certification
Certified Kubernetes Administrator
Linux Foundation / CNCF
$445
exam fee · checked 2026-08
120 hrs
120 hours — about 12 weeks at 10 hrs/wk
2 yr
renewal cycle — this is a recurring cost
Linux Foundation / CNCF — 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.
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator in New York3%1 of 33 postings
- Computer and Information Systems Manager in New York1%1 of 94 postings
- Information Security Analyst (national)0%1 of 314 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator (national)0%1 of 322 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 →