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Orderlies in Texas

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17.2% Jobs Projection

$23,780 Median Salary

550 Job Openings

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

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

How Many Orderlies Work in Texas?

4,150 people worked as Orderlies in 2018 in this state.

There were 4,430 Orderlies employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 280 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Orderlies in this state are growing at a rate of 17.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.1%.

Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 550 annual job openings, and a total of 4,640 jobs for Texas Orderlies in 2026.

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

What do Orderlies Make in Texas?

In 2018 wages for Orderlies ranged from $19,370 to $31,420 with $23,780 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.31 to $15.1. The median hourly rate was $11.43.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $11.26 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.17.

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

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Top Texas Metros for Orderlies

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

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	1,600	$24,690
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	610	$24,520
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	280	$23,820
Lubbock, TX	170	$22,840
Tyler, TX	110	$22,890
Corpus Christi, TX	110	$23,450
Amarillo, TX	80	$22,620
Killeen-Temple, TX	70	$22,700
El Paso, TX	70	$23,540
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	50	$23,520

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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References

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