Table 5. Occupations with the highest percentage wage premiums in nonmetropolitan areas, May 2009
| Occupation |
Mean hourly wage, nonmetropolitan areas |
Mean hourly wage, metropolitan areas |
Wage difference between nonmetropolitan and metropolitan areas |
Percentage wage difference between nonmetropolitan and metropolitan areas |
Telephone operators |
$18.14 |
$15.40 |
$2.74 |
17.8 |
Mine cutting and channeling machine operators |
22.08 |
19.15 |
2.93 |
15.3 |
Bridge and lock tenders |
22.14 |
19.38 |
2.76 |
14.2 |
Physicians and surgeons, all other |
93.42 |
82.80 |
10.62 |
12.8 |
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other |
41.72 |
37.07 |
4.65 |
12.5 |
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters |
12.17 |
10.93 |
1.24 |
11.3 |
Nuclear technicians |
34.98 |
31.65 |
3.33 |
10.5 |
Tire builders |
19.55 |
17.69 |
1.86 |
10.5 |
Loading machine operators, underground mining |
21.62 |
19.73 |
1.89 |
9.6 |
Pediatricians, general |
84.19 |
77.02 |
7.17 |
9.3 |
Electromechanical technicians |
26.00 |
23.80 |
2.20 |
9.2 |
Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers |
17.41 |
15.99 |
1.42 |
8.9 |
Psychiatrists |
83.71 |
78.20 |
5.51 |
7.0 |
Orthodontists |
105.10 |
98.36 |
6.74 |
6.9 |
Avionics technicians |
25.59 |
24.08 |
1.51 |
6.3 |
Segmental pavers |
14.55 |
13.73 |
0.82 |
6.0 |
Dentists, general |
79.05 |
75.01 |
4.04 |
5.4 |
Motorboat operators |
19.27 |
18.31 |
0.96 |
5.2 |
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators |
12.29 |
11.68 |
0.61 |
5.2 |
Food batchmakers |
13.34 |
12.73 |
0.61 |
4.8 |
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Note: excludes some occupations that are concentrated in the agricultural sector, which is not covered by the OES survey (except logging and support activities for crop and animal production).
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Last Modified Date: December 14, 2010
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United States Department of Labor
