Looking at a career in IT? Got a techie kid heading off to college? Or just trying to puff some life into your current IT career?
I found this list in a report from training company Global Knowledge and thought it was worth passing on. Not surprisingly, the big bucks are going to IT professionals with certifications and experience in hot, in-demand sectors such as cloud computing, project management, agile development, virtualization, networking, and my personal favorite, cybersecurity. I hold certifications number 10 (CISSP), 11 (CEH), 13 (Security+), and 14 (Network+), and a few others not on this list. Check out the full article on Global Knowledge for more details about each career.
Top-paying IT certifications:
- Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect – $139,529
- PMP® – Project Management Professional – $135,798
- Certified ScrumMaster® – $135,441
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associates – $132,840
- AWS Certified Developer – Associate – $130,369
- Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE): Server Infrastructure – $121,288
- ITIL® Foundation – $120,566
- CISM – Certified Information Security Manager – $118,412
- CRISC – Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control – $117,395
- CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security Professional – $116,900
- CEH – Certified Ethical Hacker – $116,306
- Citrix Certified Associate – Virtualization (CCA-V) – $113,442
- CompTIA Security+ – $110,321
- CompTIA Network+ – $107,143
- Cisco Certified Networking Professional (CCNP) Routing and Switching – $106,957
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About the Author:
I am a cybersecurity and IT instructor, cybersecurity analyst, pen-tester, trainer, and speaker. I am an owner of the WyzCo Group Inc. In addition to consulting on security products and services, I also conduct security audits, compliance audits, vulnerability assessments and penetration tests. I also teach Cybersecurity Awareness Training classes. I work as an information technology and cybersecurity instructor for several training and certification organizations. I have worked in corporate, military, government, and workforce development training environments I am a frequent speaker at professional conferences such as the Minnesota Bloggers Conference, Secure360 Security Conference in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, the (ISC)2 World Congress 2016, and the ISSA International Conference 2017, and many local community organizations, including Chambers of Commerce, SCORE, and several school districts. I have been blogging on cybersecurity since 2006 at http://wyzguyscybersecurity.com