DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Assist mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed patients, working under direction of nursing and medical staff. May assist with daily living activities, lead patients in educational and recreational activities, or accompany patients to and from examinations and treatments. May restrain violent patients. Includes psychiatric orderlies.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	180	73	$14.44/hr	$1.42/hr	$10.02/hr	$12.24/hr	$14.74/hr	$17.03/hr	$18.38/hr
U S	77,880	1,635	$12.99/hr	$0.09/hr	$8.25/hr	$9.43/hr	$11.96/hr	$15.57/hr	$19.68/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,030	$17.04/hr	N/A
Personal and Home Care Aides	590	$10.15/hr	N/A
Home Health Aides	570	$9.60/hr	N/A
Physical Therapists	120	$35.65/hr	N/A
Psychiatric Technicians	N/A	N/A	N/A

• Monitors patients to ensure patients remain in assigned areas and aids or restrains patients to prevent injuries.
• Accompanies patients to and from wards for medical and dental treatments, shopping trips, and to religious and recreational events.
• Encourages patients to participate in social, educational, and recreational activities.
• Notes and maintains records of patients' activities, such as vital signs, eating habits, and daily behavior.
• Administers prescribed medications, measures vital signs, and performs other nursing duties, such as collecting specimens and drawing blood samples.
• Serves meals and feeds patients needing assistance.
• Demonstrates and assists patients in bathing, dressing, and grooming.
• Assists patients in becoming accustomed to hospital routine.