certification
Certified Six Sigma Black Belt
American Society for Quality
$668
exam fee · checked 2026-08
250 hrs
250 hours — about 25 weeks at 10 hrs/wk
3 yr
renewal cycle — this is a recurring cost
American Society for Quality — official page →
Where it is actually asked for
- First-Line Supervisor of Production and Operating Workers in Austin16%3 of 19 postings
- First-Line Supervisor of Production and Operating Workers in Dallas–Fort Worth16%3 of 19 postings
- First-Line Supervisor of Production and Operating Workers in Houston16%3 of 19 postings
- First-Line Supervisor of Production and Operating Workers in San Antonio16%3 of 19 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.
- Database Architect in Albany4%1 of 24 postings
- Database Architect in Buffalo4%1 of 24 postings
- First-Line Supervisor of Production and Operating Workers (national)4%4 of 114 postings
- Database Architect in New York2%1 of 41 postings
- Database Architect in Fresno2%1 of 59 postings
- Database Architect in Los Angeles2%1 of 59 postings
- Database Architect in Sacramento2%1 of 59 postings
- Database Architect in San Diego2%1 of 59 postings
- Database Architect in San Jose2%1 of 60 postings
- Project Management Specialist in New York1%1 of 97 postings
- Database Architect in San Francisco1%1 of 116 postings
- Management Analyst (national)0%1 of 335 postings
- Database Architect (national)0%1 of 343 postings
- Project Management Specialist (national)0%1 of 350 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 →