Description
Transport patients to areas such as operating rooms or x-ray rooms using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds. May maintain stocks of supplies or clean and transport equipment. Psychiatric orderlies are included in Psychiatric Aides.
Skills
Content
- • Active Listening
- • Speaking
Social Skills
- • Social Perceptiveness
- • Service Orientation
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Problem Sensitivity
Fine Manipulative Abilities
- • Manual Dexterity
Physical Strength Abilities
- • Static Strength
- • Explosive Strength
- • Dynamic Strength
- • Trunk Strength
Endurance
- • Stamina
Flexibility, Balance, and Coordination
- • Extent Flexibility
- • Gross Body Equilibrium
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Customer and Personal Service
Law and Public Safety
- • Public Safety and Security
Related specializations
Interview options
Interview options
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Interviewee accent
Interview time
Related Pathways
Healthcare & Human Services
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Source
Tasks & skills:
O*NET occupational data (work activities, skills, knowledge).
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
