Shreveport Phlebotomy Classes & Courses

Shreveport is the third-largest city in the state of Louisiana and the largest in the Shreveport-Bossier Metropolitan Area. As such, it's a great place to begin training or a career in a medical career like phlebotomy.

If you're considering a career in this exciting area, this article will guide you to find either the right training or Your next job.

Phlebotomy Training Programs in Shreveport

Below is a list of your best training options in Shreveport:

Louisiana State University - Shreveport

Location: Shreveport, LA 71115

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Open Enrollment 150 Course Hours

Southern University at Shreveport

Location: Shreveport, LA 71107

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Shreveport Phlebotomy Jobs by the Numbers

In 2019, a report ahead of the census calculated the current population of Shreveport at just over 184,000. The Urban Statistical Area at the same time was just over 298,000, while the Metropolitan Area population was 443,708.

BLS releases a report every two years, explaining trends in employment in the US. The most recent (June 2021) reported 390 phlebotomists operating in the area, while the state's total was 2,390.

It also concluded that demand for phlebotomy would grow 17% between 2019 and 2029. The calculated average of all jobs at the same time was 7%.

Phlebotomy Careers and Employers in Shreveport

Phlebotomists in and around the Shreveport area have many career pathways available through the following employers. They are in frontline health, diagnostics, specialist health, logistics, and equipment supply:

• LifeShare Blood Centers
• Christus Health
• Ochsner LSU Health
• Willis-Knighton Health System
• Dialysis Clinic Inc

Phlebotomist Salaries in Shreveport

Below we present what the following sites currently report as average pay. It is a mix of self-reported data and industry listings:

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