Headline risk
4%
Very Low RiskPhlebotomists
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Draw blood for tests, transfusions, donations, or research. May explain the procedure to patients and assist in the recovery of patients with adverse reactions.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 43,660
Employment 2024
139.7K
Projected Change (2024–34)
5.6%
Openings (2024–34)
18.4K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of phlebotomists is projected to grow 6 percent from 2024 to 2034, faster than the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Dispose of contaminated sharps, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, and policies. AI use: 0%
- 2. Organize or clean blood-drawing trays, ensuring that all instruments are sterile and all needles, syringes, or related items are of first-time use. AI use: 0%
- 3. Draw blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods. AI use: 0%
- 4. Match laboratory requisition forms to specimen tubes. AI use: 0%
- 5. Dispose of blood or other biohazard fluids or tissue, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, or policies. AI use: 0%
- 6. Collect specimens at specific time intervals for tests, such as those assessing therapeutic drug levels. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 38.8 · 144K employed
Under 25: 19% · 25–54: 67% · 55+: 14%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
major_group_fallback · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Phlebotomists draw blood for tests, transfusions, research, or blood donations.
Phlebotomists are employed in a variety of settings, including hospitals, medical and diagnostic laboratories, blood donor centers, and doctors’ offices.
Phlebotomists typically enter the occupation with a certificate from a postsecondary phlebotomy program, but some qualify with a high school diploma and on-the-job training. Employers may prefer to hire candidates who have earned professional certification.
The median annual wage for phlebotomists was $43,660 in May 2024.
Employment of phlebotomists is projected to grow 6 percent from 2024 to 2034, faster than the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.