The table compares annual salaries and average weekly working hours for five professions in Country X in 2024, while the pie chart illustrates the overall gender distribution across these occupations.
Overall, software engineers earn by far the highest salaries while working relatively fewer hours, whereas chefs work the longest hours for a mid-range income. In addition, men account for more than two-thirds of the workforce across the five professions combined.
In terms of income, software engineers receive the highest annual salary at $110,000, despite working only 38 hours per week. Architects are the second-highest earners, with an annual income of $75,000 and a longer working week of 45 hours. By contrast, teachers and nurses earn considerably less, at $48,000 and $52,000 respectively, while also working fewer than 40 hours per week on average. Chefs earn $60,000 annually, which is higher than both teachers and nurses; however, they work the longest hours overall, at 50 hours per week.
When comparing working hours, teachers have the shortest working week at 35 hours, followed closely by software engineers. Chefs, on the other hand, work significantly more hours than all other professions, suggesting a heavier workload relative to pay.