The given line graph compares the amount of money people were earning in three different industries from 1970 to 2010.
Overall, IT and Engineering experienced marginal increases over the given period. Meanwhile, proffesional sports recorded were the most highly-paid area, although decreased significantly in salary.
In 1970, proffesional sports commence with 120,000 thousand, it started to increase and by 1980, it accounted for 130,000. It decreased slightly to 125,000 thousand, before increasing considerably to 145,000 thousand, which was the highest salary recorded. By 2010, professional sports declined by 35,000, representing 110,000.
In terms of IT and Engineering, the gap in salary was wide in 1970, with the former accounting for 55,000 and the latter at 35,000. But by 1980, the figures increased, narrowing the gap between, Engineering made up 60,000 and IT allocated to 55,000. In the following years, IT undergone a significant increase to 100,000 thousand compared to 70,000 thousand of Engineering, which was the least paid area in 2010.