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Read the chart from "Career Planning for High Schoolers."

\begin{tabular}{|l|c|}
\hline \multicolumn{1}{|c|}{ Major category } & \begin{tabular}{c}
2014 average \\
starting salary
\end{tabular} \\
\hline Overall & [tex]$\$[/tex] 48,707[tex]$ \\
\hline Engineering & $[/tex]\[tex]$ 62,891$[/tex] \\
\hline Computer science & [tex]$\$[/tex] 62,103[tex]$ \\
\hline Business & $[/tex]\[tex]$ 57,229$[/tex] \\
\hline Communications & [tex]$\$[/tex] 48,253[tex]$ \\
\hline Math and sciences & $[/tex]\[tex]$ 44,299$[/tex] \\
\hline Education & [tex]$\$[/tex] 40,267[tex]$ \\
\hline Humanities and social sciences & $[/tex]\[tex]$ 38,049$[/tex] \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

Which major leads to the highest-paying starting salary?

A. Education

B. Communications

C. Engineering

D. Business



Answer :

GinnyAnswer
To determine which major leads to the highest-paying starting salary, we need to compare the average starting salaries listed for each major category. Let's look at the data:

- Overall: \[tex]$48,707 - Engineering: \$[/tex]62,891
- Computer Science: \[tex]$62,103 - Business: \$[/tex]57,229
- Communications: \[tex]$48,253 - Math and Sciences: \$[/tex]44,299
- Education: \[tex]$40,267 - Humanities and Social Sciences: \$[/tex]38,049

We can observe that the salary for Engineering is \[tex]$62,891, which is higher than all the other salaries listed. Here’s a comparison of the major categories with their respective starting salaries: - Engineering: \$[/tex]62,891
- Computer Science: \[tex]$62,103 - Business: \$[/tex]57,229
- Overall: \[tex]$48,707 - Communications: \$[/tex]48,253
- Math and Sciences: \[tex]$44,299 - Education: \$[/tex]40,267
- Humanities and Social Sciences: \$38,049

Clearly, Engineering has the highest starting salary among all the listed categories.

Therefore, the major that leads to the highest-paying starting salary is Engineering.

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