Also called: Patient Transporter, Orderly
Moves patients around the hospital: to surgery, imaging, and their rooms.
Wheels patients on stretchers to the OR or the MRI, helps lift and reposition them, and chats with nervous patients along the way. Walks miles every shift.
BLS May 2024 (orderlies).
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; trained on the job.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average (about 2% over 10 years).
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Delivery robots already carry supplies and meds; lifting, moving and calming patients stays human, though robot transport may grow by 2036.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply for patient transporter jobs at hospitals; CPR class is often given after hire
Classes: Health science CTE, Physical education, Biology, Spanish.
Official data: O*NET occupation 31-1132.
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