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  • Orderlies
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  • Health Science
  • Annual Median Wage
    $ 34,160
    $28,040 range bar $36,290
    Annual NC Wage Range
    Growth Rate
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    Moderately Growing
  • Orderlies transport patients and clean treatment areas.

What do they typically do

  • Turn, reposition, and transfer patients between beds and wheelchairs
  • Transport patients, such as taking a hospital patient to an operating room
  • Serve meals and help patients eat
  • Help patients use the toilet and dress
  • Measure patients' vital signs, such as blood pressure and temperature
  • Clean and bathe patients or residents
  • Listen to and record patients' health concerns and report that information to nurses
  • Clean equipment and facilities

Number of Jobs

Average Annual
Job Growth +0.9%
Job Openings 208

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    These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
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