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Estimated Employment850
Mean wage$17.18
Entry wage$14.63
10th percentile wage$14.64
50th percentile wage$15.85
90th percentile wage$20.07
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Hospitals79093.2%
Ambulatory Health Care Services404.8%
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities  $17.94
Hospitals790  $15.85
Ambulatory Health Care Services40  $15.35
Orderlies (31-1132)
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. Excludes Nursing Assistants (31-1131). Psychiatric orderlies are included in Psychiatric Aides (31-1133).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current  $15.85 $18.39 -$2.54
2021$14.87+6.6%$17.25+6.6%-$2.38
2020$14.09+5.5%$16.35+5.5%-$2.25
2019$13.58+3.7%$15.76+3.7%-$2.17
2018$13.03+4.3%$15.12+4.3%-$2.08
2017$12.57+3.6%$14.59+3.6%-$2.01
2016$12.17+3.3%$14.13+3.3%-$1.95
2015$11.82+3.0%$13.72+3.0%-$1.89
2014$11.57+2.2%$13.43+2.2%-$1.85
2013$11.44+1.2%$13.27+1.2%-$1.83
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current  $15.85 $24.37 -$8.52
2021$14.87+6.6%$23.42+4.0%-$8.55
2020$14.09+5.5%$22.62+3.5%-$8.53
2019$13.58+3.7%$21.98+2.9%-$8.39
2018$13.03+4.3%$21.34+3.0%-$8.30
2017$12.57+3.6%$20.73+2.9%-$8.15
2016$12.17+3.3%$20.24+2.4%-$8.06
2015$11.82+3.0%$19.73+2.6%-$7.90
2014$11.57+2.2%$19.31+2.2%-$7.74
2013$11.44+1.2%$18.96+1.9%-$7.52

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2022

Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
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