An analysis of survey responses from a sample of aides/orderlies on competency characteristics for their occupation is presented in this document. (Aide/orderly is one of seventeen occupation groups included in this research.) The competencies are reported in five categories: (1) those competencies selected by the respondents from a list of 720 health occupations competencies; (2) the percentage rate which respondents reported practicing the competency item; (3) type of competency (indicated as the performance of a physical skill or action, or an understanding or mental comprehension); (4) use frequency (daily, weekly, monthly); and (5) training needed to achieve proficiency in that competency (formal instruction, demonstration, on-the-job). (The final report of the survey is available as CE 018 899. Survey results for the other occupational groups are also available--see CE 018 900-916.) (JH)