Orderly vs porter

The differences between orderlies and porters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an orderly has an average salary of $31,848, which is higher than the $29,861 average annual salary of a porter.

The top three skills for an orderly include patients, patient care and patient transport. The most important skills for a porter are excellent guest, dexterity, and customer service.

Orderly vs porter overview

	Orderly	Porter
Yearly salary	$31,848	$29,861
Hourly rate	$15.31	$14.36
Growth rate	9%	4%
Number of jobs	122,712	87,777
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	41	49
Years of experience	-	-

Orderly vs porter salary

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

	Orderly	Porter
Average salary	$31,848	$29,861
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $47,000	Between $23,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Community Housing Innovations
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between orderly and porter education

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

	Orderly	Porter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Orderly vs porter demographics

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

	Orderly	Porter
Average age	41	49
Gender ratio	Male, 71.9% Female, 28.1%	Male, 86.2% Female, 13.8%
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, 12.1% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 24.7% Asian, 4.9% White, 52.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	8%	5%

Differences between orderly and porter 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.

Porter example responsibilities.

Wash down all kitchen walls, and cleaning stoves, fryers and also ovens.
Operate vehicles and power equipment, such as movers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, and pruning saws.
Operate cardboard compactor to recycle boxes.
Put tenant's dishes away in the office.
Record mileage and VIN numbers of customer vehicle.
Clear dish rack & bring dishes down to dishwasher.

Orderly vs porter skills

Common orderly skills

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

Common porter skills

Excellent Guest, 24%
Dexterity, 11%
Customer Service, 8%
Cleanliness, 8%
Good Communication, 5%
General Maintenance, 3%