Orderlies, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

Also filed here42
  • orderly
  • attendant
  • ward aide
  • transporter
  • ward helper
  • cart attendant
  • patient escort
  • patient sitter
  • radiology aide
  • transport aide
  • ward assistant
  • ward attendant
  • medical orderly
  • hospital orderly
  • and 28 more
SOC code
31-1132.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
16 activities
Activities an agent can take on
2
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · OrderliesSOC 31-1132.00
62% · agentPartly automatable
58% · agentPartly automatable
22% · you keepBarely automatable
18% · you keepBarely automatable
15% · you keepBarely automatable
12% · you keepBarely automatable
The team2 agents · 2 need no setup
Patient call routing agent
Electronic medical record EMR software · Chat · Docs
● No integration needed
Information relay agent
Microsoft Outlook · Chat · Docs
● No integration needed
You keep this
Physically lift, move, position, and transport patientsPerform hands-on patient care and assistance with daily living activitiesRespond to emergency situations requiring immediate physical presenceExecute cleaning, disinfection, and waste disposal protocols on-site

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Answer patient calls and relay information62% · routine communication and explanation · partly automatable
Provide information to staff and visitors58% · routine communication and explanation · partly automatable

The full activity list

All 16 detailed work activities O*NET records for Orderlies, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.