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Hire a Phlebotomist in Tucson, AZ
The hospital outpatient desk is the other offer a one-site lab is up against. Price a hire you will still coach at the median, and use the 75th for someone who can open the station alone. The nearest metro with its own page for this role is Phoenix, AZ.
What to offer
A small lab that copies a national midpoint will lose a reliable phlebotomist to the hospital outpatient desk. Use this metro's median for someone you will still be coaching, and the 75th for someone who can open the draw station alone. Blank cells mean BLS did not publish that percentile here.
| Percentile | Metro | AZ | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25th | $39,300 | $40,590 | $38,190 |
| Median | $46,200 | $46,260 | $45,230 |
| 75th | $60,570 | $47,840 | $48,930 |
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
How hard this is to fill
For one manager
You need someone who can open a draw station, not a technologist who runs the analyzer. Ask about unaided venipunctures, a queue versus a hospital round, and the state credential in California, Louisiana, Nevada, or Washington.
The name, the time, and the tube type should be finished before the patient leaves the chair. A fast draw with a sloppy label is the expensive kind of fast, and a national certificate still does not replace the state rule.
License and training
BLS says a state may require training, a license, or a certificate. Employers often still want PBT(ASCP), RPT(AMT), or a National Healthcareer Association CPT when the statute is quiet. A state rule appears below only where a statute or board page was read. If your state is missing, confirm the rule before you treat a certificate as optional or as a license.
Sources: BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, phlebotomists California Department of Public Health, Certified Phlebotomy Technician I Florida Statutes section 483.803, clinical laboratory personnel definition Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1318, phlebotomist certificate Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, clinical laboratory personnel application Nevada DPBH, medical laboratory personnel FAQ NAC 652.4855, laboratory assistant certification New York State Education Department, phlebotomists are not licensed Washington RCW 18.360, medical assistant-phlebotomist ASCP BOC, PBT eligibility routes, including a California-approved program
Nearby metros
- Phoenix, AZ · 121 miles
- Prescott Valley, AZ · 188 miles
- Las Cruces, NM · 239 miles
- Lake Havasu City, AZ · 256 miles
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Questions
What do phlebotomists earn in Tucson, AZ?
In Tucson, the May 2025 median is about $46.2K, within 3 percent of the U.S. median. The state median is about $46.3K, and this metro is within 3 percent of that figure. Most phlebotomists in Tucson earn between about $39.3K (25th percentile) and $60.6K (75th percentile).
Where do phlebotomists work in Tucson?
Hospitals and diagnostic labs are the large employers in the national figures, and offices and donor sites hire phlebotomists too. An empty extract for Tucson means we had no matched workplaces, not that the jobs are gone.
Do I need a state certificate to draw blood in Arizona?
Read the Arizona section on this page. California, Louisiana, Nevada, and Washington are the states where we found a required credential. Florida excludes phlebotomists from the clinical laboratory personnel license, and New York says they are not licensed. If Arizona is not one of those, confirm it locally before you start in Tucson.
What should a small lab in Tucson require?
Require the state credential if Arizona has one, a clean labeling habit, and enough sticks that you are not their first vein. National openings are about 18.0 thousand a year and projected growth is 6.8%, which describes the country. Tucson is the wage table and barely half as many of these workers as a typical metro, not that national line.