Kansas·Healthcare Support Occupations·SOC 31-9097

Best Phlebotomist programs in Kansas, ranked by enrollment

Draw blood for tests, transfusions, donations, or research.

8 schools in Kansas run programs that feed this job, graduating 171 people a year. The job pays a median of $39,100 in Kansas across about 1,120 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledPhlebotomistMobile ExaminerPhlebotomy TechnicianLab Liaison TechnicianVenipuncturistMobile PhlebotomistTravel PhlebotomistClinical Phlebotomist
Graduates / yr
171
in Kansas
Median pay · Kansas
$39,100
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
1,120
people employed
Schools
8
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
48%
across those schools
Median net price
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Kansas that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

1 programs in Kansas that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Kansas (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Kansas page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 51.1009In Kansas
171
100.0%
8$49,401$19,848

Top 8 schools in Kansas

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 0 of the 8 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Washburn Institute of Technology
Topeka, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
50Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist68%
2Barton County Community College
Great Bend, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
34Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist33%
3Manhattan Area Technical College
Manhattan, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
26Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist74%
4Neosho County Community College
Chanute, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
21Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist34%
5Coffeyville Community College
Coffeyville, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
18Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist38%
6Hutchinson Community College
Hutchinson, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
12Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist53%
7Fort Scott Community College
Fort Scott, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
7Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist35%
8Cowley County Community College
Arkansas City, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
3Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist45%

All 8 schools in Kansas

Every school in Kansas with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Kansas that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Washburn Institute of TechnologyTopekaPublic501
Barton County Community CollegeGreat BendPublic341
Manhattan Area Technical CollegeManhattanPublic261
Neosho County Community CollegeChanutePublic211
Coffeyville Community CollegeCoffeyvillePublic181
Hutchinson Community CollegeHutchinsonPublic121
Fort Scott Community CollegeFort ScottPublic71
Cowley County Community CollegeArkansas CityPublic31

What phlebotomists earn in Kansas

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Kansas
$39,100
Mean annual
$42,000
Jobs in state
1,120
What the range looks like
10th pct$34,410Median$39,10090th pct$50,350
Versus the national median
-13.6%

U.S. median $45,230. Kansas pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.85×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Kansas

Lawrence, KS
$45,590median
40 jobs
Topeka, KS
$46,370median
170 jobs
Wichita, KS
$38,350median
230 jobs
Manhattan, KS
$37,900median

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+5.6%
Faster than average
Openings per year
18,400
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
7,900
139,700 → 147,500
Typical entry education
Postsecondary nondegree award

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Phlebotomists page.

How to become a Phlebotomist

Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0
Typical entry education
Postsecondary nondegree award

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

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The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Kansas

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 1 majors mapped to Phlebotomists1 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 51.1009Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist

Common questions

Answers for people weighing phlebotomists programs in Kansas.

What degree do you need to become a Phlebotomist?+

Postsecondary nondegree award is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist, which awarded 171 degrees in Kansas in 2024-25, 100.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Phlebotomist?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 1 programs to this occupation. The largest are Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. Together they graduate about 171 people a year in Kansas.

How much do phlebotomists earn in Kansas?+

The median is $39,100 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 13.6% below the U.S. median of $45,230. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for phlebotomists growing?+

BLS projects a +5.6% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, faster than average, with roughly 18,400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Kansas?+

8 institutions in Kansas reported graduates from at least one of the 1 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do phlebotomists work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Phlebotomist, Mobile Examiner, Phlebotomy Technician, Lab Liaison Technician among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 31-9097.

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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