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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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| 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 |
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). | ||||
Last Modified Date: December 14, 2010