Pharmacists

This post summarizes key statistics on Pharmacists using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 9,724
25 51,495
30 127,016
35 136,088
40 140,069
45 139,039
50 136,088
55 133,968
60 134,383
65 127,710


Hours Worked Share
0-20 10.10
20-39 19.50
39-41 51.40
41-50 14.70
50-60 2.50
More than 60 1.70

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Pharmacists.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
52.80 123,591 Drug stores
30.30 134,920 Hospitals
3.70 133,890 Health services, n.e.c.
2.30 134,383 Grocery stores
1.70 136,088 Insurance
1.30 147,429 Administration of human resources programs
1.10 155,151 Drugs
1.00 136,826 Department stores
1.00 136,979 Colleges and universities
0.90 135,049 Offices and clinics of physicians

This table highlights the top industries people working as Pharmacists work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Pharmacists. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Pharmacists received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Pharmacists. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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