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
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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
Data table
| FY2008 | 6 |
| FY2009 | 37 |
| FY2010 | 198 |
| FY2011 | 120 |
| FY2012 | 75 |
| FY2013 | 37 |
| FY2014 | 53 |
| FY2015 | 35 |
| FY2016 | 36 |
| FY2017 | 36 |
| FY2018 | 39 |
| FY2019 | 24 |
| FY2020 | 21 |
| FY2021 | 10 |
| FY2022 | 13 |
| FY2023 | 7 |
| FY2024 | 10 |
| FY2025 | 20 |
| FY2026* | 12 |
| Fiscal year | CW-1 | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| FY2025 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| FY2024 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| FY2023 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| FY2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| FY2020 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| FY2019 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 3 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 1 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 6 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 6 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- Pharmacare, LLC39
- Rite Aid Corp.38
- Wal-mart Associates, Inc.25
- Anderson BROS. Town & Country Pharmacy13
- Landmark Drug Corp.12
- Interfysio, LLC10
- Bath RX Inc9
- Columbus Regional Healthcare System9
- Kruse Staffing, Inc.8
- The Medical Center, Inc.8
- Metro Pharmacy8
- Asf Pharmacy, Inc.8
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Pharmacy Technicians: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| NJ | 135 |
| CA | 83 |
| NY | 81 |
| FL | 75 |
| MD | 65 |
| MI | 52 |
| CT | 38 |
| PA | 31 |
| MP | 29 |
| TX | 19 |
| GA | 18 |
| OH | 16 |
| WA | 14 |
| OR | 12 |
| NV | 10 |
| NC | 8 |
| IN | 7 |
| NM | 7 |
| KY | 7 |
| IL | 6 |
| WV | 6 |
| VA | 6 |
| TN | 6 |
| WI | 6 |
| MA | 5 |
| MO | 5 |
| DC | 5 |
| WY | 4 |
| SC | 4 |
| AZ | 4 |
| IA | 3 |
| ID | 3 |
| ME | 3 |
| OK | 2 |
| ND | 2 |
| LA | 2 |
| VT | 2 |
| KS | 2 |
| DE | 1 |
| SD | 1 |
| NH | 1 |
| MN | 1 |
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ198
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA26
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD23
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI23
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA19
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA19
- Columbus, GA-AL17
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT16
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD15
- 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.
- Level I1
- Level II1
- Level III3
- Level IV6
- Pharmacy Intern191
- Pharmacist Intern158
- Intern Pharmacist54
- Pharmacy (graduate) Intern53
- Graduate Pharmacist Intern43
- Intern/associate Pharmacist39
- Pharmacy Technician39
- Pharmacy Resident17
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