In many cases of entomophobia, the sufferer is afraid of becoming contaminated by insects. Many bugs, such as cockroaches and flies, do carry disease. However, people with contamination phobias take prudent cleanliness to an extreme. In addition, disgust there is a reaction that often causes symptoms of anxiety.
Salaries. Although train conductors earned as much as $80,820 per year, or $38.86 per hour, their compensation also fell below an annual $39,190 annually, or $18.84 hourly, as of May 2011, states the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). However, their average salaries ran $56,230 per year, or $27.03 per hour.
The state with the highest employment for train conductors was New York, where 5,110 worked for mean salaries of $58,350 per year, or $28.05 per hour. Texas was next for jobs, with 4,050 conductors receiving an average $59,180 per year, or $28.45 per hour. Mississippi showed the highest wages, averaging an annual $67,630 annually, or $32.51 hourly.