Healthcare
Phlebotomists
Draw blood for tests, transfusions, donations, or research. May explain the procedure to patients and assist in the recovery of patients with adverse reactions.
Median salary (BLS)
$45,230
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$36k – $59k
Job outlook
+6% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $93,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Phlebotomists
Education
Typical entry: Associate degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Phlebotomists
Entry / Junior
$35,780
~2 yrs to advance
Phlebotomists
Established
$45,230
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Phlebotomists
Senior
$52,005
Key skills
A typical day
- •Dispose of contaminated sharps, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, and policies.
- •Organize or clean blood-drawing trays, ensuring that all instruments are sterile and all needles, syringes, or related items are of first-time use.
- •Draw blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.
- •Match laboratory requisition forms to specimen tubes.
- •Dispose of blood or other biohazard fluids or tissue, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, or policies.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Healthcare
Explore all- Johns Hopkins University7% admit · $93,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- Duke University6% admit · $105,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.