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)37%7 of 19 postings
- Computer User Support Specialist in San Francisco19%3 of 16 postings
- Computer Network Architect (national)14%18 of 132 postings
- Computer Network Architect in San Francisco13%4 of 31 postings
- Computer Network Architect in Fresno12%3 of 25 postings
- Computer Network Architect in Los Angeles12%3 of 25 postings
- Computer Network Architect in Sacramento12%3 of 25 postings
- Computer Network Architect in San Diego12%3 of 25 postings
- Computer Network Architect in San Jose12%3 of 26 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.
- Computer User Support Specialist (national)5%4 of 84 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator (national)3%10 of 322 postings
- Computer Systems Analyst (national)2%2 of 106 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator in Fresno2%1 of 59 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator in Sacramento2%1 of 59 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator in San Diego2%1 of 59 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator in Los Angeles2%1 of 60 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator in San Jose2%1 of 60 postings
- Information Security Analyst in Fresno1%1 of 78 postings
- Information Security Analyst in Los Angeles1%1 of 78 postings
- Information Security Analyst in Sacramento1%1 of 78 postings
- Information Security Analyst in San Diego1%1 of 78 postings
- Information Security Analyst in San Jose1%1 of 80 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator in San Francisco1%1 of 110 postings
- Database Architect in San Francisco1%1 of 116 postings
- Information Security Analyst in San Francisco1%1 of 123 postings
- Database Architect (national)1%2 of 343 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 →