certification
BLS / CPR Certification
American Heart Association
$70
exam fee · checked 2026-08
5 hrs
5 hours — about a week at 10 hrs/wk
2 yr
renewal cycle — this is a recurring cost
American Heart Association — official page →
Where it is actually asked for
- Medical Assistant (national)36%23 of 64 postings
- Social and Human Service Assistant (national)14%7 of 50 postings
- Licensed Practical Nurse (national)11%5 of 44 postings
- Nursing Assistant (national)11%4 of 36 postings
- Phlebotomist (national)9%4 of 44 postings
- Registered Nurse (national)8%16 of 200 postings
- Nurse Practitioner (national)6%7 of 113 postings
- Medical and Health Services Manager (national)5%4 of 73 postings
Where it barely came up
It appeared in these samples, but rarely. If one of these is the job you want, this credential is probably not the thing standing between you and it.
- Office Clerk, General (national)2%1 of 49 postings
These percentages describe the samples we read, listed above with their sizes and dates. They are not a statement about the whole labour market, and absence from this page means we have no evidence either way — not that the credential is worthless. How we know →