certification
SHRM Certified Professional
Society for Human Resource Management
$510
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
Society for Human Resource Management — 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.
- Compliance Officer (national)2%1 of 49 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 →