# Pharmacies and Drug Retailers

> National industry (NAICS 456110) — This industry comprises establishments generally known as pharmacies and drug retailers engaged in retailing prescription or nonprescription drugs and medicines.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

- **NAICS code:** 456110
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/industries/456110
- **Frame:** "AI exposure" means task overlap, not jobs lost. Figures aggregate over the occupations employed in this industry, each traced to a named public dataset.

## Scale & pay

- **Employment (BLS OEWS, May 2024):** 708,550 across 132 occupations.
- **Typical annual wage (employment-weighted median):** $57,682.

## AI exposure

- **AI task-overlap (employment-weighted across 114 occupations):** 71st percentile (High) — Eloundou GPT-overlap + Felten AIOE; task overlap, not automation.

## Largest occupations

- Pharmacy Technicians (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-2052-00) — 256,330 employed; $37,900
- Cashiers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-41-2011-00) — 135,420 employed; $34,720
- Pharmacists (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-1051-00) — 125,310 employed; $131,640
- Pharmacy Aides (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-31-9095-00) — 27,500 employed; $36,120
- General and Operations Managers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-1021-00) — 26,190 employed; $65,860
- Stockers and Order Fillers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-53-7065-00) — 17,220 employed; $36,110
- Light Truck Drivers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-53-3033-00) — 12,330 employed; $34,170
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-41-1011-00) — 11,430 employed; $47,540
- Customer Service Representatives (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-4051-00) — 11,260 employed; $42,350
- Retail Salespersons (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-41-2031-00) — 11,100 employed; $35,050
- Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-5071-00) — 5,520 employed; $42,410
- Driver/Sales Workers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-53-3031-00) — 5,410 employed; $32,790
- Office Clerks, General (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-9061-00) — 4,930 employed; $36,910
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-1011-00) — 4,090 employed; $53,690
- Registered Nurses (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-1141-00) — 3,750 employed; $97,620
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-3031-00) — 3,620 employed; $48,860
- Medical and Health Services Managers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-9111-00) — 3,450 employed; $156,530
- Billing and Posting Clerks (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-3021-00) — 3,220 employed; $45,330
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-13-1199-00) — 2,370 employed; $62,400
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-13-1161-00) — 2,230 employed; $43,150

## Sources

- **O*NET** (30.3) — U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)** (May 2024) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **Census NAICS** (2022) — U.S. Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/naics/
- **Anthropic Economic Index** (v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27)) — Anthropic. https://www.anthropic.com/economic-index
- **“GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.)** (arXiv 2303.10130) — OpenAI / academic. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10130
- **AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE)** (Felten, Raj & Seamans) — academic. https://github.com/AIOE-Data/AIOE

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_Generated from Singulariki's joined dataset; data snapshot 2026-06-03T03:26:54.804143+00:00. https://singulariki.com/industries/456110_