SSOC 2024 unit
Manufacturing Verified · 21 Mar 202422621
Pharmacist (patient care)
Pharmacist (patient care) makes or dispenses medicaments and related preparations according to prescriptions or formulae. He/she also performs tests to determine identity, purity and strength of drugs and preserves pharmaceuticals against deterioration.
Level
unit
Mapped ISCO
1
Source
SingStat
In this unit group: sibling units
Official data
| Official name | Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024) |
| Issuing authority | Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) |
| Tax authority | Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS) |
| Purpose | Classifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting. |
| Active version | SSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024) |
| Hierarchy level | Unit (final leaf, 5-digit) |
| Source | https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic |
| Prior versions | SSIC 2020, SSIC 2015 |
Definition & tasks
Pharmacist (patient care) makes or dispenses medicaments and related preparations according to prescriptions or formulae. He/she also performs tests to determine identity, purity and strength of drugs and preserves pharmaceuticals against deterioration.
Tasks
No tasks listed.
Examples
Under this unit
• Druggist • Retail pharmacist • Specialist pharmacist
Elsewhere
• Pharmaceutical chemist, see 21130 • Pharmacologist, see 21341 • Pharmacy technician, see 32130
Hierarchy context
Major group
2 PROFESSIONALSSub-major
22 HEALTH PROFESSIONALSMinor group
226 OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALSUnit group
2262 PharmacistsCorrespondence tables
SSOC 2020
- 22621 — Pharmacist (patient care)
ISCO-08
- 2262 — Pharmacists
Alphabetical index entries
Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.
Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.