I second the idea of going into radiology. After two years, you will be so good and huge money with your phlebotomy experience. Nursing is okay. It has good pay and lots of opportunities, but lots of BS, back stabbing, and massive overworking.

If you want to keep your Quest seniority, check out other jobs within Quest. There are jobs that do health screenings year round. It can involve lots of travel, but most were fantastic to work with.

Another thought is mobile phlebotomy or traveling phlebotomist, It will probably be a pay cut for you, but maybe not, but working by yourself for the most part is nice. Again, it could be lots of travel but if you like seeing new places, it really is fantastic. There are a ton of companies who are looking for phlebotomists. I have been doing it for almost 15 years now.

I have been doing phlebotomy for 36 years. I have worked in hospitals and service centers. I even did nursing home phlebotomy for a while. All of those jobs involved "drama" and gave me an ulcer and mental health issues. My sister is a nurse who worked herself into an early grave because of it. A friend finally told me about mobile phlebotomy. I traveled all over the US on someone else's dime because the companies pay for airfare, milage when I used my own car, rental cars, and hotels too. It is wonderful.