certification
Certified Associate in Project Management
Project Management Institute
$300
exam fee · checked 2026-08
100 hrs
100 hours — about 10 weeks at 10 hrs/wk
3 yr
renewal cycle — this is a recurring cost
Project Management Institute — official page →
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.
- Project Management Specialist in Fresno2%1 of 51 postings
- Project Management Specialist in Los Angeles2%1 of 51 postings
- Project Management Specialist in Sacramento2%1 of 51 postings
- Project Management Specialist in San Jose2%1 of 51 postings
- Project Management Specialist in San Diego2%1 of 53 postings
- Project Management Specialist in San Francisco1%1 of 116 postings
- Project Management Specialist (national)1%2 of 279 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 →