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Orderlies in Mississippi
Get the information you need to know about working as an Orderly.
You’re in luck! Jobs for Orderlies in Mississippi are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.
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Projected employment for Orderlies in Mississippi is growing faster than average.
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Orderlies in Mississippi earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
How Many Orderlies Work in Mississippi?
410 people worked as Orderlies in 2018 in this state.
There were 430 Orderlies employed in this state in 2017.
That’s a decline of 20 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 630 Orderlies working in it, which means Mississippi has fewer Orderlies than average.
Job Projections for Mississippi
Jobs for Orderlies in this state are growing at a rate of 6.8% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.1%.
Mississippi Annual Job Openings
The BLS estimates there will be 50 annual job openings, and 470 total jobs in 2026 for Orderlies in this state.
Nationwide, the prediction is 6,700 annual jobs and 58,400 total jobs in 2026.
What do Orderlies Make in Mississippi?
In 2018 wages for Orderlies ranged from $16,990 to $30,890 with $21,830 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.17 to $14.85. The median hourly rate was $10.5.
Workers in this field were paid a median of $10.03 an hour in 2017.
The hourly rate grew by $0.47.
The median salary in Mississippi is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top Mississippi Metros for Orderlies
The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Orderlies.
Metro | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 150 | $23,200 |
Jackson, MS | 110 | $21,380 |
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS | 60 | $23,270 |
Top States for Orderlies Employment
The table below shows the states where most Orderlies work.
State | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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California | 4,460 | $37,420 |
Texas | 4,150 | $23,780 |
New York | 3,240 | $35,500 |
Illinois | 2,920 | $29,010 |
New Jersey | 2,800 | $29,810 |
Pennsylvania | 2,560 | $28,220 |
Massachusetts | 2,310 | $35,080 |
Florida | 2,240 | $24,600 |
Ohio | 2,240 | $26,880 |
Georgia | 2,010 | $27,420 |
Michigan | 1,660 | $28,540 |
Indiana | 1,580 | $28,140 |
Missouri | 1,430 | $22,740 |
Maryland | 1,240 | $27,450 |
Louisiana | 1,080 | $23,090 |
South Carolina | 1,040 | $23,630 |
Virginia | 940 | $27,570 |
North Carolina | 840 | $26,600 |
Alabama | 810 | $22,990 |
Arizona | 800 | $24,840 |
Below are the states where Orderlies get paid the most:
State | Annual Median Salary |
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Hawaii | $39,390 |
Minnesota | $39,120 |
Alaska | $38,100 |
California | $37,420 |
New York | $35,500 |
Wyoming | $35,150 |
Massachusetts | $35,080 |
Connecticut | $34,280 |
North Dakota | $33,800 |
Delaware | $33,630 |
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References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
More about our data sources and methodologies.