Do you like working with people? Are you ok with being around blood samples or specimens?
Then becoming a phlebotomist might be the right career for you!
What Would I Do?
You take vital signs and interview patients before taking blood samples.
![A woman checking another woman's pulse](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/learning-dev-89518.appspot.com/o/images%2F800%2F96426670-f086-11eb-913a-919cb3ad6e6e.jpeg?alt=media&token=d800ebd6-a218-4283-9eb5-d1d7e1d8ba4b)
You draw and test blood samples to screen donors at blood banks.
![A phlebotomist taking blood from a patient's arm](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/learning-dev-89518.appspot.com/o/images%2F800%2Fd3eadac0-f086-11eb-913a-919cb3ad6e6e.jpeg?alt=media&token=b2dad348-dc34-4c7a-9a3e-6d00200af55e)
How Do I Become A Phlebotomist?
Get a high school diploma.
![a high school student in graduation attire](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/learning-dev-89518.appspot.com/o/images%2F800%2F685154a0-d778-11eb-8167-7d80fc9bc629.jpeg?alt=media&token=36083593-f092-41e4-b3c2-c8ab3ea8136e)
Attend a local technical or community college to get certification by a nationally recognized body like the National Healthcareer Association (NHA).
Where Would I Work?
![vial samples](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/learning-dev-89518.appspot.com/o/images%2F800%2F14662e70-e992-11eb-a6fe-25c146a44b30.jpeg?alt=media&token=193ad368-0fe4-4677-a35e-06080da443be)
You'd work in a clinical laboratory, a hospital, or a donor clinic taking blood samples.
![nurse taking patient's information](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/learning-dev-89518.appspot.com/o/images%2F800%2Fc2738620-e992-11eb-9e5c-ed9c70d568bb.jpeg?alt=media&token=a9ecc426-3930-4fe8-b1da-94f7d0dcb375)
Or maybe a doctor's office or nursing home working with patients daily.
Median Canada Salary $37,440
Median US Salary $34,149
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