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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 125,280 |
1.4 % |
$17.10 |
$35,560 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$12.03 |
$13.86 |
$16.58 |
$19.47 |
$23.59 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$25,020 |
$28,830 |
$34,480 |
$40,500 |
$49,060 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
46,270 |
0.83 |
$16.66 |
$34,660 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
41,790 |
15.31 |
$17.69 |
$36,800 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services |
18,170 |
5.91 |
$16.59 |
$34,500 |
| Offices of Physicians |
8,710 |
0.34 |
$16.48 |
$34,290 |
| Employment Services |
2,720 |
0.07 |
$16.95 |
$35,260 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
41,790 |
15.31 |
$17.69 |
$36,800 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services |
18,170 |
5.91 |
$16.59 |
$34,500 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
46,270 |
0.83 |
$16.66 |
$34,660 |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services |
970 |
0.57 |
$18.06 |
$37,570 |
| Offices of Physicians |
8,710 |
0.34 |
$16.48 |
$34,290 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
12,190 |
0.72 |
0.83 |
$21.65 |
$45,030 |
| Texas |
9,210 |
0.76 |
0.88 |
$15.87 |
$33,000 |
| Florida |
8,250 |
0.96 |
1.11 |
$15.52 |
$32,280 |
| North Carolina |
6,290 |
1.43 |
1.66 |
$15.42 |
$32,070 |
| New York |
6,190 |
0.66 |
0.76 |
$19.53 |
$40,630 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| 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 |
7,310 |
0.77 |
0.89 |
$20.03 |
$41,660 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
4,520 |
0.74 |
0.85 |
$20.16 |
$41,930 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
3,630 |
0.78 |
0.90 |
$17.93 |
$37,300 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
2,660 |
1.03 |
1.19 |
$15.52 |
$32,290 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,590 |
0.97 |
1.11 |
$16.23 |
$33,760 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
2,560 |
0.90 |
1.04 |
$17.85 |
$37,120 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,490 |
0.70 |
0.81 |
$16.32 |
$33,950 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,330 |
0.84 |
0.98 |
$19.24 |
$40,020 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
2,290 |
0.73 |
0.84 |
$19.36 |
$40,270 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,720 |
0.58 |
0.67 |
$16.38 |
$34,060 |
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