On average, a woman makes only 82 cents to every dollar a man earns in the United States. (The wage gap is much larger for African-American and Latino women.) However, there are some jobs out there that financially favor women. Here are 10, according to a new study from Glassdoor:
1. Architecture:
Women make 14 percent more than men.
Average female salary within five years: $57,000
Average male salary within five years: $50,000
2. Music:
Women make 10.1 percent more than men.
Average female salary within five years: $44,020
Average male salary within five years: $40,000
3. Social work:Women make 8.4 percent more than men.
Average female salary within five years: $40,640
Average male salary within five years: $37,500
4. Advertising:Women make 8.1 percent more than men.
Average female salary within five years: $46,500
Average male salary within five years: $43,020
5. Environmental science:
Women make 6.8 percent more than men.
Average female salary within five years: $47,000
Average male salary within five years: $44,000
6. Chemical engineering:Women make 5.4 percent more than men.
Average female salary within five years: $63,770
Average male salary within five years: $60,480
7. Kinesiology:
Women make 4.9 percent more than men.
Average female salary within five years: $43,000
Average male salary within five years: $41,000
8. Mechanical engineering:
Women make 3 percent more than men.
Average female salary within five years: $68,000
Average male salary within five years: $66,040
9. Sports management:
Women make 1.6 percent more than men.
Average female salary within five years: $42,672
Average male salary within five years: $42,000
10. Anthropology:
Women make 1.5 percent more than men.
Average female salary within five years: $41,250
Average male salary within five years: $40,640
Source: Vogue