- Greet customers and help them locate merchandise.
- Accept prescriptions for filling, gathering and processing necessary information.
- Operate cash register to process cash or credit sales.
- Answer telephone inquiries, referring callers to pharmacist when necessary.
- Receive, store, and inventory pharmaceutical supplies or
Pharmacy assistant | Average UK Salary & Outlook
Pharmacy assistants serve customers and patients in chemists and hospital dispensaries.
Pharmacy assistants typically work around 37 to 39 hours per week.
As a Pharmacy assistant you will typically work evenings / weekends / bank holidays.
This occupation tends to be:
- Conventional — Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
- Realistic — Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical,
| Average salary |
| 17,593 GBP * |
| per year |
Salary statistics
Average salary for Pharmacy assistant
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18,962 GBP
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17,350 GBP
Average salary for part-time Pharmacy assistant
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Salary over time for Pharmacy assistant
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15,948 GBP
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Future outlook for Pharmacy assistants
Balanced outlook
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Balanced outlook
2% yearly wage growth (on average) 
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Which qualifications do I need?
Find out what you need to know in order to become a Pharmacy assistant and the highest average level of education for people in this role.
Things to highlight for your Pharmacy assistant interview
Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical. Self Control Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. Cooperation Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. Attention to Detail Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. Stress Tolerance Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
