Phlebotomy Tech and Its Requirements

The definition of Phlebotomy is taking blood from a living human being or a living animal. A more accurate explanation is to make an incision in the vain. The reasons for doing this may be many and varied. A Phlebotomy Tech is someone who carries out the procedure of Phlebotomy. Sometimes the blood is collected for immediate transfer to another human being or animal or at other times, it is kept in storage for another emergency.

In order to perform various functions such as:

• Venepuncture and
• Bloodletting

Venepuncture is obtaining blood from a venous vein and bloodletting is an ancient Chinese practice of letting the blood flow.
So, it is clear that certain qualifications need to be obtained before one is able to perform these procedures and thus an eager student needs to attend medical school to understand Phlebotomy and correctly carry out the procedure. This will enable them to become a Phlebotomy Technician.


It would appear that a Phlebotomist Salary is quite lucrative and worth the effort of taking the required courses to obtain certification.

The average salary in the USA for a Phlebotomist varies from about $9.75 to $12.50 an hour for a first year Phlebotomist. With 10 years or more of experience the salary can reach up to $16.10 an hour. However, it's only once you've had 20 years of experience of drawing blood that you could eventually earn up to $50,000 per annum. But until then the average per annum salary is a little under $30,000.

These figures however, are influenced significantly by the employer and their required level of certification as well as their expectancy of the standard of work performed. Location places a significant role in what a Phlebotomist Salary will be as well.

Together with the Phlebotomist Salary come perks and benefits which include paid holidays and vacations, paid sick days leave, health insurance and perhaps even a reimbursement of recertification courses completed.