Success Story: How to earn $500 or more a month at age 17

It is possible to achieve success in the field of IT at any age, even at the youngest.. An example of this is 17-year-old Maxim Dzhumabaev from Karakalpakstan, a guest of the “Story of IT-specialist” column.

Maxim is studying in the 11th grade of school No. 48 in the Chimbay district of Karakalpakstan.

He entered the IT industry when he was 15 years old.

“When I was 14 years old, I became interested in computer technology.  I was curious about how it all works and how it works. Then I realized that the future, including mine, belongs to IT. I decided that I wanted to become a programmer, and a year later I went to courses at the IT Park IT-Center”.

There Maxim studied several programming languages. Thanks to hard work, our hero managed to create various programs and games in a short time.

“A little more than two years have passed since I joined the IT Park IT-Center, and during this time I have developed about 100 websites, 10 programs and 5 games. For me, this is just the beginning. I love my job and want to do more”.

Maxim also works as a mentor. To date, he has managed to teach and share knowledge with more than 300 students of the Center.

The guest of the column admits that he dreams of forming a team and working with prestigious foreign companies and attracting them to Uzbekistan.

His goal is to become the best programmer. It is worth noting that he has already successfully taken the first steps towards this – Maxim is the winner of various competitions. So, he took an honorable 1st place in the regional stage of the “IT-Bilimdoni” contest, held on June 18, 2022, and already 2nd place at the regional stage. In addition, he took 1st place in the nomination “Best Programmer” in the competition “Improving the knowledge of young people in the field of information technology” held in the Chimbay region.

Currently, Maxim Dzhumabaev is the founder of Generation of Miracles LLC, IT Park resident, works on government orders and earns an average of $500-600 per month.

By his example, Maxim shows that interest and love for work bring great success and considerable earnings.