Every occupation the official NCES/BLS crosswalk connects to pharmacy programs, with BLS pay, the education each job usually needs, what the work involves, and where to go next.
Pharmacy · CIP 51.2001 · 3 careers · Check one exact major, e.g. 51.2001 Pharmacy, in the major to career finder
The official NCES/BLS crosswalk maps pharmacy programs to 3 occupations that such programs typically prepare people for, including Hospital Administrator and Pharmacist. BLS median pay across them runs from $107,310 (Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary) to $140,910 (Pharmacist) in May 2025. The crosswalk describes preparation, not what graduates actually go on to do.
Data Program → related occupations: these are jobs pharmacy programs typically prepare people for (NCES/BLS crosswalk). Not a guaranteed outcome, and not a record of what graduates do.
Data Filter by the education the job usually needs or its preparation level; sort by pay or by number employed.
| Occupation | Most common education | Job Zone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital Administrator | $123,860 | 597,080 | Bachelor's Degree | 4 |
| Pharmacist | $140,910 | 321,970 | Doctoral Degree | 5 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryPostsecondary teaching | $107,310 | 221,270 | Master's Degree | 5 |
No occupations match these filters.
Data BLS national median annual wage, May 2025. These are pay levels of the occupations, not earnings of graduates.
Data The largest related occupations by employment (postsecondary teaching shown in the explorer).
Direct, supervise and evaluate work activities of medical, nursing, technical, clerical, service, maintenance, and other personnel.
Develop and maintain computerized record management systems to store and process data, such as personnel activities and information, and to produce reports.
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Mapped from CIP 51.2001Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.
Collaborate with other health care professionals to plan, monitor, review, or evaluate the quality or effectiveness of drugs or drug regimens, providing advice on drug applications or characteristics.
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Mapped from CIP 51.2001Data Related occupations grouped by government career field, with their pay range.
Data Other programs whose crosswalk occupations overlap with these.
Data A national median for federal-aid graduates of this field: a separate measure from the BLS job pay above.
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The NCES/BLS crosswalk relates instructional programs (CIP 2020) to occupations (SOC 2018) when programs in the CIP category typically prepare individuals directly for jobs in the occupation. This page uses the CIP program series below and shows every non-residual occupation mapped to them that has BLS wages and O*NET data; each occupation lists the CIP codes that map to it.
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