certification
Phlebotomy Technician (ASCP PBT)
ASCP Board of Certification
$145
exam fee · checked 2026-08
60 hrs
60 hours — about 6 weeks at 10 hrs/wk
3 yr
renewal cycle — this is a recurring cost
ASCP Board of Certification — official page →
Where it is actually asked for
- Phlebotomist (national)11%5 of 44 postings
Where it barely came up
It appeared in these samples, but rarely. If one of these is the job you want, this credential is probably not the thing standing between you and it.
- Medical Assistant (national)5%3 of 64 postings
These percentages describe the samples we read, listed above with their sizes and dates. They are not a statement about the whole labour market, and absence from this page means we have no evidence either way — not that the credential is worthless. How we know →