Healthcare Support
Phlebotomists
SOC 31-9097
Draw blood for tests, donation, and research, calmly and cleanly.
The job
Median pay
$45k
$38k to $49k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+6.8% projected
Openings a year
18k
BLS projection
Typical education
Postsecondary cert
Our model
AI displacement risk
Low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
15/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
13th pct
More exposed than 13% of occupations · modeled estimate · 4th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
58/100
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Monitoring
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 13,520 | 0.7 | 0.8× | $56k |
| Texas | 12,820 | 0.9 | 1.0× | $40k |
| Florida | 10,220 | 1.0 | 1.1× | $40k |
| Illinois | 7,910 | 1.3 | 1.4× | $46k |
| New York | 6,400 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $51k |
| Pennsylvania | 5,510 | 0.9 | 1.0× | $44k |
| North Carolina | 5,410 | 1.1 | 1.2× | $43k |
| Georgia | 5,280 | 1.1 | 1.2× | $46k |
| New Jersey | 5,230 | 1.2 | 1.3× | $49k |
| Ohio | 5,120 | 0.9 | 1.0× | $40k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 3,610 | 1.2 | 1.3× | $46k |
| Virginia | 3,600 | 0.9 | 0.9× | $46k |
| Michigan | 3,540 | 0.8 | 0.9× | $40k |
| Tennessee | 3,520 | 1.1 | 1.2× | $39k |
| Arizona | 3,430 | 1.1 | 1.1× | $46k |
| Louisiana | 3,410 | 1.8 | 1.9× | $36k |
| Washington | 2,820 | 0.8 | 0.9× | $49k |
| South Carolina | 2,760 | 1.2 | 1.3× | $39k |
| Massachusetts | 2,580 | 0.7 | 0.8× | $50k |
| Kentucky | 2,500 | 1.2 | 1.4× | $42k |
| Colorado | 2,420 | 0.8 | 0.9× | $47k |
| Indiana | 2,410 | 0.8 | 0.8× | $39k |
| Alabama | 2,350 | 1.1 | 1.2× | $37k |
| Minnesota | 2,090 | 0.7 | 0.8× | $46k |
| Maryland | 2,040 | 0.7 | 0.8× | $43k |
| Missouri | 1,890 | 0.6 | 0.7× | $43k |
| Oregon | 1,800 | 0.9 | 1.0× | $49k |
| Utah | 1,680 | 1.0 | 1.1× | $41k |
| Oklahoma | 1,670 | 1.0 | 1.1× | $39k |
| Connecticut | 1,630 | 1.0 | 1.0× | $46k |
| West Virginia | 1,530 | 2.2 | 2.4× | $39k |
| Nevada | 1,300 | 0.8 | 0.9× | $46k |
| Mississippi | 1,200 | 1.0 | 1.1× | $36k |
| Kansas | 1,120 | 0.8 | 0.8× | $39k |
| Arkansas | 1,100 | 0.8 | 0.9× | $37k |
| Iowa | 1,100 | 0.7 | 0.8× | $38k |
| Idaho | 1,010 | 1.2 | 1.3× | $43k |
| Rhode Island | 970 | 1.9 | 2.1× | $46k |
| Nebraska | 920 | 0.9 | 1.0× | $40k |
| New Mexico | 760 | 0.9 | 0.9× | $43k |
| New Hampshire | 630 | 0.9 | 1.0× | $49k |
| Maine | 500 | 0.8 | 0.8× | $46k |
| Delaware | 430 | 0.9 | 1.0× | $48k |
| Montana | 370 | 0.7 | 0.8× | $45k |
| South Dakota | 320 | 0.7 | 0.8× | $40k |
| North Dakota | 220 | 0.5 | 0.6× | $47k |
| Alaska | 210 | 0.6 | 0.7× | $46k |
| Vermont | 200 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $46k |
| Wyoming | 190 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $38k |
| Washington DC | 180 | 0.3 | 0.3× | $52k |
| Hawaii | 110 | 0.2 | 0.2× | $48k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ7,390 jobs · $50k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN5,310 jobs · $47k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA4,720 jobs · $53k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX3,840 jobs · $46k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL3,360 jobs · $45k median
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ2,940 jobs · $46k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD2,880 jobs · $47k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA2,790 jobs · $49k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Phlebotomists interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.