Orderlies
SOC Code: 31-1132
Orderliess lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 73.1/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening.
AI-Proof Score: 73.1 — High
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Median Salary
$37,700
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Job Growth
3.3%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Service Orientation
- •Social Perceptiveness
- •Active Listening
- •Speaking
- •Coordination
- •Critical Thinking
- •Judgment and Decision Making
- •Monitoring
Common 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.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation