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Patient sitter jobs in Virginia

7 open patient sitter jobs in Virginia at 3 employers. BLS measures a median of $17.77 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Orderlies in Virginia, opens in a new tab) for orderlies here.

7
Open in VA
3
Employers hiring
4
Towns
$17.77
BLS median in VA
32nd of 48 states and territories

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Where the patient sitter jobs are in Virginia

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What patient sitters earn in Virginia

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Virginia

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Virginia, May 2025

$17.77/hr ($36,960 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Orderlies in Virginia, opens in a new tab)

Median for orderlies, against $18.41 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Orderlies, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 900 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Orderlies in Virginia, opens in a new tab) employed in Virginia.

Hourly wages in Virginia, BLS OEWS May 2025. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Orderlies (31-1132)$14.83 (source: BLS OEWS, Orderlies, opens in a new tab)$16.73 (source: BLS OEWS, Orderlies, opens in a new tab)$17.77 (source: BLS OEWS, Orderlies, opens in a new tab)$19.14 (source: BLS OEWS, Orderlies, opens in a new tab)$24.63 (source: BLS OEWS, Orderlies, opens in a new tab)900 (source: BLS OEWS, Orderlies, opens in a new tab)
Nursing Assistants (31-1131)$15.17 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$17.80 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$20.77 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$22.56 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$24.51 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)40,580 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)

By metro area

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Orderlies; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring patient sitters in Virginia

What the job takes

A high school diploma; hospitals train on the job, some ask for CNA certification.

Patient sitter jobs in Virginia: common questions

How much do patient sitters make in Virginia?

Too few open patient sitter jobs in Virginia post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $17.77/hr ($36,960 a year) for orderlies in Virginia (May 2025), against $18.41 nationally, 32nd highest of 48 states and territories.

Where in Virginia are the most patient sitter jobs?

Arlington (2), Fredericksburg (2), Richmond (2) and South Hill (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring patient sitters in Virginia?

By open jobs on this board: VCU Health (3), Mary Washington Healthcare (2) and VHC Health (2). In all, 3 employers have patient sitter jobs open in Virginia.

What do you need to work as a patient sitter in Virginia?

A high school diploma; hospitals train on the job, some ask for CNA certification. Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Virginia's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

How current are these jobs?

CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted, and each opens the employer's own application.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Virginia, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the hourly rates jobs here state, shown when at least eight jobs from three employers state one. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Virginia, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 23, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Orderlies (SOC 31-1132), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants (SOC 31-1131), every state, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Orderlies, national, published May 15, 2026
  5. BLS OEWS May 2025: Orderlies by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Patient sitter jobs in Virginia. Data as of October 23, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/patient-sitter/virginia

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