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.

Tasks Include:

Carry messages or documents between departments.
Change soiled linens, such as bed linens, drapes, or cubicle curtains.
Clean equipment, such as wheelchairs, hospital beds, or portable medical equipment, documenting needed repairs or maintenance.
Disinfect or sterilize equipment or supplies, using germicides or sterilizing equipment.
Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.
Respond to emergency situations, such as emergency medical calls, security calls, or fire alarms.
Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds.
Transport portable medical equipment or medical supplies between rooms or departments.

The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet291)

Projections Quick View:

Virginia: No Data

National: +4.5%

Education

High School Diploma

Job Zone:

Two: Some Preparation Needed

Income Range:

Moderately High ($36,000 - $49,999)

Median Earnings:

National

$36,830.00

State

$34,590.00

Regional

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Description

Career Cluster:

Health Science

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Education

Required Level of Education

High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 89.32%
Less than a High School Diploma = 6.55%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 4.13%

Related Work Experience

None = 58.03%
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 15.03%
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 13.27%
Up to and including 1 month = 5.25%
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 4.40%
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 4.01%

On-Site or In-Plant Training

Up to and including 1 month = 59.83%
None = 26.25%
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 12.87%
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 1.05%

On-the-Job Training

Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 63.85%
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 16.88%
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 15.07%
None or short demonstration = 4.19%

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Tasks

Core Tasks Include:

Carry messages or documents between departments.
Change soiled linens, such as bed linens, drapes, or cubicle curtains.
Clean equipment, such as wheelchairs, hospital beds, or portable medical equipment, documenting needed repairs or maintenance.
Disinfect or sterilize equipment or supplies, using germicides or sterilizing equipment.
Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.
Respond to emergency situations, such as emergency medical calls, security calls, or fire alarms.
Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds.
Transport portable medical equipment or medical supplies between rooms or departments.

Supplemental Tasks Include:

Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
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.
Collect soiled linen or trash.
Position or hold patients in position for surgical preparation.
Restrain patients to prevent violence or injury or to assist physicians or nurses to administer treatments.
Serve or collect food trays.
Stock or issue medical supplies, such as dressing packs or treatment trays.
Stock utility rooms, nonmedical storage rooms, or cleaning carts with supplies.
Transport bodies to the morgue.
Transport specimens, laboratory items, or pharmacy items, ensuring proper documentation and delivery to authorized personnel.
Turn or reposition bedridden patients, alone or with assistance, to prevent bedsores.
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.

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Knowledge

%	Subject	Description
80.00	Customer and Personal Service	Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
53.00	Public Safety and Security	Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

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Skills

%	Subject	Description
59.50	Social Perceptiveness	Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
59.50	Service Orientation	Actively looking for ways to help people.
53.00	Active Listening	Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
50.00	Speaking	Talking to others to convey information effectively.

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Abilities

%	Subject	Description
65.50	Oral Comprehension	The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
62.50	Trunk Strength	The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
59.50	Oral Expression	The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
59.50	Static Strength	The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
59.50	Speech Recognition	The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
59.50	Problem Sensitivity	The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
56.25	Near Vision	The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
53.00	Speech Clarity	The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
53.00	Extent Flexibility	The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
50.00	Explosive Strength	The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object.
50.00	Manual Dexterity	The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
50.00	Gross Body Equilibrium	The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.
50.00	Dynamic Strength	The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.
50.00	Stamina	The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.

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Work Activities

%	Subject	Description
82.75	Assisting and Caring for Others	Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
81.25	Performing General Physical Activities	Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
81.00	Handling and Moving Objects	Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
79.00	Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials	Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
73.50	Getting Information	Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
73.50	Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
72.00	Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
71.75	Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards	Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
68.25	Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
59.75	Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work	Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
59.50	Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings	Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
56.00	Processing Information	Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
53.00	Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others	Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
52.50	Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People	Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
52.25	Training and Teaching Others	Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
51.75	Making Decisions and Solving Problems	Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
50.75	Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
50.00	Performing for or Working Directly with the Public	Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.

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Work Styles

%	Subject	Description
90.00	Concern for Others	Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
81.75	Self-Control	Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
80.75	Stress Tolerance	Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
78.25	Cooperation	Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
78.25	Dependability	Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
75.25	Social Orientation	Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
73.75	Attention to Detail	Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
72.75	Integrity	Job requires being honest and ethical.
68.00	Adaptability/Flexibility	Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
62.25	Initiative	Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
58.75	Independence	Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
57.00	Persistence	Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
53.25	Achievement/Effort	Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

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Work Values

%	Subject	Description
61.17	Support	Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
55.50	Relationships	Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.

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Work Context

%	Subject	Description
98.20	Contact With Others	How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
97.20	Exposed to Disease or Infections	How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?
97.20	Physical Proximity	To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
96.20	Telephone	How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
94.80	Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets	How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets?
92.60	Indoors, Environmentally Controlled	How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
92.40	Spend Time Walking and Running	How much does this job require walking and running?
92.40	Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls	How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
92.00	Spend Time Standing	How much does this job require standing?
90.20	Work With Work Group or Team	How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
90.20	Importance of Being Exact or Accurate	How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
90.20	Responsible for Others' Health and Safety	How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
88.40	Frequency of Decision Making	How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
88.40	Face-to-Face Discussions	How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
87.00	Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body	How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?
85.00	Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions	How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
84.60	Time Pressure	How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
83.00	Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results	What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
82.60	Importance of Repeating Same Tasks	How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
81.40	Freedom to Make Decisions	How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
81.00	Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People	How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?
79.20	Coordinate or Lead Others	How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
77.00	Consequence of Error	How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
76.20	Structured versus Unstructured Work	To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
75.80	Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection	How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?
74.40	Frequency of Conflict Situations	How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?
67.80	Deal With External Customers	How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
67.00	Exposed to Contaminants	How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?
66.00	Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions	How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?
62.40	Level of Competition	To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?
62.00	Responsibility for Outcomes and Results	How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
58.40	Electronic Mail	How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
56.80	Deal With Physically Aggressive People	How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?
53.20	Degree of Automation	How automated is the job?
51.40	Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling	How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling?
49.80	Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment	How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)

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Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed

Overall 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.
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, tellers, and dental laboratory technicians.
Education
- These occupations usually require a high school diploma.

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Earnings Benefits*

Region	Entry Level	Median	Experienced
United States	$30,260.00	$36,830.00	$40,810.00
Virginia	$28,130.00	$34,590.00	$36,520.00

Region	Entry Level	Median	Experienced
Alexandria/Arlington	No Data	No Data	No Data
Bay Consortium	$33,480.00	$34,670.00	$40,320.00
Capital Region Workforce Partnership	$29,970.00	$31,790.00	$36,780.00
Central VA/Region2000	No Data	No Data	No Data
Crater Area	No Data	No Data	No Data
Greater Peninsula	No Data	No Data	No Data
Hampton Roads	$28,050.00	$28,480.00	$33,770.00
New River/Mt. Rogers	No Data	No Data	No Data
Northern Virginia	$32,850.00	$34,590.00	$38,110.00
Piedmont Workforce	$31,700.00	$35,640.00	$36,380.00
Shenandoah Valley	No Data	No Data	No Data
South Central	No Data	No Data	No Data
Southwestern Virginia	No Data	No Data	No Data
West Piedmont	No Data	No Data	No Data
Western Virginia	$29,540.00	$35,350.00	$38,130.00

* Earnings Calculations:

Regional Earnings:
   Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
   Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.

National and State Earnings:
   Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
   Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.

The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet291)

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Employment Projections

USA: 2023-2033

Virginia: 2022-2032

Regions: 2020-2030

	Current	Projected	% Change
United States	50,000	52,200	+4.5%
Virginia	No Data	No Data	No Data

Region	Current*	Projected	% Change
Alexandria/Arlington	No Data	No Data	No Data
Bay Consortium	No Data	No Data	No Data
Capital Region Workforce Partnership	No Data	No Data	No Data
Central VA/Region2000	No Data	No Data	No Data
Crater Area	No Data	No Data	No Data
Greater Peninsula	No Data	No Data	No Data
Hampton Roads	No Data	No Data	No Data
New River/Mt. Rogers	No Data	No Data	No Data
Northern Virginia	No Data	No Data	No Data
Piedmont Workforce	No Data	No Data	No Data
Shenandoah Valley	No Data	No Data	No Data
South Central	No Data	No Data	No Data
Southwestern Virginia	No Data	No Data	No Data
West Piedmont	No Data	No Data	No Data
Western Virginia	No Data	No Data	No Data

* - Estimated

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Proficiency Ratings

These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.

Proficiency	Rating
Assisting and Caring for Others	4.5
Performing General Physical Activities	4.5
Handling and Moving Objects	4.0
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials	4.0
Getting Information	4.0
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	4.0
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.0
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards	4.0
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	3.5
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work	3.5
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings	3.5
Processing Information	3.0
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others	3.0
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People	3.0
Training and Teaching Others	3.0
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	3.0
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	3.0
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public	3.0
Controlling Machines and Processes	3.0
Coaching and Developing Others	3.0
Developing and Building Teams	3.0
Documenting/Recording Information	3.0
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others	2.5
Providing Consultation and Advice to Others	2.5
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others	2.5
Working with Computers	2.5
Analyzing Data or Information	2.5
Monitoring and Controlling Resources	2.5
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information	2.5
Communicating with People Outside the Organization	2.5
Thinking Creatively	2.0
Developing Objectives and Strategies	2.0
Scheduling Work and Activities	2.0
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment	2.0
Performing Administrative Activities	2.0
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment	2.0
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates	2.0
Selling or Influencing Others	2.0
Staffing Organizational Units	1.5
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment	1.5
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment	1.5

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