Why it worked
The post taps into a common interest in career progression and salary growth within the tech industry, providing a clear, data-driven narrative that resonates with viewers seeking similar career paths.
Summary
The post details the creator's salary progression in the IT field from 2019 to 2025. It shows their starting hourly wage as an AppleCare Advisor and their increasing salaries in various engineering roles, culminating in a Security & IT Operations Engineer position.
Structure
- 1Introduction to salary progression in IT
- 2Starting as an AppleCare Advisor in 2019
- 3Progression to Systems Engineer in 2021
- 4Promotion to Project Engineer in 2023
- 5Role as IT Operations Engineer in 2023
- 6Promotion to Security & IT Operations Engineer in 2025
On-screen text
My salary progression working in IT
2019 AppleCare Advisor
$17 an hour
CENSORED
2021 Systems Engineer
$75k (first job post grad)
2023 Promoted to Project Engineer
$83k
2023 IT Operations Engineer (second job post grad)
$120k
2025 Promoted to
Security
& IT Operations Engineer
$127k