NOC 2021 · 32124 · TEER 2
Pharmacy technicians
Unit group 32124 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
What this group covers
Pharmacy technicians perform technical functions relating to prescriptions including gathering patients' information, product preparation, product distribution and inventory control. They work closely with pharmacists to provide pharmaceutical care to clients. Pharmacy technicians are employed in retail and hospital pharmacies, long-term care facilities and by pharmaceutical manufacturers. Pharmacy technicians who are supervisors are included in this unit group.
Example job titles
As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.
- certified pharmacy technician
- pharmaceutical technician
- pharmacy technician
- pharmacy technician supervisor
- registered pharmacy technician
- regulated pharmacy technician
- senior pharmacy technician
Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0. Data current as of 13 August 2026. NOC 2021 Version 1.0. The classification is versioned rather than dated — IRCC moved to it in November 2022, and a new version would be a new classification rather than an update.