Phlebotomy Technicians

Employers

Approximately 331,700 medical and clinical laboratory technicians, including phlebotomy technicians, are employed in the United States. Phlebotomy technicians work in a variety of health care settings. The majority work in hospitals or in outpatient settings such as clinics, physicians' offices, reference laboratories, or blood banks. A few are hired by private industry or by insurance companies.

Starting Out

Many of the associations serving health care professionals list job advertisements, as do job posting Web sites. One such association resource is American Medical Technologists' Career Connection (https://www.healthecareers.com/amt). In addition, some employers actively recruit employees by contacting students who are graduating from accredited programs. Some programs offer job placement assistance, as well.