The bar chart compares the starting salaries and earnings after three years for five different professions in the UK, while the table provides information on the average number of working hours per week in each job.
Overall, underground drivers earn the highest salary, whereas nurses are paid the least. Another noticeable trend is that teachers and firefighters work the longest hours compared with the other occupations shown.
At the beginning of their careers, underground drivers receive around £50,000, and this rises to slightly above £50,000 after three years, making them the best paid throughout the period. Firefighters also have a relatively high income, starting at £40,000 and increasing to more than £45,000. Teachers earn a moderate salary at approximately £30,000 initially, which grows to £35,000 after three years.
By contrast, nurses have the lowest wages, earning just under £20,000 when they start and only reaching about £22,000 three years later. Police officers have a slightly higher starting salary than nurses at around £22,000, rising by roughly £2,000 after the same time.
In terms of working hours, teachers and firefighters average the longest weeks, both at 55 hours. Police work 40 hours per week, while nurses and underground drivers have the shortest working schedules, at 38 and 36 hours respectively.