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List of Professional Certifications By Industry

May 01, 2018

Most, if not every job has a list of professional certifications that can give you a leg-up in the job application process and within the position you are in. These certifications are often what makes you stand out amongst others who have similar qualifications. They don’t necessarily replace educational degrees or professional licensures but they add value to your career.

It’s not hard to find certifications either online or in a classroom setting. While some certification can be costly there are quite a few free ones that you can obtain to boost your resume.

Whether you are applying for a job or are currently employed certifications can only help you advance in your career. If you are currently employed you should be sure to ask your company if they can cover the cost of these certification. Companies will often pay for your certification because certifications will ultimately help your job performance.

Below are just a few certifications, broken down by career fields. These don’t represent all the certifications out there, just a few to get you started in your search for the right certification for you.

Construction Certifications:

Certification in civil sitework constructionat SD State University -$594 per class
Certified Construction Manager~ App Fee $325-$425; Exam Fee $275
UCLA Construction Management Certification~ App Fee: $150; Estimated Total Cost: $10,650

Event Planning Certifications:

Finance/Accounting Certifications:

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)~ $1,500
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)~ $400
Certification in Risk Management Assurance® (CRMA®)~ $115 – $495
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) ~$450 – $650
Chartered Global management accountant (CGMA)~ $325+
Certified Government Auditing Professional® (CGAP®)~ $115 – $495
Certified Public bookkeeping~ $100-150
Certification in Control SeUCL lf-Assessment® (CCSA®)~$115 – $495
Certified Management Accountant~$1,000-2,000
Certified Financial Services Auditor® (CFSA®)~ $115 – $495

Human Resource Certifications:

PHR®: Professional in Human Resources– Exam fee: $395 Application Fee:$100
SPHR®: Senior Professional in Human Resources– Exam fee: $495 Application Fee:$100
SHRM-CP: SHRM Certified Professional– Exam fee: $300-$400 Application fee: $50
PRHi®: Professional in Human Resources — International– Exam fee: $395 App Fee:$100
SHRM-SCP: SHRM Senior Certified Professional– Exam fee: $300-$400 App fee: $50
GPHR®: Global Professional in Human Resources– Exam fee: $495 App Fee:$100
SPHRi®: Senior Professional in Human Resources — International– Exam fee:$495 App Fee:$100

Information Technology/ Computer Engineering Certifications:

Citrix Certification(Certified Associate – Visualization, Certified Associate – Networking, Certified Professional –Visualization) ~ Exam fees $200 -$300
Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)~ App fee $50
Cisco Certification(Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Routing & Switching)
Amazon Web Service (AWS) Certified Solutions Architect Certification~ Registration fee $150
Certified Information System Auditor (CISA)~ App fee $50
Project Management in IT Security (PMITS)-$250
Certified Information Systems Security Pro (CISSP)~ Exam fee $599
Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)~ App fee $50
Puppet Certification Program~ $200
ITIL v3 Foundation~ Exam fee $150
VMware Certified Professional 5 – Data Center Virtualization (VCP5-DCV)
Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) – Server Infrastructure~ Exam cost $165
Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) – Windows Server~ Exam cost ~$150
CompTIA Project+ certification~$300

Innovation Certifications:

Stanford Innovation and Entrepreneurship Certificate~$995 per online course; $75 document fee
UCI Innovation & Product Development~ $2225
Harvard Innovation and Entrepreneurship Certificate~ $10,800
MIT Innovation and Technology Certification Program~$275 application fee; 1,050 -$5,850 per course

Law enforcement Certifications:

Certified law enforcement analyst (CLEA) program~150

Marketing Certifications:

AMA Professional Certified Marketer (PCM) Marketing Management Certifications~ $99 -$299
Google Analytics~FREE
AMA Professional Certified Marketer (PCM), Digital Marketing Certifications~ $249 -$349
Google Adwords Certification~ $FREE
Hubspot Marketing Certifications( includes Inbound, Email Marketing, Content Marketing, Marketing Software, Hubspot Design, Context Marketing, Growth Driven Design and more) ~ FREE
Bing Ads Certificate~ FREE
Data & Marketing Association DMA Certification~ $1499 – $2499
Content Marketing Institute Online Training and Certification~$995
DigitalMarketer Certified Content Marketing Specialist~ $495
Facebook Blueprint ~$150
Code Academy HTML~$199
Copyblogger Certified Content Marketer~ $495
Hootsuite Certification(Hootsuite platform Certification, Social Marketing Certification, Advanced Social Strategy Certification) ~ $100-1000 monthly
Harvard Marketing Management Certification~ application fee $50; Four Courses $8,800
W3Schools Certifications (HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, and XML)~ $95
Social media communication certification ~ $495

Mechanical engineering Certifications:

Professional Engineering License~ Exam fee ~$350 App fee $50-$377 (Cost varies from state to state)
Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)~ Exam Fee $225
Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional~ $250 -$470
Associate System Engineering Professional~ $200
Certifications in engineering graphics~ $50 per exam
Certified Technology Manager (CTM / CSTM)~ $150
Quality Engineer certification (CQE)~ $498
Certified Maintenance and Reliability Technician~ $195 -$300
ISA Certified Automotive Professional~ $347
IAPMO Mechanical Inspector(Medical Gas Installer 6010, Medical Gas Inspector 6020, Medical Gas Verifier 6030, Medical Gas Maintenance Personnel 6040, Medical Gas Instructor 6050, Braze Processes, STAR HVACR Mastery, STAR Plumbing Mastery, STAR Fire Sprinklerfitting Mastery, STAR Steamfitting-Pipefitting Mastery, Title 24 Registry) ~ $50 – $250
Certified Manufacturing Engineering~195
Solar Heating Installer Certification~$125 – $375
Certified reliability Engineer~$498
High-Performance Building Design~ $395 -$545
Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing Professional – Technologist~$500 – $599
Test and Balance Engineer

Nursing Certifications:

Office Administration & Management Certifications:

Project Management/ Agile & Scrum Certifications:

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification$200 – $300
Certified Association in Project Management CAPM– $995-$1395
Master Project Manager (MPM)– $300
Certified Project Manager (CPM)– $370
Professional in Project Management (PPM)– $300
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
Agile DevOps Expert~ $1499
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)~ $1299
Agile Scrum Foundation~ $649 -$999
PMI-ACP Certification ~ $299-799
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)~$1299
Atlassian Certified Professional (ACP) ~ $350
Certified Project Management Practitioner (CPMP)– ~$200
SAFe* Agilist Certification Training~ $1299

Quality Assurance (QA) Certifications:

Global Association for Quality Management (GAQM)/ Associate in project management– $300
ASQ Quality Assurance Certifications(Biomedical Auditor, Calibration Technician, HACCP Food Safety Auditor, Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence, Pharmaceutical GMP Professional, Quality Auditor, Quality Engineer) ~$244 – $450