My History
99 -03 Navy IT E4 (Broke as hell)
2004 - 07 Helpdesk (40k to 60k) in DC (no too bad)
2008 - 2014 Mediocre Sys Admin (Tier) Avg 100k in DC, good living
2015 - 2016 Solid tier 2 Sys Admin 60k in Louisiana, good living
2017- 2022 Communications Avg 85k in Louisiana, great living
2022- present Tier 3 Senior Sys Admin over 100k in Dc good living if you're good with me (You can fukk 100k up easy in DC)
I couldve made way more but I was content with good, semi-great living and low stress. And I'm lazy and uninspired
I've been in IT since 99. Let me tell you something young punks something.
You don't really have to take the steps I did if you're focus is money., even though the helpdesk is a good start. A lot of people make good jumps from the Helpdesk. I did. But if I could do it over, id shoot for the stars.
I was working for Oracle Developers in 2008/09. I was making like 60k, they were making 150k. They wore jeans everyday and took 2 hour lunch breaks.
My spirit told me to learn Oracle ASAP, but I wanted to wait my time and grow in the game.
You can pretty much master anything in IT in 6 months to a year. And Masters get PAID!! I've been a jack of most trades (systems admin) for 10+ years. Making decent money. 85k-110k in DC. Good life if you're good with money. But I've couldve been making 125k, 150k, ten years ago. I finally landed a tier 3 IT job after being away from IT for 6 years doing nuclear communications. crazy story. I'm rusty and way in over my head, but i'm learning in on the job mainly. I'm learning top tier things now (Advance Linux, Powershell Scripting, Stigging, vSphere, DFS, DNS, Exchange, AD, etc all types of other popular apps. We do everything I've been lying on my resume about for 10 years or so. So after 6 months of this, I want if to LIE on my resume. I'll be looking for 140k plus.
"Move over, Range Rover, Game Over" - Big Tymers
As long as you have a few years of IT experience, even as a helpdesk analyst, you can take a big jump. I wouldnt put helpdesk on my resume, job title should say something like IT specialist at the least. Titles are important, especially when you're at the bottom. Helpdesk screams Tier 1 (50k a year) Want to least be able to look like you can do solid tier 2 work. With that title, and being able to speak well about whatever the job has in it's description. You should be able to get 70 -80k. Ive been eating good off of mediocre Tier 2 skills for 10 years.
You see that jumpoff I did from 60k to 100k.?
I went of a in building job interview in the cafe at lunch time. 
I was hoping my boss didn't see me. Interview last 10 mins. At the end he asked how much I was currently making (60k) I told him 80k. Next morning got my offer letter with 99,
If i wouldve said 60k, I probably would not gotten the jobs. You have to push the limit. Don't get underpaid out here. So much money.
Ask me anything and add on ITs
99 -03 Navy IT E4 (Broke as hell)
2004 - 07 Helpdesk (40k to 60k) in DC (no too bad)
2008 - 2014 Mediocre Sys Admin (Tier) Avg 100k in DC, good living
2015 - 2016 Solid tier 2 Sys Admin 60k in Louisiana, good living
2017- 2022 Communications Avg 85k in Louisiana, great living
2022- present Tier 3 Senior Sys Admin over 100k in Dc good living if you're good with me (You can fukk 100k up easy in DC)
I couldve made way more but I was content with good, semi-great living and low stress. And I'm lazy and uninspired
I've been in IT since 99. Let me tell you something young punks something.
You don't really have to take the steps I did if you're focus is money., even though the helpdesk is a good start. A lot of people make good jumps from the Helpdesk. I did. But if I could do it over, id shoot for the stars.
I was working for Oracle Developers in 2008/09. I was making like 60k, they were making 150k. They wore jeans everyday and took 2 hour lunch breaks.
My spirit told me to learn Oracle ASAP, but I wanted to wait my time and grow in the game.
You can pretty much master anything in IT in 6 months to a year. And Masters get PAID!! I've been a jack of most trades (systems admin) for 10+ years. Making decent money. 85k-110k in DC. Good life if you're good with money. But I've couldve been making 125k, 150k, ten years ago. I finally landed a tier 3 IT job after being away from IT for 6 years doing nuclear communications. crazy story. I'm rusty and way in over my head, but i'm learning in on the job mainly. I'm learning top tier things now (Advance Linux, Powershell Scripting, Stigging, vSphere, DFS, DNS, Exchange, AD, etc all types of other popular apps. We do everything I've been lying on my resume about for 10 years or so. So after 6 months of this, I want if to LIE on my resume. I'll be looking for 140k plus.
"Move over, Range Rover, Game Over" - Big Tymers
As long as you have a few years of IT experience, even as a helpdesk analyst, you can take a big jump. I wouldnt put helpdesk on my resume, job title should say something like IT specialist at the least. Titles are important, especially when you're at the bottom. Helpdesk screams Tier 1 (50k a year) Want to least be able to look like you can do solid tier 2 work. With that title, and being able to speak well about whatever the job has in it's description. You should be able to get 70 -80k. Ive been eating good off of mediocre Tier 2 skills for 10 years.
You see that jumpoff I did from 60k to 100k.?
I went of a in building job interview in the cafe at lunch time. I was hoping my boss didn't see me. Interview last 10 mins. At the end he asked how much I was currently making (60k) I told him 80k. Next morning got my offer letter with 99, If i wouldve said 60k, I probably would not gotten the jobs. You have to push the limit. Don't get underpaid out here. So much money.
Ask me anything and add on ITs
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