Jobs Similar to Orderlies
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to orderlies, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Nursing Assistants, Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers and Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners.
Orderlies: $38,290 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
| # | Career | Similarity | Median pay (vs. Orderlies) | Usual preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nursing AssistantsSame group | 79% | $42,260+10% | Training or associate |
| 2 | Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | 79% | $33,580−12% | High school |
| 3 | Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 79% | $35,510−7% | High school |
| 4 | School Bus Monitors | 78% | $35,100−8% | High school |
| 5 | Transportation Security Screeners | 77% | $66,770+74% | High school |
| 6 | Crossing Guards and Flaggers | 77% | $38,1000% | High school |
| 7 | Physical Therapist Aides | 77% | $35,240−8% | High school |
| 8 | Flight Attendants | 76% | $63,580+66% | High school |
| 9 | Passenger Attendants | 76% | $37,720−1% | High school |
| 10 | Baggage Porters and Bellhops | 76% | $37,080−3% | High school |
| 11 | Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants | 76% | $36,300−5% | High school |
| 12 | Phlebotomists | 76% | $45,230+18% | Training or associate |
| 13 | Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians | 75% | $35,450−7% | High school |
| 14 | Animal Caretakers | 75% | $35,360−8% | High school |
| 15 | Parking Attendants | 74% | $35,150−8% | High school |
| 16 | Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | 74% | $35,360−8% | High school |
| 17 | Funeral Attendants | 74% | $35,680−7% | High school |
| 18 | Bus Drivers, School | 74% | $47,920+25% | High school |
| 19 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 73% | $64,400+68% | Training or associate |
| 20 | Security Guards | 73% | $38,020−1% | High school |
- 1Nursing Assistants
79% similar · $42,260 (+10%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 2Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
79% similar · $33,580 (−12%) · High school
- 3Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
79% similar · $35,510 (−7%) · High school
- 4School Bus Monitors
78% similar · $35,100 (−8%) · High school
- 5Transportation Security Screeners
77% similar · $66,770 (+74%) · High school
- 6Crossing Guards and Flaggers
77% similar · $38,100 (0%) · High school
- 7Physical Therapist Aides
77% similar · $35,240 (−8%) · High school
- 8Flight Attendants
76% similar · $63,580 (+66%) · High school
- 9Passenger Attendants
76% similar · $37,720 (−1%) · High school
- 10Baggage Porters and Bellhops
76% similar · $37,080 (−3%) · High school
- 11Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants
76% similar · $36,300 (−5%) · High school
- 12Phlebotomists
76% similar · $45,230 (+18%) · Training or associate
- 13Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
75% similar · $35,450 (−7%) · High school
- 14Animal Caretakers
75% similar · $35,360 (−8%) · High school
- 15Parking Attendants
74% similar · $35,150 (−8%) · High school
- 16Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
74% similar · $35,360 (−8%) · High school
- 17Funeral Attendants
74% similar · $35,680 (−7%) · High school
- 18Bus Drivers, School
74% similar · $47,920 (+25%) · High school
- 19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
73% similar · $64,400 (+68%) · Training or associate
- 20Security Guards
73% similar · $38,020 (−1%) · High school
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than orderlies.
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for orderlies also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs that can lead here
Careers where orderlies is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians (85)
- Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers (83)
- Funeral Attendants (81)
- Passenger Attendants (80)
- Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners (79)
- School Bus Monitors (78)
- Crossing Guards and Flaggers (77)
- Physical Therapist Aides (77)
- Baggage Porters and Bellhops (76)
- Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants (76)
Questions about jobs like orderlies
What jobs are most similar to orderlies?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Nursing Assistants (79% similar), Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers (79% similar), Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners (79% similar), School Bus Monitors (78% similar) and Transportation Security Screeners (77% similar).
Which jobs like orderlies pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Transportation Security Screeners ($66,770, +74%; usually a high school diploma), Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses ($64,400, +68%; usually training or an associate degree) and Flight Attendants ($63,580, +66%; usually a high school diploma) have the highest BLS median pay compared with orderlies ($38,290). Without more preparation than orderlies usually need: Transportation Security Screeners, Flight Attendants and Bus Drivers (School).
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.