certification
CompTIA Network+
CompTIA
$369
exam fee · checked 2026-08
100 hrs
100 hours — about 10 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)26%5 of 19 postings
- Computer User Support Specialist in San Francisco19%3 of 16 postings
- Computer User Support Specialist (national)10%8 of 84 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 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
- Compliance Officer (national)1%1 of 74 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator in San Francisco1%1 of 110 postings
- Computer Network Architect (national)1%1 of 132 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator (national)1%2 of 322 postings
- Information Security Analyst (national)0%1 of 314 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 →