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Orderly Workplace Records
Orderlies may assist with patient movement, transport equipment and maintain supplies between assignments. A workplace concern should identify the task and supervising role without revealing a patient’s condition or destination. Describe the sequence you experienced and distinguish your observations from clinical conclusions supplied by others.
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A record map for your role
What to organize first
Task sequence
Identify preparation, transport and handoff duties using staff roles rather than patient details.
Equipment report
Record the observed problem, recipient of your report and instruction that followed.
Personal schedule
Match your own recorded hours with cleaning, preparation and transport assignments.
Start with the work you actually do
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.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Orderlies (31-1132.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.Source task 19357 · updated 07/2016
- Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds.Source task 19366 · updated 07/2016
- Disinfect or sterilize equipment or supplies, using germicides or sterilizing equipment.Source task 19356 · updated 07/2016
- Clean equipment, such as wheelchairs, hospital beds, or portable medical equipment, documenting needed repairs or maintenance.Source task 19353 · updated 07/2016
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Orderlies (SOC 31-1132). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $14.29 | $15.05 | $16.05 | $31,310 |
| Alaska | $18.95 | $18.95 | $22.66 | $39,410 |
| Arizona | $17.21 | $17.97 | $18.37 | $37,380 |
| Arkansas | $13.35 | $15.16 | $16.83 | $31,540 |
| Connecticut | $16.89 | $18.06 | $18.82 | $37,550 |
| Delaware | $19.34 | $21.06 | $21.06 | $43,800 |
| Florida | $16.44 | $17.03 | $17.61 | $35,420 |
| Georgia | $15.68 | $17.36 | $18.70 | $36,100 |
| Hawaii | $20.23 | $22.66 | $22.67 | $47,130 |
| Idaho | $18.47 | $18.58 | $21.42 | $38,650 |
| Indiana | $17.13 | $18.53 | $19.43 | $38,540 |
| Iowa | $16.79 | $17.72 | $18.14 | $36,850 |
| Kansas | $17.01 | $17.86 | $18.04 | $37,140 |
| Kentucky | $15.32 | $16.95 | $18.01 | $35,260 |
| Louisiana | $12.79 | $13.14 | $14.46 | $27,330 |
| Maine | $18.95 | $20.45 | $21.07 | $42,530 |
| Michigan | $16.91 | $17.42 | $18.57 | $36,220 |
| Minnesota | $18.49 | $21.42 | $23.96 | $44,550 |
| Mississippi | $13.57 | $14.32 | $15.36 | $29,790 |
| Missouri | $16.05 | $17.13 | $18.07 | $35,620 |
| New Hampshire | $19.63 | $19.64 | $22.43 | $40,850 |
| New Mexico | $17.79 | $18.10 | $18.10 | $37,650 |
| New York | $18.89 | $22.40 | $24.79 | $46,600 |
| North Carolina | $18.17 | $18.60 | $19.15 | $38,680 |
| North Dakota | $17.42 | $18.39 | $20.77 | $38,240 |
| Ohio | $17.13 | $17.80 | $18.27 | $37,030 |
| Oklahoma | $15.82 | $16.55 | $17.22 | $34,430 |
| Pennsylvania | $18.39 | $19.30 | $21.27 | $40,140 |
| Rhode Island | $18.84 | $19.15 | $21.59 | $39,830 |
| Tennessee | $13.75 | $15.31 | $18.63 | $31,840 |
| Texas | $16.76 | $18.10 | $18.80 | $37,650 |
| Vermont | $20.56 | $23.13 | $23.13 | $48,120 |
| Virginia | $16.73 | $17.77 | $19.14 | $36,960 |
| West Virginia | $14.82 | $15.28 | $16.70 | $31,770 |
| Wisconsin | $18.53 | $19.89 | $21.57 | $41,380 |
| Wyoming | $15.06 | $17.98 | $17.98 | $37,410 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Trace transport and handoff roles
Record the general transport or lifting assignment and who directed assistance. Note when responsibility passed to another staff role and whether you requested help or equipment. Do not infer a clinical cause from an outcome, and avoid collecting patient movement histories to reconstruct the event.
Explain equipment and cleaning duties
List preparation, equipment cleaning and supply tasks relevant to your schedule or evaluation. Record a repair need and the response. Compare your own time entry with assigned duties rather than assuming transport-system timestamps represent every part of your workday.
Keep patient and facility records protected
Do not copy patient lists, room identifiers, images or clinical records into personal storage. Identify relevant equipment or dispatch-record types for review. Do not move equipment or a person to recreate evidence; keep your own training and permitted employment messages separately.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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