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Orderlies in Tennessee

Considering a career as an Orderly in Tennessee?

10.2% Jobs Projection

$23,560 Median Salary

120 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Orderlies in Tennessee are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

Projected employment for Orderlies in Tennessee is growing faster than average.
Orderlies in Tennessee earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Orderlies Work in Tennessee?

In Tennessee, there were 750 people working as Orderlies in the year 2018.

There were 950 Orderlies employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 200 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 630 Orderlies working in it, which means Tennessee has more Orderlies than average.

Job Projections for Tennessee

Jobs for Orderlies in this state are growing at a rate of 10.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.1%.

Tennessee Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 120 annual Orderlies job openings in Tennessee, and 1,080 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 6,700 annual jobs and 58,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Orderlies Make in Tennessee?

In 2018 wages for Orderlies ranged from $18,120 to $30,990 with $23,560 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.71 to $14.9. The median hourly rate was $11.33.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $11.86 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.53.

The median salary in Tennessee is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Tennessee Metros for Orderlies

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Orderlies.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN	240	$26,420
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	150	$23,200
Knoxville, TN	140	$22,700

Top States for Orderlies Employment

View the list below to see where most Orderlies work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
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
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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Psychiatric Aides	1,530

References

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