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Pharmacy Technicians

Occupation · SOC 2018 29-2052 · United States

SOC 2018 code
29-2052
Share of U.S. applications
0.01%
Applications on record
789
FY2025
20
Median offered wage
$49,681
Certified (last three years)
86.0%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$49,681certified LCAs, FY2024–FY2026
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Pharmacy Technicians (SOC 29-2052). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Pharmacy Technicians

99198FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
99198FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20086
FY200937
FY2010198
FY2011120
FY201275
FY201337
FY201453
FY201535
FY201636
FY201736
FY201839
FY201924
FY202021
FY202110
FY202213
FY20237
FY202410
FY202520
FY2026*12
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*2019
FY202531511
FY20243052
FY20231042
FY20220094
FY20213034
FY20207095
FY2019101310
FY201800336
FY201700324
FY201600342
FY201500350
FY201400503
FY201300370
FY201200741
FY2011001146
FY2010001926
FY200900361
FY20080006

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.

Applications by employer
  1. Pharmacare, LLC39
  2. Rite Aid Corp.38
  3. Wal-mart Associates, Inc.25
  4. Anderson BROS. Town & Country Pharmacy13
  5. Landmark Drug Corp.12
  6. Interfysio, LLC10
  7. Bath RX Inc9
  8. Columbus Regional Healthcare System9
  9. Kruse Staffing, Inc.8
  10. The Medical Center, Inc.8
  11. Metro Pharmacy8
  12. Asf Pharmacy, Inc.8

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Pharmacy Technicians: applications by worksite state

1+2+5+7+19+
1+2+5+7+19+
Data table
StateApplications
NJ135
CA83
NY81
FL75
MD65
MI52
CT38
PA31
MP29
TX19
GA18
OH16
WA14
OR12
NV10
NC8
IN7
NM7
KY7
IL6
WV6
VA6
TN6
WI6
MA5
MO5
DC5
WY4
SC4
AZ4
IA3
ID3
ME3
OK2
ND2
LA2
VT2
KS2
DE1
SD1
NH1
MN1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ198
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA26
  3. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD23
  4. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI23
  5. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA19
  6. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA19
  7. Columbus, GA-AL17
  8. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT16
  9. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD15
  10. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL14

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $49,681; middle half $46,160 to $64,282 · median prevailing wage $45,562 (marker) · 10 applications.

$20k$35k$50k$65k$80k
$20k$35k$50k$65k$80k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I1
  2. Level II1
  3. Level III3
  4. Level IV6
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Pharmacy Intern191
  2. Pharmacist Intern158
  3. Intern Pharmacist54
  4. Pharmacy (graduate) Intern53
  5. Graduate Pharmacist Intern43
  6. Intern/associate Pharmacist39
  7. Pharmacy Technician39
  8. Pharmacy Resident17