Pharmacists

Pharmacists

NOC
31120

prepare and dispense prescribed medications and advise patients how to use them. They also answer questions regarding the use of non-prescribed medications.

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3-Year Outlook

Moderate
Moderate

3-Year Job Openings

N/A

Median Hourly Wage

$50.00
$39.00
Low
$63.75
High

Average Salary

$112,000
 

Typically Required

University

Employed

1,217
 
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Full NOC Description

Community pharmacists and hospital pharmacists compound and dispense prescribed pharmaceuticals and provide consultative services to both clients and health care providers. They are employed in retail pharmacies and health center pharmacies, or they may be self-employed. Industrial pharmacists participate in the research, development, promotion and manufacture of pharmaceutical products. They are employed in pharmaceutical companies and government departments and agencies.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:
  • Community pharmacists and hospital pharmacists
  • Check prescriptions for proper dosage
  • Compound prescribed pharmaceutical products by calculating, measuring and mixing the quantities of drugs and other ingredients required and filling appropriate containers with correct quantity
  • Dispense prescribed pharmaceuticals to customers or to other health care professionals and advise them on indications, contra-indications, adverse effects, drug interactions and dosage
  • Maintain medication profiles of customers including registry of poisons and narcotic and controlled drugs
  • Ensure proper preparation, packaging, distribution and storage of vaccines, serums, biologicals and other drugs and pharmaceuticals
  • Order and maintain stock of pharmaceutical supplies
  • Advise customers on selection and use of non-prescription medication
  • Renew existing prescriptions in limited circumstances
  • May adapt the formulation, regimen, duration or route of administration of medication
  • May supervise and coordinate the activities of other pharmacists, pharmacy assistants, pharmacy technicians and other staff.
  • Industrial pharmacists
  • Participate in research for the development of new drugs
  • Formulate new drug products developed by medical researchers
  • Test new drug products for stability and to determine absorption and elimination patterns
  • Coordinate clinical investigations of new drugs
  • Control the quality of drug products during production to ensure that they meet standards of potency, purity, uniformity, stability and safety
  • Develop information materials concerning the uses, properties and risks of particular drugs
  • Evaluate labelling, packaging and advertising of drug products
  • Promote pharmaceutical products to health professionals.

    • Also Known As

    • clinical pharmacist
    • community pharmacist
    • hospital pharmacist
    • industrial pharmacist
    • pharmacist
    • retail pharmacist
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    Requirements

    Employment Requirements

    A university degree in pharmacy and a period of supervised practical training are required.
  • Licensure is required in all provinces and territories for community and hospital pharmacists.

    • Provincial Regulation

    • Provincially Regulated: Yes

    Regulation Body

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    Employment by Sex

    The following graph shows the percentage of men and women working in this occupation in New Brunswick.

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    67.0%
    Female
    33.0%
    Male
    Employment by age

    The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by age group.

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    4.1%
    15-24
    24.9%
    25-34
    32.5%
    35-44
    22.8%
    45-54
    13.2%
    55-64
    2.5%
    65+
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    Employment by highest level of education

    The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by highest level of education achieved.

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    0.0%
    No Certificate, Diploma or Degree
    0.0%
    High School, Diploma or Equivalent
    0.0%
    Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma
    0.0%
    College or University Below Bachelor Level
    100.0%
    University - Bachelor Level or Above
    Employment by Industry

    The following graph shows the industry groups in which the largest shares of persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick are employed. Small percentages for all top three industry groups may suggest employment for this occupation is widely distributed amongst many industry groups.

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    81.2%
    Retail trade
    14.7%
    Health care and social assistance
    N/A
    N/A
    4.1%
    All Other Industries
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    Employment by Economic Regions

    The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons employed in this occupation in New Brunswick by which economic region they reside in.

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    17.80%
    Northeast
    27.40%
    Southeast
    22.30%
    Southwest
    23.90%
    Central
    8.60%
    Northwest
    Province of New Brunswick Economic Regions

    Economic Regions

    The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

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    Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

    The following graph shows the average salary of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

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    $108,000
    Northeast
    $109,000
    Southeast
    $104,000
    Southwest
    $121,000
    Central
    $120,000
    Northwest
    Province of New Brunswick Economic Regions

    Economic Regions

    The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

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    Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

    The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

    Northeast

    $50.00
    $44.50
    Low
    $63.75
    High

    Southeast

    $50.00
    $39.00
    Low
    $63.75
    High

    Southwest

    $49.00
    $23.00
    Low
    $52.00
    High

    Central

    $50.00
    $39.00
    Low
    $63.75
    High

    Northwest

    $50.00
    $39.00
    Low
    $63.75
    High
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    Salary

    The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

    New Brunswick

    $112,000

    Newfoundland

    $108,800

    Prince Edward Island

    $108,000

    Nova Scotia

    $97,400

    Canada

    $107,800
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    Employment Outlook

    The following represents the number of job openings that are expected to occur in this occupation over the next three and ten years respectively, broken down by openings expected to result from growth (“new jobs”) and openings expected to result from attrition (death and retirements).

    Three Year Outlook

    No Data Available

    Ten Year Outlook

    Total Openings: 10-Year

    224
     

    New Jobs: 10-Year

    -57
     

    Retirements/Deaths: 10-Year

    281
     
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