Louisiana was 28.6% below the U.S. median for Orderlies. It ranked 47 of 48 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Louisiana was 88.2, or 11.8% below the national price level. Its housing index was 63.1.
National-price-dollar proxy
$30,984
WageScope divides the published Orderlies median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 31-1132 and BLS area 22.
Questions, answered
Orderlies pay in Louisiana: common questions
What is the median wage for Orderlies in Louisiana?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $27,330 per year for Orderlies in Louisiana. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Orderlies pay higher in Louisiana than nationally?
Louisiana's published median was 28.6% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Louisiana?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 88.2 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Orderlies jobs does BLS estimate in Louisiana?
BLS published an employment estimate of 600 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
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The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Orderlies median in Louisiana at $27,330 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 31-1132 and BLS area 22.
BLS lists 600 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $28,700 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Louisiana's Orderlies median is 28.6% below the U.S. Orderlies median of $38,290 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 31-1132 and area 22. SOC 31-1132 names Orderlies. Area 22 names Louisiana. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 31-1132/22 row reports 600 wage and salary jobs, 0.31 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.93 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 31-1132/22, the annual median is $27,330 per year, while the matching mean is $28,700 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
Area 22 reports 1,934,900 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $56,600. Its annual median is $45,520. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.2%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 31-1132 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Louisiana runs from $22,710 at the 10th percentile to $100,110 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $30,350. The median is $45,520. The 75th percentile is $66,340. This is a place check, not a pay range for Orderlies.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 22. They do not show related skills or a path into Orderlies.
1. Area 22, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 49,570 jobs, $29,490 annual median, 25.62 jobs per 1,000, and 1.02 location quotient.
2. Area 22, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 48,970 jobs, $80,230 annual median, 25.31 jobs per 1,000, and 1.16 location quotient.
3. Area 22, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 46,350 jobs, $26,750 annual median, 23.95 jobs per 1,000, and 1.21 location quotient.
4. Area 22, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 45,720 jobs, $22,800 annual median, 23.63 jobs per 1,000, and 0.95 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Louisiana wage ladder for Orderlies
The 10th percentile is $24,230 per year. The 25th percentile is $26,610 per year. The median is $27,330 per year. The 75th percentile is $30,070 per year. The 90th percentile is $33,740 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $26,610 per year to $30,070 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $9,510. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Louisiana has a annual median of $27,330 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $38,290 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Louisiana. Louisiana is 28.6% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Louisiana ranks 47 of 48 among states and territories with a published annual median for Orderlies. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 47 of 48 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
44. Arkansas has a Orderlies median of $31,540 per year, 170 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.39.
45. Alabama has a Orderlies median of $31,310 per year, 400 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.57.
46. Mississippi has a Orderlies median of $29,790 per year, 440 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.11.
48. Puerto Rico has a Orderlies median of $22,330 per year, 630 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.98.
Where Orderlies medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 31-1132, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. California has the highest published median in this set, at $49,920 per year. Louisiana sits at $27,330 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Orderlies is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. California has a Orderlies median of $49,920 per year, or $22,590 above Louisiana. BLS lists 4,870 jobs there, compared with 600 in Louisiana. The location quotient is 0.79.
2. Washington has a Orderlies median of $48,690 per year, or $21,360 above Louisiana. BLS lists 200 jobs there, compared with 600 in Louisiana. The location quotient is 0.17.
3. Vermont has a Orderlies median of $48,120 per year, or $20,790 above Louisiana. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with 600 in Louisiana. The location quotient is 0.65.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Orderlies jobs
California has the largest published state job estimate for Orderlies in this same-source set, at 4,870 jobs. Louisiana has 600. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. California has 4,870 estimated Orderlies jobs, a gap of 4,270 jobs from Louisiana. Its median is $49,920 per year, or $22,590 above Louisiana. Its location quotient is 0.79.
2. New York has 4,680 estimated Orderlies jobs, a gap of 4,080 jobs from Louisiana. Its median is $46,600 per year, or $19,270 above Louisiana. Its location quotient is 1.43.
3. Florida has 4,440 estimated Orderlies jobs, a gap of 3,840 jobs from Louisiana. Its median is $35,420 per year, or $8,090 above Louisiana. Its location quotient is 1.32.
Local-share leaders
Where Orderlies takes the largest share of local jobs
Puerto Rico has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 1.98. Louisiana has 0.93. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Orderlies is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Puerto Rico has a location quotient of 1.98, a gap of 1.05 from Louisiana. BLS lists 630 Orderlies jobs and a median of $22,330 per year, or $5,000 below Louisiana.
2. South Carolina has a location quotient of 1.84, a gap of 0.91 from Louisiana. BLS lists 1,430 Orderlies jobs and a median of $36,480 per year, or $9,150 above Louisiana.
3. New Jersey has a location quotient of 1.83, a gap of 0.90 from Louisiana. BLS lists 2,640 Orderlies jobs and a median of $38,670 per year, or $11,340 above Louisiana.
Job scale and share
How common Orderlies is in Louisiana
BLS lists 600 Orderlies jobs in Louisiana. It also lists 0.31 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.93. A value of 1 means Orderlies has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
The all-occupations median in Louisiana is $45,520 per year. The Orderlies median is $27,330 per year. Orderlies is 40.0% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Louisiana. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Orderlies. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, SOC 25-9045, has a Louisiana median of $27,400 per year. BLS lists 14,530 jobs and a location quotient of 0.82.
2. Cashiers, SOC 41-2011, has a Louisiana median of $26,750 per year. BLS lists 46,350 jobs and a location quotient of 1.21.
3. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a Louisiana median of $28,930 per year. BLS lists 27,610 jobs and a location quotient of 1.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Louisiana
Retail Salespersons is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Louisiana table, at 49,570 jobs. Orderlies has 600 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 1,934,900. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Orderlies's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Retail Salespersons has 49,570 jobs in Louisiana, a gap of 48,970 from Orderlies. Its median is $29,490 per year, or $2,160 above Orderlies. Its location quotient is 1.02.
2. Registered Nurses has 48,970 jobs in Louisiana, a gap of 48,370 from Orderlies. Its median is $80,230 per year, or $52,900 above Orderlies. Its location quotient is 1.16.
3. Cashiers has 46,350 jobs in Louisiana, a gap of 45,750 from Orderlies. Its median is $26,750 per year, or $580 below Orderlies. Its location quotient is 1.21.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Louisiana
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Louisiana role table, at $101,790 per year. Orderlies has $27,330 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $45,520 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $101,790 per year in Louisiana, or $74,460 above Orderlies. BLS lists 43,220 jobs, compared with 600 for Orderlies. Its location quotient is 0.99.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $80,230 per year in Louisiana, or $52,900 above Orderlies. BLS lists 48,970 jobs, compared with 600 for Orderlies. Its location quotient is 1.16.
3. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $63,290 per year in Louisiana, or $35,960 above Orderlies. BLS lists 19,120 jobs, compared with 600 for Orderlies. Its location quotient is 1.24.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Louisiana
Food Preparation Workers has the highest location quotient in the bounded Louisiana role table, at 2.78. Orderlies has 0.93. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Orderlies with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Food Preparation Workers has a location quotient of 2.78 in Louisiana, a gap of 1.85 from Orderlies. BLS lists 30,920 jobs and a median of $23,620 per year, or $3,710 below Orderlies.
2. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a location quotient of 2.18 in Louisiana, a gap of 1.25 from Orderlies. BLS lists 17,600 jobs and a median of $57,470 per year, or $30,140 above Orderlies.
3. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 1.62 in Louisiana, a gap of 0.69 from Orderlies. BLS lists 22,100 jobs and a median of $38,230 per year, or $10,900 above Orderlies.
Price-level view
What $27,330 may mean after the Louisiana price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Louisiana is 88.2. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 11.8% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $27,330 Orderlies median by 88.2 divided by 100. The result is $30,984 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 63.1. Goods are 93.7. Utilities are 71.5. Other services are 95.7. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Orderlies row is 14%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.7%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 600 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $28,700 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Orderlies. It uses a Louisiana place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $27,330 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Orderlies row for Louisiana does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 600 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.93 is not a growth score. Rank 47 of 48 is not a place score. The 88.2 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 31-1132 in BLS area 22. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
5. Area 22, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 45,060 jobs, $22,520 annual median, 23.29 jobs per 1,000, and 0.84 location quotient.
6. Area 22, SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 43,730 jobs, $35,340 annual median, 22.6 jobs per 1,000, and 1.19 location quotient.
4. Hawaii has a Orderlies median of $47,130 per year, or $19,800 above Louisiana. BLS lists 80 jobs there, compared with 600 in Louisiana. The location quotient is 0.36.
5. New York has a Orderlies median of $46,600 per year, or $19,270 above Louisiana. BLS lists 4,680 jobs there, compared with 600 in Louisiana. The location quotient is 1.43.
6. Oregon has a Orderlies median of $45,120 per year, or $17,790 above Louisiana. BLS lists 500 jobs there, compared with 600 in Louisiana. The location quotient is 0.75.
7. Minnesota has a Orderlies median of $44,550 per year, or $17,220 above Louisiana. BLS lists 430 jobs there, compared with 600 in Louisiana. The location quotient is 0.43.
8. Delaware has a Orderlies median of $43,800 per year, or $16,470 above Louisiana. BLS lists 190 jobs there, compared with 600 in Louisiana. The location quotient is 1.19.
4. Pennsylvania has 3,550 estimated Orderlies jobs, a gap of 2,950 jobs from Louisiana. Its median is $40,140 per year, or $12,810 above Louisiana. Its location quotient is 1.74.
5. New Jersey has 2,640 estimated Orderlies jobs, a gap of 2,040 jobs from Louisiana. Its median is $38,670 per year, or $11,340 above Louisiana. Its location quotient is 1.83.
6. Georgia has 2,410 estimated Orderlies jobs, a gap of 1,810 jobs from Louisiana. Its median is $36,100 per year, or $8,770 above Louisiana. Its location quotient is 1.46.
7. Ohio has 2,360 estimated Orderlies jobs, a gap of 1,760 jobs from Louisiana. Its median is $37,030 per year, or $9,700 above Louisiana. Its location quotient is 1.26.
8. Texas has 2,320 estimated Orderlies jobs, a gap of 1,720 jobs from Louisiana. Its median is $37,650 per year, or $10,320 above Louisiana. Its location quotient is 0.49.
4. Pennsylvania has a location quotient of 1.74, a gap of 0.81 from Louisiana. BLS lists 3,550 Orderlies jobs and a median of $40,140 per year, or $12,810 above Louisiana.
5. Connecticut has a location quotient of 1.72, a gap of 0.79 from Louisiana. BLS lists 980 Orderlies jobs and a median of $37,550 per year, or $10,220 above Louisiana.
6. Maryland has a location quotient of 1.69, a gap of 0.76 from Louisiana. BLS lists 1,580 Orderlies jobs and a median of $38,210 per year, or $10,880 above Louisiana.
7. Massachusetts has a location quotient of 1.48, a gap of 0.55 from Louisiana. BLS lists 1,810 Orderlies jobs and a median of $38,970 per year, or $11,640 above Louisiana.
8. Georgia has a location quotient of 1.46, a gap of 0.53 from Louisiana. BLS lists 2,410 Orderlies jobs and a median of $36,100 per year, or $8,770 above Louisiana.
4. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 45,720 jobs in Louisiana, a gap of 45,120 from Orderlies. Its median is $22,800 per year, or $4,530 below Orderlies. Its location quotient is 0.95.
5. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 45,060 jobs in Louisiana, a gap of 44,460 from Orderlies. Its median is $22,520 per year, or $4,810 below Orderlies. Its location quotient is 0.84.
6. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 43,730 jobs in Louisiana, a gap of 43,130 from Orderlies. Its median is $35,340 per year, or $8,010 above Orderlies. Its location quotient is 1.19.
7. General and Operations Managers has 43,220 jobs in Louisiana, a gap of 42,620 from Orderlies. Its median is $101,790 per year, or $74,460 above Orderlies. Its location quotient is 0.99.
8. Waiters and Waitresses has 33,870 jobs in Louisiana, a gap of 33,270 from Orderlies. Its median is $15,080 per year, or $12,250 below Orderlies. Its location quotient is 1.2.
4. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $63,220 per year in Louisiana, or $35,890 above Orderlies. BLS lists 17,010 jobs, compared with 600 for Orderlies. Its location quotient is 1.26.
5. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $59,850 per year in Louisiana, or $32,520 above Orderlies. BLS lists 15,210 jobs, compared with 600 for Orderlies. Its location quotient is 1.15.
6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $58,770 per year in Louisiana, or $31,440 above Orderlies. BLS lists 22,060 jobs, compared with 600 for Orderlies. Its location quotient is 1.28.
7. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a median of $57,470 per year in Louisiana, or $30,140 above Orderlies. BLS lists 17,600 jobs, compared with 600 for Orderlies. Its location quotient is 2.18.
8. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $57,180 per year in Louisiana, or $29,850 above Orderlies. BLS lists 20,810 jobs, compared with 600 for Orderlies. Its location quotient is 1.16.
4. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has a location quotient of 1.32 in Louisiana, a gap of 0.39 from Orderlies. BLS lists 28,040 jobs and a median of $38,790 per year, or $11,460 above Orderlies.
5. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a location quotient of 1.28 in Louisiana, a gap of 0.35 from Orderlies. BLS lists 22,060 jobs and a median of $58,770 per year, or $31,440 above Orderlies.
6. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a location quotient of 1.26 in Louisiana, a gap of 0.33 from Orderlies. BLS lists 17,010 jobs and a median of $63,220 per year, or $35,890 above Orderlies.
7. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a location quotient of 1.24 in Louisiana, a gap of 0.31 from Orderlies. BLS lists 19,120 jobs and a median of $63,290 per year, or $35,960 above Orderlies.
8. Cashiers has a location quotient of 1.21 in Louisiana, a gap of 0.28 from Orderlies. BLS lists 46,350 jobs and a median of $26,750 per year, or $580 below Orderlies.
Precise employer-title matches for Orderlies in Louisiana
Filtered through MeritLog's approved Louisiana place record and a strict employer-title rule. Listings are not classified by BLS and remain separate from BLS and BEA estimates.
