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Phlebotomist Workplace Records
Phlebotomists work through patient identification, specimen collection and handoff while managing supplies and room preparation. An employment concern may involve a disputed delay or labeling instruction. Describe the work stage you controlled without copying labels, test orders or information that could identify the person receiving care.
Call now(800) 800-5555Free initial case evaluation. Representation depends on work state and case eligibility. This guide explains record preparation; it does not determine whether a legal claim exists.
A record map for your role
What to organize first
Handoff outline
Identify your assigned collection stage and the role responsible for the next step, without patient details.
Instruction changes
Record the original instruction, clarification request and response linked to the workplace issue.
Own materials
Organize your schedule, training and evaluation records while excluding labels, specimens and clinical attachments.
Start with the work you actually do
Draw blood for tests, transfusions, donations, or research. May explain the procedure to patients and assist in the recovery of patients with adverse reactions.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Phlebotomists (31-9097.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Confirm the identities of patients by verifying their personal information.Source task 24039 · updated 08/2026
- Match laboratory requisition forms to specimen tubes.Source task 19381 · updated 08/2026
- Dispose of contaminated sharps, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, and policies.Source task 19375 · updated 08/2026
- Dispose of blood or other biohazard fluids or tissue, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, or policies.Source task 19374 · updated 08/2026
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Phlebotomists (SOC 31-9097). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $17.03 | $17.89 | $20.00 | $37,220 |
| Alaska | $21.20 | $22.07 | $23.60 | $45,900 |
| Arizona | $19.51 | $22.24 | $23.00 | $46,260 |
| Arkansas | $16.94 | $18.01 | $20.28 | $37,450 |
| Connecticut | $20.85 | $22.03 | $23.54 | $45,820 |
| Delaware | $19.07 | $23.13 | $24.58 | $48,110 |
| Florida | $17.91 | $19.34 | $22.03 | $40,230 |
| Georgia | $17.67 | $22.04 | $24.16 | $45,840 |
| Hawaii | $22.04 | $22.96 | $24.26 | $47,750 |
| Idaho | $17.94 | $20.87 | $22.17 | $43,400 |
| Indiana | $17.98 | $18.87 | $21.94 | $39,250 |
| Iowa | $17.92 | $18.38 | $21.21 | $38,240 |
| Kansas | $18.13 | $18.80 | $22.37 | $39,100 |
| Kentucky | $18.25 | $20.42 | $22.18 | $42,480 |
| Louisiana | $14.86 | $17.36 | $21.22 | $36,120 |
| Maine | $18.93 | $21.94 | $23.08 | $45,640 |
| Michigan | $18.21 | $19.16 | $22.00 | $39,860 |
| Minnesota | $20.96 | $22.12 | $23.44 | $46,000 |
| Mississippi | $14.88 | $17.45 | $18.66 | $36,290 |
| Missouri | $17.56 | $20.73 | $22.58 | $43,120 |
| Montana | $18.71 | $21.86 | $23.31 | $45,470 |
| Nebraska | $17.85 | $19.01 | $21.79 | $39,540 |
| New Hampshire | $21.91 | $23.40 | $25.15 | $48,660 |
| New Mexico | $17.99 | $20.63 | $21.95 | $42,910 |
| New York | $21.63 | $24.29 | $29.00 | $50,530 |
| North Carolina | $18.00 | $20.83 | $22.53 | $43,330 |
| North Dakota | $20.08 | $22.81 | $25.83 | $47,430 |
| Ohio | $18.17 | $19.12 | $22.37 | $39,770 |
| Oklahoma | $17.42 | $18.76 | $22.39 | $39,030 |
| Pennsylvania | $18.53 | $21.11 | $22.78 | $43,910 |
| Rhode Island | $20.50 | $22.30 | $24.47 | $46,380 |
| South Dakota | $17.46 | $19.02 | $20.72 | $39,560 |
| Tennessee | $17.46 | $18.53 | $21.94 | $38,550 |
| Texas | $17.58 | $19.45 | $22.93 | $40,450 |
| Utah | $17.83 | $19.54 | $21.57 | $40,630 |
| Vermont | $19.92 | $22.12 | $23.34 | $46,000 |
| Virginia | $19.24 | $22.28 | $23.99 | $46,340 |
| West Virginia | $18.16 | $18.87 | $21.43 | $39,250 |
| Wisconsin | $19.23 | $22.34 | $23.41 | $46,470 |
| Wyoming | $17.16 | $18.36 | $23.07 | $38,180 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Separate collection and downstream handling
Identify the general setting, assigned duty and role receiving the specimen after your work. Note changed instructions or a request for clarification. Distinguish what you personally checked from a later laboratory finding, and avoid assigning responsibility solely from the presence of your name in a record.
Describe preparation and workflow
Record supply preparation, required cleanup and movement between assigned areas when relevant to a schedule or performance concern. Note equipment or staffing interruptions and the response to your request for help. Use your own time records rather than patient encounter timestamps to establish work periods.
Keep clinical evidence in place
Do not retain specimen labels, requisitions, patient photographs, samples or clinical-system screenshots. Describe relevant record types for controlled review and keep your own permitted employment documents separately. Do not access a patient file solely to investigate an employment dispute or reproduce a collection event for evidence.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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