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Urban allied health professionals earn more than non-urban peers, says study

Credentialing Resource Center Connection , March 5, 2009

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Advanced practice professionals and clinical assistants, the two categories of allied health professionals, are growing in numbers across the nation. However, a recent study by The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Rural Health Research and Policy Centers indicates a regional wage discrepancy for the profession.

The following list is some of the key findings the researcher uncovered using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics:

  • On average, the rural hourly wage is 12% less than the urban wage, although the extent of the difference varies by profession and by geographic area.
  • The Middle Atlantic and New England census divisions have the highest wage discrepancies, with metropolitan workers earning an average of $3.84 and $2.96 more per hour respectively.
  • The census divisions with the lowest wage discrepancies are the East South Central (with an average difference of $1.10 per hour between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan workers), and Mountain (an average wage difference of $1.52).



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