Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
31-9097 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.
National estimates for Phlebotomists
Industry profile for Phlebotomists
Geographic profile for Phlebotomists
National estimates for Phlebotomists:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Phlebotomists:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 132,750 |
1.4 % |
$ 18.49 |
$ 38,450 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Phlebotomists:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 13.94 |
$ 14.63 |
$ 17.97 |
$ 21.68 |
$ 23.31 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 28,990 |
$ 30,430 |
$ 37,380 |
$ 45,090 |
$ 48,490 |
Industry profile for Phlebotomists:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Phlebotomists are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Phlebotomists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Phlebotomists:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
47,470 |
0.85 |
$ 17.99 |
$ 37,430 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
45,630 |
15.50 |
$ 19.50 |
$ 40,570 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services |
19,540 |
6.27 |
$ 17.42 |
$ 36,230 |
| Offices of Physicians |
10,080 |
0.37 |
$ 17.44 |
$ 36,280 |
| Employment Services |
3,910 |
0.11 |
$ 18.07 |
$ 37,590 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Phlebotomists:
Top paying industries for Phlebotomists:
Geographic profile for Phlebotomists:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Phlebotomists are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Phlebotomists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Phlebotomists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
12,690 |
0.77 |
0.81 |
$ 23.11 |
$ 48,070 |
| Texas |
12,100 |
0.99 |
1.05 |
$ 16.99 |
$ 35,340 |
| Florida |
7,840 |
0.91 |
0.97 |
$ 17.17 |
$ 35,710 |
| New York |
6,460 |
0.75 |
0.79 |
$ 21.82 |
$ 45,390 |
| Illinois |
6,330 |
1.13 |
1.20 |
$ 18.54 |
$ 38,570 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Phlebotomists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| West Virginia |
1,280 |
1.95 |
2.07 |
$ 15.64 |
$ 32,530 |
| Louisiana |
2,840 |
1.58 |
1.68 |
$ 15.43 |
$ 32,100 |
| New Jersey |
5,820 |
1.51 |
1.61 |
$ 19.50 |
$ 40,570 |
| Rhode Island |
610 |
1.33 |
1.41 |
$ 20.68 |
$ 43,010 |
| Alabama |
2,510 |
1.30 |
1.38 |
$ 15.39 |
$ 32,010 |
Top paying states for Phlebotomists:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Phlebotomists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
9,240 |
1.06 |
1.13 |
$ 21.38 |
$ 44,470 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
4,990 |
1.18 |
1.25 |
$ 19.14 |
$ 39,820 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
4,590 |
0.80 |
0.85 |
$ 22.24 |
$ 46,260 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
3,230 |
0.90 |
0.95 |
$ 18.20 |
$ 37,860 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,870 |
0.99 |
1.05 |
$ 17.72 |
$ 36,860 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,620 |
1.01 |
1.07 |
$ 19.76 |
$ 41,100 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
2,450 |
0.92 |
0.98 |
$ 19.67 |
$ 40,910 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,380 |
0.92 |
0.98 |
$ 21.59 |
$ 44,900 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,970 |
0.67 |
0.71 |
$ 21.49 |
$ 44,710 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
1,920 |
0.78 |
0.83 |
$ 17.40 |
$ 36,190 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Phlebotomists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Burlington, NC |
240 |
3.85 |
4.08 |
$ 17.73 |
$ 36,880 |
| Saginaw, MI |
290 |
3.81 |
4.04 |
$ 16.73 |
$ 34,790 |
| Charleston, WV |
360 |
3.68 |
3.90 |
$ 17.15 |
$ 35,670 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA |
80 |
2.93 |
3.11 |
$ 18.70 |
$ 38,890 |
| Morgantown, WV |
180 |
2.86 |
3.03 |
$ 14.58 |
$ 30,330 |
| Tyler, TX |
280 |
2.76 |
2.93 |
$ 15.31 |
$ 31,840 |
| Monroe, LA |
190 |
2.67 |
2.83 |
$ 14.80 |
$ 30,780 |
| Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA |
100 |
2.52 |
2.68 |
$ 16.78 |
$ 34,900 |
| Springfield, IL |
240 |
2.50 |
2.66 |
$ 17.02 |
$ 35,390 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA |
400 |
2.48 |
2.63 |
$ 15.23 |
$ 31,670 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Phlebotomists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
560 |
0.53 |
0.56 |
$ 27.37 |
$ 56,940 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,430 |
0.64 |
0.68 |
$ 26.47 |
$ 55,050 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA |
30 |
0.33 |
0.35 |
$ 25.91 |
$ 53,880 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA |
170 |
0.90 |
0.95 |
$ 25.31 |
$ 52,640 |
| Redding, CA |
80 |
1.24 |
1.31 |
$ 24.44 |
$ 50,830 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA |
180 |
0.70 |
0.74 |
$ 23.94 |
$ 49,800 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
1,170 |
0.84 |
0.89 |
$ 23.53 |
$ 48,940 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
100 |
0.53 |
0.56 |
$ 23.51 |
$ 48,900 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
580 |
0.59 |
0.62 |
$ 23.37 |
$ 48,600 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA |
90 |
0.69 |
0.73 |
$ 23.34 |
$ 48,550 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Phlebotomists:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Phlebotomists:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Phlebotomists:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
