10. Architectural or Civil Drafter
Average annual salary: $54,290
Up next in our list of best paying jobs for women: list of trades for females is architectural and civil drafter that makes technical drawings and plans which are later used by construction and production workers. You could be building anything, from roadways to buildings. Despite the fact that you’ll be using your computer a lot (Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) systems in particular), your designs aren’t only on your computer, so that’s the reason why we picked this job. You’ll have to use a variety of tools to draw the sketches and plans.