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Pathologists' assistant jobs in Virginia

open pathologists' assistant jobs in Virginia at , posting . BLS measures a median of $29.35 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians in Virginia) for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians here.

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Checked 13 Nov 2026, 07:47 UTC

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Where the pathologists' assistant jobs are in Virginia

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What pathologists' assistants earn in Virginia

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Virginia

Middle half of from , median .

Measured by BLS in Virginia, May 2025

$29.35/hr ($61,050 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians in Virginia)

Median for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians, against $30.26 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, national) for the whole US; 7,150 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians in Virginia) employed in Virginia.

By metro area

  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$33.80/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV) · 5,680 (source: BLS OEWS, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV) employed
  • Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$28.30/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC) · 1,450 (source: BLS OEWS, Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC) employed
  • Roanoke, VA$23.50/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Roanoke, VA) · 410 (source: BLS OEWS, Roanoke, VA) employed
  • Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$28.59/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA) · 190 (source: BLS OEWS, Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA) employed
  • Winchester, VA-WV$29.31/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Winchester, VA-WV) · 190 (source: BLS OEWS, Winchester, VA-WV) employed
  • Charlottesville, VA$32.07/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Charlottesville, VA) · 170 (source: BLS OEWS, Charlottesville, VA) employed
  • Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$21.85/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA) · 100 (source: BLS OEWS, Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA) employed
  • Lynchburg, VA$26.13/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Lynchburg, VA) · 90 (source: BLS OEWS, Lynchburg, VA) employed
  • Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$29.10/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA) · 80 (source: BLS OEWS, Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA) employed
  • Richmond, VA$29.72/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Richmond, VA)

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Lab Techs & Phlebotomists in Virginia, in our research: median posted pay $26.00 · employers 39 (Lab Techs & Phlebotomists job market). Virginia in our research

What lab tech and phlebotomist jobs in Virginia offer

Counted from each job's own posting, the same reading as the lists across the state.

Employers hiring pathologists' assistants in Virginia

What the job takes

A master's degree from an accredited pathologists' assistant program, then the ASCP exam.

  • Certification

    Pathologists' assistant, PA(ASCP)

    ASCP Board of Certification

Pathologists' assistant jobs in Virginia: common questions

How much do pathologists' assistants make in Virginia?

Open pathologists' assistant jobs in Virginia that post an hourly rate pay $48–$55.30 an hour in the middle half, median $55 (3 jobs from 3 employers). BLS measured a median of $29.35/hr ($61,050 a year) for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in Virginia (May 2025), against $30.26 nationally, 29th highest of 52 states and territories.

Where in Virginia are the most pathologists' assistant jobs?

Chantilly (2), Fairfax (2), Herndon (2), Springfield (2) and Manassas (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring pathologists' assistants in Virginia?

By open jobs on this board: Ally Behavior Centers (2), Strides Therapy and Educational Services (1) and UVA Health (1). In all, 4 employers have pathologists' assistant jobs open in Virginia.

Are pathologists' assistants in demand in Virginia?

5 pathologists' assistant jobs are open in Virginia today at 4 employers on this board, about 0.7 for every 1,000 pathologists' assistants employed there (BLS counts 7,150, May 2025). Across the US, BLS projects employment of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians to grow 2.7% over 2025-2035.

Which lab tech and phlebotomist jobs in Virginia are hiring immediately?

1 of the open lab tech and phlebotomist jobs here says so in its own posting: Phlebotomist Hiring Event at Quest Diagnostics.

Which lab tech and phlebotomist jobs in Virginia pay weekly?

1 of the open lab tech and phlebotomist jobs here says so in its own posting: Cardiac Cath Lab Tech - Contract - Days - Salem, VA at HealthTrust Workforce Solutions (...Healthtrust Offers: + Competitive Pay Packages + Guaranteed hours + Weekly direct deposit options +...).

Which lab tech and phlebotomist jobs in Virginia offer daily pay?

1 of the open lab tech and phlebotomist jobs here says so in its own posting: Phlebotomist at BioLife Plasma Services (...benefits starting on Day 1 – because your well-being matters On-demand pay – access a portion of your...).

Which lab tech and phlebotomist jobs in Virginia want bilingual staff?

5 of the open lab tech and phlebotomist jobs here say so in their own posting: Customer Service - Donor Support Technician (Bilingual – English/Spanish) - Henrico, VA at CSL Plasma (Bilingual: Spanish.); Plasma Processing Technician (Bilingual – English/Spanish) - Richmond, VA at CSL Plasma (Bilingual: Spanish.); Mobile Phlebotomist - Part Time at Getlabs (Bilingual: Spanish. ...of Covid-19 Vaccine by 30 days of employment Bonus Qualifications: Fluent in...). Every such job in Virginia.

Which lab tech and phlebotomist jobs in Virginia hire with no experience?

3 of the open lab tech and phlebotomist jobs here say so in their own posting: Denture Lab Technician - Digital Trainee at Aspen Dental; Lab Assistant (Specimen Technician I) at Quest Diagnostics (...and specimen received Qualifications HS diploma or equivalent No experience required Previous...); Specimen Technician I Part-Time at Quest Diagnostics (...and specimen received Qualifications HS diploma or equivalent No experience required Previous...).

Which lab tech and phlebotomist jobs in Virginia train you with pay?

1 of the open lab tech and phlebotomist jobs here says so in its own posting: Denture Lab Technician - Digital Trainee at Aspen Dental.

Which lab tech and phlebotomist jobs in Virginia hire before you are certified?

21 of the open lab tech and phlebotomist jobs here say so in their own posting: Phlebotomist at American Health Associates (Phlebotomy certification preferred;); Lab Assistant - Phlebotomist - Mary Immaculate Hospital at Bon Secours (Phlebotomist Certification preferred but not required); Lab Assistant - Phlebotomist - Richmond Health Source Shared Services at Bon Secours (Phlebotomist Certification preferred but not required). Every such job in Virginia.

Which lab tech and phlebotomist jobs in Virginia offer a sign-on bonus?

14 of the open lab tech and phlebotomist jobs here say so in their own posting: Phlebotomist Float at Labcorp ($1,500 sign-on bonus); Medical Lab Technician at LifePoint Health ($7,500 sign-on bonus); Cytologist at Sentara Health (up to $20,000 sign-on bonus). Every such job in Virginia.

Which hospitals hiring lab tech and phlebotomist jobs in Virginia are Magnet hospitals?

9 of the open lab tech and phlebotomist jobs here say so in their own posting: Clinical Lab Assistant- flexi at Sentara Health (Magnet. ...Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center has also achieved Magnet® recognition, the...); Cytologist at Sentara Health (Magnet. ...Martha Jefferson Hospital, located in Charlottesville, VA, is a Magnet status, 176-bed facility...); Histologist - IHC at Sentara Health (Magnet. ...As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing...). Every such job in Virginia.

Which cities in Virginia pay pathologists' assistants the most?

Of the 10 metro areas in Virginia employing the most pathologists' assistants that BLS publishes a median for (May 2025), the highest are Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($33.80 an hour), Charlottesville, VA ($32.07 an hour) and Richmond, VA ($29.72 an hour), and the lowest Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA ($21.85). The state's median is $29.35.

What do you need to work as a pathologists' assistant in Virginia?

A master's degree from an accredited pathologists' assistant program, then the ASCP exam. Pathologists' assistant, PA(ASCP) (ASCP Board of Certification). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Virginia's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

Which hospitals hiring pathologists' assistants in Virginia have the best Medicare ratings?

Of the employers hiring pathologists' assistants in Virginia, the hospitals Medicare rates highest (Jul 2026): VCU Health Tappahannock Hospital in Tappahannock (VCU Health, 4 of 5, 82% said nurses always communicated well), UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center in Haymarket (UVA Health, 4 of 5, 80% said nurses always communicated well), UVA Health Prince William Medical Center in Manassas (UVA Health, 3 of 5, 74% said nurses always communicated well) and UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center in Culpeper (UVA Health, 2 of 5, 78% said nurses always communicated well); Virginia's rated hospitals average 3.7 stars. Every Virginia hospital hiring here, by rating. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.

Which home health agencies hiring pathologists' assistants in Virginia have the best Medicare ratings?

Of the employers hiring pathologists' assistants in Virginia, the home health agencies Medicare rates highest for quality of patient care (Sep 2026): Vcu Health at Home Health by Bayada in Richmond (VCU Health, 3.5 of 5); Virginia's rated agencies average 3.3 stars. Every Virginia home health agency hiring here, by rating. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.

Which hospices hiring pathologists' assistants in Virginia do families rate best?

Of the employers hiring pathologists' assistants in Virginia, in Medicare's survey of patients' families: Vcu Health Hospice at Home by Bayada in Richmond (VCU Health, 80% said the team always communicated well, 3 stars); Virginia's middle hospice: 82%. Hospices hiring now by Medicare's family survey. Families' ratings of the care, not employees' of the jobs.

How current are these jobs?

CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted. Each job opens its own page with the employer's full posting and the pay it states. Its Apply goes to the employer's application wherever a job network that works with us carries the same job; elsewhere it offers similar open jobs and recruiters who place that work.

Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Virginia, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Virginia, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 13 Nov 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (SOC 29-2010), every state, published 15 May 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, national, published 15 May 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
  5. Pathologists' assistant, PA(ASCP): ASCP Board of Certification

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Pathologists' assistant jobs in Virginia. Data as of 13 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/pathologists-assistant/virginia

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