certification
CompTIA A+
CompTIA
$506
exam fee · checked 2026-08
120 hrs
120 hours — about 12 weeks at 10 hrs/wk
3 yr
renewal cycle — this is a recurring cost
Where it is actually asked for
- Automotive Service Technician (national)5%8 of 150 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)2%2 of 84 postings
- Computer Systems Analyst (national)2%2 of 106 postings
- Customer Service Representative (national)2%1 of 58 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 →