Orderly vs patient care technician

The differences between orderlies and patient care technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a patient care technician has an average salary of $32,806, 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 patient care technician are patients, vital signs, and phlebotomy.

Orderly vs patient care technician overview

	Orderly	Patient Care Technician
Yearly salary	$31,848	$32,806
Hourly rate	$15.31	$15.77
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	122,712	167,520
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 27%
Average age	41	34
Years of experience	-	-

Orderly vs patient care technician salary

Orderlies and patient care technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Orderly	Patient Care Technician
Average salary	$31,848	$32,806
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $47,000	Between $24,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	Rochester, NH
Highest paying state	-	Vermont
Best paying company	-	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between orderly and patient care technician education

There are a few differences between an orderly and a patient care technician in terms of educational background:

	Orderly	Patient Care Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 27%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	-	Emory University

Orderly vs patient care technician demographics

Here are the differences between orderlies' and patient care technicians' demographics:

	Orderly	Patient Care Technician
Average age	41	34
Gender ratio	Male, 71.9% Female, 28.1%	Male, 19.0% Female, 81.0%
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, 14.3% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.1% Asian, 6.4% White, 51.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	15%

Differences between orderly and patient care technician 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.

Patient care technician example responsibilities.

Manage care and prepare medical records, transcription and supply orders.
Manage daily care of high acuity patients with neurological trauma/disorders and post-surgery.
Qualify to perform patient care responsibilities on catheter patients.
Transport patients using wheelchairs and stretchers and assist patients to ambulate safely.
Assist with transferring patients in and out of wheelchairs, recliners, and stretchers.
Apply protective restraints safely and appropriately, assist in the admission, discharge and transfer of patients as needed.

Orderly vs patient care technician skills

Common orderly skills

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

Common patient care technician skills

Patients, 24%
Vital Signs, 9%
Phlebotomy, 7%
CPR, 6%
Direct Patient Care, 5%
Customer Service, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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