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  "@context": "https://schema.org/",
  "@type": "Dataset",
  "dataset_id": "oews-occupation-v1",
  "version": "v1",
  "occupation": {
    "soc_code": "31-9097",
    "soc_title": "Phlebotomists",
    "slug": "phlebotomists-31-9097",
    "major_group": "31-0000 Healthcare Support Occupations"
  },
  "headline": {
    "annual_median_wage_usd": 45230,
    "annual_mean_wage_usd": 45520,
    "employment_total": 143540,
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "wages": {
    "annual": {
      "p10": 35780,
      "p25": 38190,
      "median": 45230,
      "p75": 48930,
      "p90": 58780,
      "mean": 45520,
      "ratio_90_to_10": 1.64
    },
    "hourly": {
      "p10": 17.2,
      "p25": 18.36,
      "median": 21.75,
      "p75": 23.53,
      "p90": 28.26,
      "mean": 21.88
    }
  },
  "employment": {
    "total": 143540,
    "share_of_us_employment_pct": 0.09,
    "source": {
      "name": "BLS OEWS — National employment estimate",
      "url": "https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/OEUN000000000000031909701",
      "series_id": "OEUN000000000000031909701",
      "as_of": "2025-05-31"
    }
  },
  "wages_source": {
    "name": "BLS OEWS — National wage estimates",
    "url": "https://www.bls.gov/oes/",
    "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#oews-salaries",
    "series_ids": {
      "annual_median": "OEUN000000000000031909713",
      "annual_mean": "OEUN000000000000031909704",
      "annual_p10": "OEUN000000000000031909711",
      "annual_p25": "OEUN000000000000031909712",
      "annual_p75": "OEUN000000000000031909714",
      "annual_p90": "OEUN000000000000031909715"
    },
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "top_paying_msas": [],
  "top_employing_msas": [],
  "verdict": "The 90/10 ratio for Phlebotomists is 1.64× — this is a compressed-comp occupation where the wage band is narrow. Top decile earns $58,780, bottom decile $35,780. In flat-comp professions, title and tenure define the ceiling more than negotiation does. Push title, not pay.",
  "submitted_components": null,
  "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#oews-salaries",
  "fetched_at": "2026-05-25T02:53:52.141Z"
}