Orderly vs nurse

The differences between orderlies and nurses can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a nurse has an average salary of $57,564, which is higher than the $31,848 average annual salary of an orderly.

The top three skills for an orderly include patients, patient care and patient transport. The most important skills for a nurse are patients, home health, and CPR.

Orderly vs nurse overview

	Orderly	Nurse
Yearly salary	$31,848	$57,564
Hourly rate	$15.31	$27.68
Growth rate	9%	6%
Number of jobs	122,712	696,124
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Average age	41	44
Years of experience	-	2

Orderly vs nurse salary

Orderlies and nurses have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Orderly	Nurse
Average salary	$31,848	$57,564
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $47,000	Between $38,000 And $86,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Conviva
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between orderly and nurse education

There are a few differences between an orderly and a nurse in terms of educational background:

	Orderly	Nurse
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	-	Duke University

Orderly vs nurse demographics

Here are the differences between orderlies' and nurses' demographics:

	Orderly	Nurse
Average age	41	44
Gender ratio	Male, 71.9% Female, 28.1%	Male, 14.0% Female, 86.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 27.3% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 4.6% White, 48.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 8.9% White, 65.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	8%	9%

Differences between orderly and nurse duties and responsibilities

Orderly example responsibilities.

Document resident records on daily flow sheets, assist with ADL's sensitive to the needs of geriatric patients.
Sanitize stretchers and replenish linen onto stretchers.
Change full sharps containers.Assist with families in PACU.
Apply knowledge of cardiac rhythm interpretation and EKG analysis.
Help clients with ADL's, applying medicine, feeding ...
Handle monthly inventory tasks for books, DVDs and various research materials.

Nurse example responsibilities.

Monitor patients' status during surgery (circulate in operating room) and manage patients in PACU.
Manage high-acuity cardiac/pulmonary and psychiatric patients
Monitor patients for cardiac rhythm changes and implement medication according to ACLS guidelines.
Educate patients and families on diseases processes, medications, wind care, and iv infusion.
Provide care for patients on medical/surgical, transplant, cardiac, orthopedic, postpartum, neonatal ICU, and psychiatric units
Demonstrate competence in CPR and other medical emergency situations.

Orderly vs nurse skills

Common orderly skills

Patients, 48%
Patient Care, 19%
Patient Transport, 4%
CPR, 3%
PACU, 2%
Patient Rooms, 2%

Common nurse skills

Patients, 21%
Home Health, 7%
CPR, 6%
BLS, 6%
Acute Care, 5%
Acls, 4%