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ANZSCO 423311Updated 2026-01-29
Hospital Orderly
National shortage level: Low
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 58k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1120
Salary range: AUD 52k-AUD 64k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
28.3%
NSW
26.1%
VIC
22.2%
QLD
Education mix
28%
certificate iii/ iv
21%
year 12
17.2%
year 10 and below
Role overview
Hospital Orderlies assist with the provision of care to patients in a hospital by ensuring wards are neat and tidy, lifting and turning patients and transporting them in wheelchairs or on movable beds, and providing direct care and support.
What you do
- • Assists patients with their personal care needs such as showering, dressing and eating.
- • Assists patients with their mobility and communication needs.
- • Moves patients around the facility by pushing them in wheelchairs or in mobile beds.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: certificate iii/ iv (28%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Assists patients with their mobility and communication needs.
- • Assists patients with their personal care needs such as showering, dressing and eating.
- • Moves equipment around the facility.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1120
Annual median: AUD 58k
Range: AUD 52k-AUD 64k