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[quote=Anonymous]Right.  See the problem with career trends is then the labor market for that career gets flooded, making the skill less valuable.

Not to mention, that is an area where the marketplace will seek over time to eliminate the possibility of human error (i.e. some of those tasks can be automated).   Especially with online medical records, it will be possible for any alerts to automatically pop up (medicine contraindications) when a person goes to get a prescription filled.

Basically, my sense is that that is a job that will be less and less necessary with technology.  If they can automate most of those tasks, then they basically just need a cashier, if that.

Honestly, I don't think it's the ticket.

Not so long ago, everyone said becoming a nurse was the ticket.  And then as nursing salaries climbed, hospitals and medical offices started using medical assistants instead.

I think that risk is even greater with pharmacists as there is an even greater push toward e-medical records, automatic alerts (i.e. removing liability from drugstore chains).

Just my opinion, though.  I've never been very impressed with pharmacists.  They aren't very helpful, and most seem frustrated that, despite their education, their work environment feels like retail.

the exception would be hospitals or nursing homes.  
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