The bar graph depicts the average annual income per full-time employee in six different areas of work in one country in 2000 and 2010, while the table illustrates the average salary for all industries in the same years.
Overall, it is quite evident that Financial Services had the highest position among all sectors. Additionally, Tourism was the lowest during the period shown.
During the year 2000, the sectors with the highest average yearly income included Financial Services and Telecommunications, with Financial Services earning around 110 thousand dollars per worker and Telecommunications earning around 60 thousand dollars per worker. The Administration, Transport, and Retail sectors had similar figures, with each average annual salary at around 40 thousand dollars. Meanwhile, Tourism only earned 20 thousand dollars as the lowest-paying job.
Regarding the year 2010, most sectors had a slight increase in the period shown, except for Tourism. Financial Services not only remained in the highest position, but it also rose considerably, earning about 130 thousand dollars per year. Those working in Telecommunications, Transport, Administration, and the Retail sector had salaries higher than those in 2000, with around 70 thousand dollars for Telecommunications, around 50 thousand dollars for Transport, Administration, and Retail, respectively. In contrast, Tourism was the only job to have a decrease in annual salary.
In addition, there was a noticeable rise in the average salary for all sectors, standing at 44 thousand dollars in 2000, then reaching 50 thousand dollars in 2010.