当今这个年代，女生在学业和职场上的表现已丝毫不逊色于同龄男生。但是不得不承认，职场上的收入性别差异(Gender pay gap)依然存在。
根据美国 The American Association of University Women (AAUW) 的一项突破性报告显示，女性第一份工作的平均收入仅为同龄男性的82%。

不过，女生仍然可以通过明智的专业的职业选择，来尽量缩小甚至避免这种性别不平等。
美国著名的商业杂志《福布斯》推荐了10种女生最容易赚钱的专业(Best-Paying majors for Women )。来看看有没有你想读、正在读、或者读过的?

10、Journalism——新闻

平均年薪：$64,590

工作职责：

Journalists collect, write, or distribute news or other current information. A journalist can work with general issues or specialize in certain issues.

负责采集、撰写、发布新闻或即时信息。记者可以负责普遍问题，也可专注在某一个领域。

However, most journalists tend to specialize, and by cooperating with other journalists, produce journals that span many topics.

但是，大多数记者倾向于专注于某一领域，并与其他记者合作，产出多种话题的新闻稿。

09、Business Management——商业管理

平均年薪：$65,360

工作职责：

Business managers plan, coordinate, and oversee a company's operations. They work to ensure that their companies meet their goals.

策划、协调、监督公司运作，确保公司完成业务目标。

08、Human Resources Management——人力资源管理

平均年薪：$67,600

工作职责：

Human resources managers are responsible for recruiting, interviewing and hiring new members of a company's employee team.

负责招聘、面试、录用公司员工。

In addition, they may be involved in other aspects of employee relations, including payroll, benefits and training.

负责处理员工关系，包括员工薪资、福利、培训。

Human resources workers must also be equipped to handle workplace conflict and be ready to resolve disputes.

处理工作中的纠纷和各类矛盾争端。

07、Chemical Engineering——化学工程

平均年薪：$67,820

工作职责：

Chemical engineers design large-scale processes that convert chemicals, raw materials, living cells, microorganisms and energy into useful forms and products.

将化学物质、原材料、生物细胞、微生物、能源等转化成可利用的形态或产品。

06、Physical Therapy——物理治疗

平均年薪：$67,964

工作职责：

Physical therapists help people with injury and illness manage pain and improve mobility. They work in private offices, clinics, hospitals, and nursing homes.

帮助受伤或患病的病人减轻伤痛，使其行动更加便利。她们通常的工作地点包括私人办公室、诊所、医院、疗养院。

05、Software Engineering——软件工程

平均年薪：$75,764

工作职责：

Software developers create and help devise computer programs. They do everything from analyzing users' needs to designing applications and helping write code to improving current software.

开发和设计电脑程序。她们工作范围非常广泛，包括分析客户需求并根据其设计产品，编写代码，改进现有软件。

04、Management Information Systems——管理信息系统

平均年薪：$79,508

工作职责：

Computer and Information Systems Managers devise, coordinate, implement and analyze computer-related projects.

设计、协调、执行、分析计算机相关项目。

Their responsibilities may involve direct work in both software and hardware, web design, database development, as well as the overarching job of designing a company's IT approaches and strategies.

她们的工作范围包括硬件和软件、网页设计、数据库开发，最首要的工作是设计公司的IT方案和策略。

03、Law——法律

平均年薪：$82,680

工作职责：

Lawyers counsel and represent individual clients, businesses, non-profits, or government organizations on legal issues or in legal disputes.

在法律相关问题和争端上指导并代表个人、公司、非营利组织、政府机关。

02、Nursing——护理

平均年薪：$87,464

工作职责：

Nurse practitioners coordinate patient care. Working independently or in collaboration with physicians, nurse practitioners provide either primary or specialty health care.

从业护士主要负责病人看护。她们会独立工作，也会与医师配合工作，她们可提供基础护理或专门护理。

01、Pharmaceutics——配药学、药物学、制药学

平均年薪：$98,904

工作职责：

Pharmacists manage and dispense medications to patients who have received a preion from their doctors. Pharmacists also offer advice on medication usage.

为持医生处方的病人开药配药，提供用药方面的意见。