Mobile blood draws for clients and workplaces

Individuals paying privately for tests, employers running wellness or screening days, and private clinics that need a collector.

A fee per visit or per draw, often with a travel charge. Group bookings at workplaces pay more per trip. Some partner labs or clinics pay you a collection fee.

• Trained and confident in venipuncture
• Careful with hygiene and sample labelling
• Calm, friendly manner with nervous clients
• Good scheduling and record keeping

• Rules differ by province. Some require a licence for specimen collection or lab work, so check with your provincial health ministry or regulator
• Professional liability and commercial general liability insurance that covers blood collection
• Safe handling and disposal of sharps and biohazard waste, plus needle-stick safety
• Health privacy law in your province (such as PHIPA in Ontario) when handling client information and results
• Quebec has its own rules and French-language requirements
• Winter driving and keeping samples at the right temperature in transit

Startup costs are typically estimated at around $2,000 to $8,000, depending on your supplies, insurance, transport and sample-handling equipment. Treat this as an estimate and confirm what your partner lab requires.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $800 to $4,500, depending on how many visits you book and what you charge. The estimate starts from about 8 hours a week, so many people build up gradually.

Rules differ by province, and some require a licence for specimen collection, so check with your provincial health ministry or regulator. Also check professional and commercial liability insurance, sharps and biohazard disposal, health privacy law, and Quebec's French-language requirements.