Details Report for:
31-1132.00 - 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.
Sample of reported job titles: Attendant, Operating Room Assistant, Orderly, Patient Care Assistant (PCA), Patient Care Technician (PCT), Patient Escort, Patient Transporter, Radiology Transporter, Transporter
Tasks | Technology Skills | Tools Used | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Detailed Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
Tasks Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Technology Skills Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Medical software — Electronic medical record EMR software; GE Healthcare Centricity EMR; Medical record charting software
- Operating system software — Microsoft Windows
Hot Technology — a technology requirement frequently included in employer job postings.
Tools Used Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles — Automated external defibrillators AED
- Clinical hydraulic lifts or accessories — Hydraulic patient lifts
- Desktop computers
- Electronic blood pressure units — Automated blood pressure cuffs
- Electronic medical thermometers — Electronic patient thermometers
- Extremity restraints — Patient limb restraints
- Gurneys or scissor lifts — Medical gurneys
- Medical acoustic stethoscope or accessory — Mechanical stethoscopes
- Medical aerosol tents — Oxygen tents
- Medical exam or non surgical procedure gloves — Medical examination protective gloves
- Medical gas cylinders or related devices — Oxygen tanks
- Medical x ray units for general diagnostic use — Portable x ray machines
- Mercury blood pressure units — Manual blood pressure equipment
- Notebook computers — Laptop computers
- Oxygen therapy delivery system products accessories or its supplies — Oxygen therapy equipment
- Patient bed or table scales for general use — Patient bed scales
- Patient care beds or accessories for general use — Adjustable hospital beds
- Patient floor scales — Medical scales
- Patient shifting boards or accessories — Patient transfer boards
- Patient stabilization or fall prevention devices or accessories — Protective patient restraints
- Personal computers
- Razors — Safety razors
- Shower or bath chairs or seats for the physically challenged — Shower chairs
- Special purpose telephones — Multi-line telephone systems
- Specimen collection container — Specimen collection containers
- Therapeutic heating or cooling pads or compresses or packs — Therapeutic cold packs; Therapeutic hot packs
- Wheelchairs — Patient transport wheelchairs
Knowledge Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Skills Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Abilities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Work Activities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Detailed Work Activities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Adjust positions of patients on beds or tables.
- Clean medical equipment.
- Move patients to or from treatment areas.
- Dispose of biomedical waste in accordance with standards.
- Transport biological or other medical materials.
- Clean patient rooms or patient treatment rooms.
- Assist patients with daily activities.
- Hold patients to ensure proper positioning or safety.
- Assess physical conditions of patients to aid in diagnosis or treatment.
- Record vital statistics or other health information.
- Stock medical or patient care supplies.
- Feed patients.
Find occupations related to multiple detailed work activities
Work Context Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Job Zone Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Title | Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed |
Education | These occupations usually require a high school diploma. |
Related Experience | Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public. |
Job Training | Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations. |
Job Zone Examples | These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, and tellers. |
SVP Range | (4.0 to < 6.0) |
Education
Interests Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Realistic — Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others. ![]() |
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Work Styles Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Wages & Employment Trends
Median wages (2019) | $13.93 hourly, $28,980 annual |
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Employment (2019) | 50,600 employees |
Projected growth (2019-2029) | ![]() |
Projected job openings (2019-2029) | 5,600 |
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Top industries (2019) | Health Care and Social Assistance (89% employed in this sector)
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2019 wage data
and 2019-2029 employment projections
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"Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2019-2029). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
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