2025 Workforce Survey Report

One of the defining characteristics of managed care is the remarkable diversity in the roles and responsibilities pharmacists hold within their organizations. A career in this field offers pharmacists a wide range of opportunities, encompassing different levels of direct patient and provider engagement, leadership opportunities, specialized practice areas, and secondary functions.

While this diversity is alluring, it also presents challenges in comprehensively analyzing the managed care pharmacy workforce. The variability in roles and organizational structures has contributed to a significant gap in workforce data.

To address this need, AMCP developed this first-of-its-kind report focused on the managed care pharmacy workforce. The objectives of this report are threefold: to describe the composition of the workforce, to serve as a valuable resource for individuals and organizations, and to capture pharmacists’ perspectives on key workforce-related issues.

The findings presented in this report are based on responses to a comprehensive survey conducted in 2025, which explored three primary areas: