631231 Community Pharmacy Sales Assistant
Assists customers in the sale of medicines, health items, pharmaceutical goods and access to medical services in a community pharmacy.
- Major group
- 6 Sales Workers
- Unit group
- 6312 Community Pharmacy Sales Assistants
- Edition
- OSCA 2024
- Skill level
- Level 4
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Official ANZSCO correspondence
Role overview
Assists customers in the sale of medicines, health items, pharmaceutical goods and access to medical services in a community pharmacy.
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Occupation facts
- Skill level
- 4
- Major group
- 6 Sales Workers
- Sub-major group
- 63 Sales Assistants and Salespersons
- Minor group
- 631 Sales Assistants and Salespersons
- Unit group
- 6312 Community Pharmacy Sales Assistants
Tasks
- Sells goods such as non-prescription drugs, health and first aid supplies, toiletries and cosmetics
- Receives payment for goods and services by a variety of payment methods, and prepares sales invoices
- Promotes goods and services that are for sale
- Assists with the management of stock by ordering and receiving items for sale and by participating in stocktakes
- Rotates, replenishes and presents goods for sale
- Accepts prescriptions for dispensing by Community Pharmacists
- Determines customer requirements and advises customers on the selection, price and usage of non-prescription medicines
- Advises customers on the correct use and storage of medicines
- Assists pharmacist with the delivery of professional pharmacy services
Skill level guidance
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Industry context
- ANZSIC 4271 Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic and Toiletry Goods Retailing 7 primary activities
- ANZSIC 8219 Adult, Community and Other Education n.e.c. 12 primary activities
- ANZSIC 9602 Undifferentiated Goods-Producing Activities of Private Households for Own Use 1 primary activities
- ANZSIC 9559 Other Interest Group Services n.e.c. 21 primary activities
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- 631231Community Pharmacy Sales Assistant
Official source
- Official source
- ABS OSCA 2024 release and correspondence tables
- Last reviewed
- 2026-04-17
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