Certification Planner

Certification Planner

Generated

Not a list — a roadmap. Each certification path is sequenced by ROI, hiring demand, and salary impact, with study time and renewal tracking baked in.

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AWS Path

Amazon Web Services

Cloud Practitioner

Passed
Cost
$100
Difficulty
Beginner
Study Hours
20h
Expiration
3 years
ROI
Medium
Hiring Demand
High
Salary impact: +$4k
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Solutions Architect Associate

Studying
Cost
$150
Difficulty
Intermediate
Study Hours
60h
Expiration
3 years
ROI
High
Hiring Demand
Very High
Salary impact: +$11k
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Developer Associate

Planned
Cost
$150
Difficulty
Intermediate
Study Hours
50h
Expiration
3 years
ROI
Medium
Hiring Demand
High
Salary impact: +$8k
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Professional (SA Pro)

Planned
Cost
$300
Difficulty
Advanced
Study Hours
120h
Expiration
3 years
ROI
High
Hiring Demand
High
Salary impact: +$16k
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Specialty (Security)

Planned
Cost
$300
Difficulty
Advanced
Study Hours
80h
Expiration
3 years
ROI
Medium
Hiring Demand
Medium
Salary impact: +$10k
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Kubernetes Path

CNCF

KCNA (Associate)

Passed
Cost
$250
Difficulty
Beginner
Study Hours
25h
Expiration
3 years
ROI
Medium
Hiring Demand
Medium
Salary impact: +$3k
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CKA (Administrator)

Scheduled
Cost
$395
Difficulty
Advanced
Study Hours
70h
Expiration
3 years
ROI
Very High
Hiring Demand
Very High
Salary impact: +$12k
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CKAD (App Developer)

Planned
Cost
$395
Difficulty
Intermediate
Study Hours
50h
Expiration
3 years
ROI
High
Hiring Demand
High
Salary impact: +$9k
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