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Phlebotomists
Healthcare Support · SOC 31-9097
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$45,230
Median Annual Salary
Bright ↗
O*NET Outlook
18,100
Proj. Annual Openings
143,540
Employment (OEWS 2025)
+1.9%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 31-9097 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 56/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $45,230
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 18,100
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +5.6%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- —
- FY— certified LCAs; 27,835 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Service OrientationSocial PerceptivenessActive ListeningSpeakingCritical Thinking
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure1.9%
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
25.1%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI18.3%
AI ability · AIOE57%
AI could do ~18.3% of this role but only ~0% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
1.Service Orientation
2.Social Perceptiveness
3.Active Listening
4.Speaking
5.Critical Thinking
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →No H-1B certified LCA filings recorded for this occupation in FY2016–FY2025.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Draw blood for tests, transfusions, donations, or research. May explain the procedure to patients and assist in the recovery of patients with adverse reactions.
Common titles: Lab Liaison Technician, Mobile Examiner, Patient Service Technician (PST), Phlebotomist, Phlebotomy Technician, Registered Phlebotomist
Representative 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.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Dispose of biomedical waste in accordance with standards.
- •Clean medical equipment.
- •Prepare medical instruments or equipment for use.
- •Collect biological specimens from patients.
- •Prepare biological samples for testing or analysis.
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Office software · hotMicrosoft Excel · hotMicrosoft Outlook · hotMicrosoft Word · hotDonor management system softwareElectronic medical record EMR softwareMedical procedure coding softwareMEDITECH Laboratory and Microbiology
Related Occupations
Medical and Clinical Laboratory TechniciansMedical and Clinical Laboratory TechnologistsCardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansHistotechnologistsMedical Assistants · Bright
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
13
Occupations Shown
6.1%
Avg AI Exposure
11
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Multi-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 31-9097: 2019 — employment: 128,290, median wage: $35,510; 2020 — employment: 128,020, median wage: $36,320; 2021 — employment: 132,750, median wage: $37,380; 2022 — employment: 137,090, median wage: $38,530; 2023 — employment: 137,080, median wage: $41,810; 2025 — employment: 143,540, median wage: $45,230.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 1.9% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 69% Bright |
| Median Salary | $45,230 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |