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Program Codes
10295
Employment Percentage
20.33388982
SOC ID
31-9097
SOC Title
Phlebotomists
ONET ID
31-9097.00
ONET Concat ID
31909700
Median Salary
44257.97
EMSI Interest Area Term
Kinesiology, Health and Athletics
Ed Level High School
31.82
Ed Level Certificate
45.450001
Ed Level Some College
13.64
Ed Level Associates
4.55
Ed Level Bachelors
4.55
Ed Level Masters
0
Ed Level Doctors
0
Typical Ed Level
a certificate
Career Description
Draw blood for tests, transfusions, donations, or research. May explain the procedure to patients and assist in the recovery of patients with adverse reactions.
Core Tasks
  • 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.
  • Conduct standards tests, such as blood alcohol, blood culture, oral glucose tolerance, glucose screening, blood smears, or peak and trough drug levels tests.
  • Collect specimens at specific time intervals for tests, such as those assessing therapeutic drug levels.
  • Process blood or other fluid samples for further analysis by other medical professionals.
  • Provide sample analysis results to physicians to assist diagnosis.
  • Enter patient, specimen, insurance, or billing information into computer.
  • Document route of specimens from collection to laboratory analysis and diagnosis.
  • Draw blood from capillaries by dermal puncture, such as heel or finger stick methods.
  • Conduct hemoglobin tests to ensure donor iron levels are normal.
  • Transport specimens or fluid samples from collection sites to laboratories.
  • Collect fluid or tissue samples, using appropriate collection procedures.
  • Explain fluid or tissue collection procedures to patients.
  • Train other medical personnel in phlebotomy or laboratory techniques.
Start Annual Earnings
34098.23
Top Annual Earnings
57996.28
EMSI Career Title Slug
phlebotomist