional degree. They must also be licensed, which requires passing two exams.
Pay The median annual wage for pharmacists was $128,570 in May 2021.
Job Outlook Employment of pharmacists is projected to grow 2 percent from 2021 to 2031. Despite limited employment growth, about 13,600 openings for pharmacists are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Most of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to other occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.”

Photo: Pharmacist

Key Stats

Source: 2021 American Community Survey (ACS), 1-year estimates.

Table B24124, Detailed Occupation for the Full-Time, Year-Round Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over, see Pharmacists and Pharmacy technicians

Table B24124, Detailed Occupation for the Full-Time, Year-Round Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over, see 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 (256,901).

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Source: Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3).

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Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing: U.S. Total – Value of Shipments (1992-2022)

Source: Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services.

44611: Pharmacies and Drug Stores: U.S. Total — Sales - Monthly (1992-2022)

Source: Monthly Wholesale Trade.

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4242: Drugs and Druggists' Sundries: U.S. Total — Sales - Monthly (1992-2022)

Source: Quarterly Financial Report (QFR).

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Pharmaceuticals and Medicines: U.S. Total — Income (Loss) After Income Taxes (2000-2022)

From Business and Economy > International Trade Data:

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

Table AM1831BASIC01, Annual Survey of Manufactures: Summary Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries in the U.S.: 2018 - 2021, showing these 3 Codes:

NAICS 31-33, Manufacturing
NAICS 325, Chemical Manufacturing
NAICS 3254, Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing

Source: 2021 Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS).

Estimated Annual Sales of U.S. Retail Firms by Kind of Business: 1992–2021, see NAICS 44611: Pharmacies and drug stores [<1.0 MB]

Source: 2021 Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (AWTS).

Table 1. Estimated Sales of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers: 1992 through 2021, see NAICS 4242: Drugs and Druggists' Sundries [<1.0 MB]

Source: 2020 Annual Business Survey (ABS) Program.

Table AB2000CSA01, Annual Business Survey: Statistics for Employer Firms by Industry, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status for the U.S., States, and Metro Areas: 2020, showing these 2 Codes

NAICS 3254, Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
NAICS 4242, Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers

Source: 2020 Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS).

Table BDSEAGE, Business Dynamics Statistics: Establishment Age: 1978-2020, showing the 2 Codes above

Source: 2020 County Business Patterns (CBP).

Table CB2000CBP, 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: 2020, showing these 3 Codes

NAICS 3254, Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
NAICS 4242, Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers
NAICS 44611, Pharmacies and Drug Stores

Source: 2019 Nonemployer Statistics (NES).

Table NS1900NONEMP, 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 3 Codes above

Source: 2017 and 2012 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS).

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.

Table EC1731BASIC, Manufacturing: Summary Statistics for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2017, showing NAICS 3254: Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing

Table EC1742BASIC, Wholesale Trade: Summary Statistics for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2017, showing NAICS 4242: Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers

Table EC1744BASIC, Retail Trade: Summary Statistics for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2017, showing NAICS 44611: Pharmacies and Drug Stores

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

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Related Information

American College of Clinical Pharmacy

American Pharmacists Association

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Pharmacists

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Pharmacist Center

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

National Association of Chain Drug Stores

U.S. Food & Drug Administration, Information by Drug Class

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