Headline risk
8%
Low RiskOrderlies
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
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.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 37,700
Employment 2024
54.0K
Projected Change (2024–34)
3.3%
Openings (2024–34)
7.8K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Overall employment of nursing assistants and orderlies is projected to show little or no change from 2024 to 2034.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers. AI use: 0%
- 2. Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds. AI use: 0%
- 3. Disinfect or sterilize equipment or supplies, using germicides or sterilizing equipment. AI use: 0%
- 4. Clean equipment, such as wheelchairs, hospital beds, or portable medical equipment, documenting needed repairs or maintenance. AI use: 0%
- 5. Carry messages or documents between departments. AI use: 0%
- 6. Respond to emergency situations, such as emergency medical calls, security calls, or fire alarms. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 35.5 · 87K employed
Under 25: 21% · 25–54: 60% · 55+: 18%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
title_match · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Nursing assistants provide basic care and help patients with activities of daily living. Orderlies transport patients and clean treatment areas.
Most nursing assistants and orderlies work in nursing and residential care facilities and in hospitals. They are physically active and may need to help lift or move patients.
Nursing assistants often need to complete a state-approved education program and pass their state’s competency exam to become licensed or certified. Orderlies typically have at least a high school diploma.
The median annual wage for nursing assistants was $39,530 in May 2024.
Overall employment of nursing assistants and orderlies is projected to show little or no change from 2024 to 2034.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.