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33103 - Pharmacy Technical Assistants and Pharmacy Assistants
Broad Occupation Category
3 - Health occupations.
TEER
3 - Occupations usually require college training or on-the-job training.
Major Group
33 - Assisting occupations in support of health services.
Sub-major Group
331 - Assisting occupations in support of health services.
Minor Group
3310 - Assisting occupations in support of health services.
Main Duties
Pharmacy Technical Assistants and Pharmacy Assistants perform some or all of the following duties:
- Review prescriptions for completeness and accuracy
- Enter patient and prescription data into pharmacy systems
- Assist pharmacists in preparing, packaging, and labeling medications
- Maintain and organize medication inventory and stock levels
- Compound oral solutions, ointments, creams, and other pharmaceutical preparations
- Process billing, insurance claims, and payment transactions
- Stock shelves and price pharmaceutical products
- Maintain cleanliness and organization of pharmacy work areas
- Assist customers with basic inquiries under pharmacist supervision
- Support workflow coordination within retail and hospital pharmacy settings
Employment Requirements
These are the typical employment requirements and benefits associated with this occupation in Canada:
- Pharmacy Technical Assistants may require completion of up to two years of a Pharmacy Technical Assistance vocational program.
- Pharmacy Assistants may require completion of a six- to twelve-month college program or secondary school with on-the-job training.
- Formal national certification is generally not required, unlike Pharmacy Technicians (NOC 32124).
- Employer-based training and internal certification may be required.
- International applicants may need credential assessment depending on employer and provincial standards.
- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and customer service abilities are essential.
- Opportunities exist for career progression into certified Pharmacy Technician roles.
Pharmacy Assistants Salary Prospects
Community/Area
Low ($/hour)
Median ($/hour)
High ($/hour)
Community/AreaCanada
Low ($/hour)14.85
Median ($/hour)19.50
High ($/hour)29.75
Community/AreaAlberta
Low ($/hour)16.00
Median ($/hour)22.50
High ($/hour)37.38
Community/AreaBritish Columbia
Low ($/hour)16.75
Median ($/hour)20.50
High ($/hour)29.86
Community/AreaManitoba
Low ($/hour)14.15
Median ($/hour)19.00
High ($/hour)26.53
Community/AreaNew Brunswick
Low ($/hour)14.75
Median ($/hour)18.00
High ($/hour)25.00
Community/AreaNewfoundland and Labrador
Low ($/hour)14.50
Median ($/hour)17.85
High ($/hour)27.50
Community/AreaNova Scotia
Low ($/hour)14.50
Median ($/hour)16.00
High ($/hour)26.32
Community/AreaOntario
Low ($/hour)15.50
Median ($/hour)20.00
High ($/hour)29.35
Community/AreaPrince Edward Island
Low ($/hour)14.50
Median ($/hour)17.25
High ($/hour)27.50
Community/AreaQuebec
Low ($/hour)15.25
Median ($/hour)18.75
High ($/hour)28.00
Community/AreaSaskatchewan
Low ($/hour)13.00
Median ($/hour)19.00
High ($/hour)33.75
Community/AreaNorthwest Territories
Low ($/hour)N/A
Median ($/hour)N/A
High ($/hour)N/A
Community/AreaNunavut
Low ($/hour)N/A
Median ($/hour)N/A
High ($/hour)N/A
Community/AreaYukon
Low ($/hour)N/A
Median ($/hour)N/A
High ($/hour)N/A