Healthcare
Orderlies
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.
Median salary
$37,700
Typical range
$32k – $50k
Job outlook
+3% (about average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Orderlies
Education
Typical entry: No degree required
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Junior Orderlies
Entry / Junior
$31,610
~2 yrs to advance
Orderlies
Established
$37,700
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Orderlies
Senior
$43,635
Key skills
A typical day
- •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.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Healthcare
Explore all- Johns Hopkins University7% admit · $93,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- Duke University6% admit · $105,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
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