According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Greet customers and help them locate merchandise. | 93% |
| Prepare prescription labels by typing or operating a computer and printer. | 91% |
| Accept prescriptions for filling, gathering and processing necessary information. | 89% |
| Operate cash register to process cash or credit sales. | 89% |
| Answer telephone inquiries, referring callers to pharmacist when necessary. | 87% |
| Compound, package, and label pharmaceutical products, under direction of pharmacist. | 85% |
| Process medical insurance claims, posting bill amounts and calculating copayments. | 83% |
| Provide customers with information about the uses, effects, or interactions of drugs. | 83% |
| Calculate anticipated drug usage for a prescribed period. | 81% |
| Receive, store, and inventory pharmaceutical supplies or medications, check for out-of-date medications, and notify pharmacist when inventory levels are low. | 81% |
| Unpack, sort, count, and label incoming merchandise, including items requiring special handling or refrigeration. | 80% |
| Restock storage areas, replenishing items on shelves. | 80% |
| Perform clerical tasks, such as filing, compiling and maintaining prescription records, or composing letters. | 77% |
| Prepare, maintain, and record records of inventories, receipts, purchases, or deliveries, using a variety of computer screen formats. | 75% |
| Deliver medication to treatment areas, living units, residences, or clinics, using various means of transportation. | 75% |
| Maintain and clean equipment, work areas, or shelves. | 70% |
| Operate capsule or tablet counting machine that automatically distributes a certain number of capsules or tablets into smaller containers. | 60% |
