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.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), locomotive engineers earned a median annual wage of $56,240 in May 2015 (www.bls.gov). These engineers are typically paid hourly or per-mile wages for each assignment, depending on length of travel, destination and experience.