certification
Cisco Certified Network Associate
Cisco
$300
exam fee · checked 2026-08
150 hrs
150 hours — about 15 weeks at 10 hrs/wk
3 yr
renewal cycle — this is a recurring cost
Where it is actually asked for
- Computer Network Support Specialist (national)31%5 of 16 postings
- Computer User Support Specialist in San Francisco25%5 of 20 postings
- Computer Network Architect in Fresno18%4 of 22 postings
- Computer Network Architect in Los Angeles18%4 of 22 postings
- Computer Network Architect in Sacramento18%4 of 22 postings
- Computer Network Architect in San Diego18%4 of 22 postings
- Computer Network Architect in San Francisco17%6 of 36 postings
- Computer Network Architect in San Jose17%4 of 24 postings
- Computer Network Architect (national)15%24 of 161 postings
- Computer User Support Specialist (national)7%6 of 87 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.
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator in Fresno3%2 of 76 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator in Sacramento3%2 of 76 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator in San Diego3%2 of 76 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator in Los Angeles3%2 of 77 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator in San Jose3%2 of 77 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator (national)2%9 of 363 postings
- Computer Systems Analyst (national)2%2 of 105 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator in San Francisco2%2 of 129 postings
- Information Security Analyst in Fresno1%1 of 80 postings
- Information Security Analyst in Sacramento1%1 of 80 postings
- Information Security Analyst in San Diego1%1 of 80 postings
- Information Security Analyst in Los Angeles1%1 of 81 postings
- Information Security Analyst in San Jose1%1 of 82 postings
- Database Architect in San Francisco1%1 of 115 postings
- Information Security Analyst (national)1%3 of 400 postings
- Information Security Analyst in San Francisco1%1 of 134 postings
- Database Architect (national)1%2 of 330 postings
- Computer and Information Systems Manager (national)0%1 of 400 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 →