Ielts Academic Writing Task 1 Sample 63

You should spend a maximum of 20 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: 

The image provides information about the share of women in a selection of the highest-paying occupations in the United States.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

You should write at least 150 words.

The graph shows the progression of women’s representation in seven high-earning occupations in the United States, comparing data from 1980 and 2021. It also provides the overall 2021 median earnings for each profession.

Pharmacists exhibit the most substantial increase in female representation, rising from 24% in 1980 to 61% in 2021. Lawyers and physicians show significant gains, with women’s share increasing from 14% to 40% and 13% to 38%, respectively.

Dentists and physicists/astronomers display moderate growth, with women’s representation rising from 3% to 33% for dentists and 7% to 24% for physicists/astronomers. The petroleum engineering field shows a smaller increase, from 8% to 23%.

Notably, the proportion of women in aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering remains relatively low, increasing from 3% to 13% over the 41-year period.

Regarding earnings, pharmacists lead with a median of $128,000 annually, followed closely by lawyers at $126,000. Physicians report the highest median earnings at $208,000, while the remaining professions range from $115,000 to $130,000.