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Orderlies

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2024-2034)	Projected Growth (2024-2034)
National Statistics	$37700	7800	3.3%
State Statistics	-	-	-
City Statistics	-	-	-

Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$37700

Median Wage (USD, 2024)

7800

Projected Job Openings (2024-2034)

3.3%

Projected Growth (2024-2034)

Transport patients to areas such as operating rooms or x-ray rooms using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds. May maintain stocks of supplies or clean and transport equipment. Psychiatric orderlies are included in Psychiatric Aides.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)

Related Work Experience: N.A.

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Up to and including 1 month

On-the-Job Training: Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month

Detailed Work Activities

Provide basic information to guests, visitors, or clients.
Answer telephones to direct calls or provide information.
Provide information to coworkers.
Relay information between personnel.
Clean patient rooms or patient treatment rooms.
Clean medical equipment.
Dispose of biomedical waste in accordance with standards.
Transport biological or other medical materials.
Adjust positions of patients on beds or tables.
Hold patients to ensure proper positioning or safety.
Collaborate with law enforcement or security agencies to respond to incidents.
Respond to emergencies to provide assistance.
Feed patients.
Stock medical or patient care supplies.
Move patients to or from treatment areas.
Assist patients with daily activities.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.
Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds.
Disinfect or sterilize equipment or supplies, using germicides or sterilizing equipment.
Clean equipment, such as wheelchairs, hospital beds, or portable medical equipment, documenting needed repairs or maintenance.
Respond to emergency situations, such as emergency medical calls, security calls, or fire alarms.
Change soiled linens, such as bed linens, drapes, or cubicle curtains.
Carry messages or documents between departments.
Transport portable medical equipment or medical supplies between rooms or departments.
Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, or other patient areas.
Collect and transport infectious or hazardous waste in closed containers for sterilization or disposal, in accordance with applicable law, standards, or policies.
Transport specimens, laboratory items, or pharmacy items, ensuring proper documentation and delivery to authorized personnel.
Collect soiled linen or trash.
Provide physical support to patients to assist them to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising.
Separate collected materials for disposal, recycling, or reuse, in accordance with environmental policies.
Restrain patients to prevent violence or injury or to assist physicians or nurses to administer treatments.
Turn or reposition bedridden patients, alone or with assistance, to prevent bedsores.
Position or hold patients in position for surgical preparation.
Stock utility rooms, nonmedical storage rooms, or cleaning carts with supplies.
Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
Stock or issue medical supplies, such as dressing packs or treatment trays.
Transport bodies to the morgue.
Serve or collect food trays.

Work Styles

Innovation

A tendency to be inventive, to be imaginative, and to adopt new perspectives on ways to accomplish work.

Achievement Orientation

Intellectual Curiosity

Tolerance for Ambiguity

Initiative

Adaptability

Self-Confidence

Perseverance

Leadership Orientation

Humility

Sincerity

Empathy

Cooperation

Optimism

Social Orientation

Cautiousness

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Integrity

Stress Tolerance

Self-Control

Data Source: This page includes information from the O*NET 30.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This page includes Employment Projections program, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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