Georgia Salary

• According to Salary.com, wages for phlebotomists in Georgia vary by location. In Atlanta, phlebotomists earned an average salary of $29,309 in 2010. In comparison, phelbotomists in Rome earned an average of $26,596 per year while those with the same title in Valdosta earned $24,721.
  
  

National Salary Comparison

• The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics includes phlebotomy jobs in the 2010 salary survey for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, which may be a cause for confusion. Of the specialties included in this group, phlebotomists have the lowest hourly pay rate. In 2007, the national average hourly wage for phlebotomists working in a hospital setting was $12.50, while those working in a private physician's office earned $13.
  
  

Education

• Georgia does not require a formal education or certification to work as a phlebotomist. However, most employers do not offer on-the-job training and require completion of a phlebotomy technician program for employment consideration. Several technical schools and universities in Georgia offer training programs ranging in length from a few weeks to two years. The American Society for Phlebotomy Technician's provides a certification exam that is optional in Georgia. To take the exam, you must have either experience working as a phlebotomist or have completed an approved training course or degree program.
  
  

Job Outlook

• According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, job growth in clinical laboratory technologists and technicians is expected to grow 14 percent between 2008 and 2018. This is faster than the average job growth for the nation.