NOC 2021 · 33103 · TEER 3
Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
Unit group 33103 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
What this group covers
Pharmacy technical assistants perform technical tasks related to preparing medications under a pharmacist's supervision. They also assist in filling prescriptions and managing patient files. Pharmacy assistants perform clerical functions and assists pharmacists and pharmacy technicians with drug dispensing tasks. Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants are employed in retail and hospital pharmacies, long-term care facilities and by pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Example job titles
As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.
- dispensary assistant
- drugstore dispensing assistant
- drugstore side room attendant
- pharmacy aide
- pharmacy assistant
- pharmacy helper
- pharmacy side room attendant
- pharmacy supply assistant
- pharmacy technical assistant
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.