Pharmacists
University degree Strong growth · ANZSCO skill level 1 · occupation 2515
Pharmacists ensure safe and quality use of medicines, and optimise health outcomes by contributing to selecting, prescribing, monitoring and evaluating medicine therapy, and researching, testing and developing pharmaceuticals and medical products.
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 92.8% university · 1.4% vet / tafe · 4.1% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Usually studied as Pharmacy. A selection of providers offering courses in this field (indicative, not ranked):
- University Charles Sturt University (CSU)
- University The University of Sydney
- University Monash University (Monash)
- University Adelaide University
- University The University of Newcastle (UoN)
- University University of South Australia (UniSA)
- University Charles Darwin University (CDU)
- University La Trobe University (La Trobe)
Course & field-of-education data © Commonwealth of Australia (CRICOS), CC BY 2.5 AU. Matched by field of education — indicative; confirm entry requirements with each provider.
Where these jobs are
VIC 30.7% · NSW 30% · QLD 24.4% · WA 6.8% · SA 4.3% · ACT 1.7% · TAS 1.6% · NT 0.6%
Top industries
Retail Trade · Health Care and Social Assistance.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation profiles (Feb 2026) + Employment Projections (May 2025–2035). © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. Figures are national estimates.