certification
Certified Ethical Hacker
EC-Council
$1,199
exam fee · checked 2026-08
160 hrs
160 hours — about 16 weeks at 10 hrs/wk
3 yr
renewal cycle — this is a recurring cost
Where it is actually asked for
- Information Security Analyst in Albany14%3 of 21 postings
- Information Security Analyst in Buffalo14%3 of 21 postings
- Computer User Support Specialist (national)11%4 of 36 postings
- Information Security Analyst in New York7%3 of 44 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator in Albany6%1 of 18 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator in Buffalo6%1 of 18 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.
- Information Security Analyst in Seattle4%1 of 26 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator in New York4%1 of 28 postings
- Information Security Analyst in Fresno2%1 of 42 postings
- Information Security Analyst in Los Angeles2%1 of 42 postings
- Information Security Analyst in Sacramento2%1 of 42 postings
- Information Security Analyst in San Diego2%1 of 42 postings
- Information Security Analyst in San Jose2%1 of 42 postings
- Information Security Analyst (national)2%4 of 221 postings
- Information Security Analyst in San Francisco1%1 of 87 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator (national)1%1 of 181 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 →