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Healthcare Support · Updated Aug 2026

Phlebotomists

Draw blood for tests, transfusions, donations, or research. May explain the procedure to patients and assist in the recovery of patients with adverse reactions.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
AI Exposure
55/100
Moderate

How much of this occupation’s work can be materially affected by current AI systems.

Replacement Risk
43/100
Moderate

How likely exposure is to translate into reduced human demand.

Includes provisional estimates for AI adoption pressure and labour-market resilience. How this is measured

Evidence quality
Confidence82/100
Task coverage86%

Confidence reflects task coverage, mapping and capability-evidence quality, and how much of the score rests on provisional inputs.

Task-level evidence

What is driving the score?

Occupation scores are built from the task mix—not a single prediction about a job title.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
TaskImportanceAI impactExposure
Dispose of contaminated sharps, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, and policies.High
68
Draw blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.High
68
Dispose of blood or other biohazard fluids or tissue, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, or policies.High
72
Enter patient, specimen, insurance, or billing information into computer.High
63
Collect specimens at specific time intervals for tests, such as those assessing therapeutic drug levels.High
67
Draw blood from capillaries by dermal puncture, such as heel or finger stick methods.High
68
Conduct hemoglobin tests to ensure donor iron levels are normal.High
68
Conduct standards tests, such as blood alcohol, blood culture, oral glucose tolerance, glucose screening, blood smears, or peak and trough drug levels tests.High
67
Document route of specimens from collection to laboratory analysis and diagnosis.High
67
Organize or clean blood-drawing trays, ensuring that all instruments are sterile and all needles, syringes, or related items are of first-time use.High
40
Determine donor suitability, according to interview results, vital signs, and medical history.High
63
Calibrate or maintain machines, such as those used for plasma collection.High
66
Serve refreshments to donors to ensure absorption of sugar into their systems.Medium
65
Provide sample analysis results to physicians to assist diagnosis.High
50
Process blood or other fluid samples for further analysis by other medical professionals.High
32
Monitor blood or plasma donors during and after procedures to ensure health, safety, and comfort.High
31
Collect fluid or tissue samples, using appropriate collection procedures.High
36
Transport specimens or fluid samples from collection sites to laboratories.High
28
Administer subcutaneous or intramuscular injects, in accordance with licensing restrictions.High
14
Most exposed

Where AI can do more

Routine, digitized, and highly repeatable tasks face the greatest pressure.

  1. Dispose of blood or other biohazard fluids or tissue, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, or policies.72
  2. Dispose of contaminated sharps, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, and policies.68
  3. Draw blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.68
  4. Draw blood from capillaries by dermal puncture, such as heel or finger stick methods.68
Hardest to automate

Where people still matter

These tasks score lowest on automation feasibility—physical presence, judgement, accountability and real-world variability all resist end-to-end automation.

  1. Administer subcutaneous or intramuscular injects, in accordance with licensing restrictions.01
  2. Transport specimens or fluid samples from collection sites to laboratories.02
  3. Monitor blood or plasma donors during and after procedures to ensure health, safety, and comfort.03
  4. Dispose of contaminated sharps, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, and policies.04
  5. Draw blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.05
Where else this work leads

Related occupations

Occupations O*NET links to this one. Relatedness reflects shared work, not a claim that these roles are safer.

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Beyond AI capability

Adoption and labour-market outlook

Structural factors are kept separate from raw capability so you can see what actually resists automation. Adoption pressure and labour-market resilience are still provisional models—25% of this occupation’s replacement-risk weight rests on them.

Human dependency83
Physical dependency57
Adoption pressure63
Labour-market resilience73
Methodology & sources

O*NET 30.3 occupational data interpreted through the JobsVsAI capability, automation and structural-constraint models.

Confidence82/100
CalculatedAug 21, 2026
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