IELTS Task 2 opinion essay: Choosing a job for a high income
A Task 2 opinion question. Give your own view and keep it clear in every paragraph: agreeing in part is fine, as long as you say how far and why.
2 students’ essays below, each marked by Axiom, from band 7.0 to 8.0. Updated on 20 October 2026.
The question
The most important consideration when choosing any career or job is having a high income. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Students’ essays on this question, marked by Axiom
Across these 2 essays the average band is 7.5: Task Response 8.0, Coherence and Cohesion 7.5, Lexical Resource 7.5, Grammatical Range and Accuracy 7.5. Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource and Grammatical Range and Accuracy were the weakest criteria.
Real answers, shared without their writers’ names, newest first. Each opens with its revisions marked in place. Estimated by AI. It isn’t an official IELTS score.
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Essay #2
Task response 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
Choosing a career is an important decision in people's lives, and there is a view that a high salary is the most important consideration. While there are legitimate…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Essay #1
Task response 8.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
Choosing a career is an important decision in people’s lives and therefore there is a view that high salary is the most important consideration. While there are…
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