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 your certification. Companies will often pay for your certification because certifications will ultimately help your job performance.
Below is a list of certifications, broken down by career fields. Along with this list is the cost of the certification. 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 construction at SD State University – Cost of certification:$594 per class
- Certified Construction Manager – Cost of certification: Application Fee $325-$425; Exam Fee $275
- UCLA Construction Management Certification – Cost of certification: Application Fee: $150; Estimated Total Cost: $10,650
Electrical Engineering Certifications:
- Key Accountant Certification Program – Cost of certification: $2,450
- Certified electronic inspector – Cost of certification: $600
- Electromagnetic compatibility design engineer – Cost of certification: $220
- Certified reliability engineer – Cost of certification: $498
Environmental Engineering Certifications:
- Certified dangerous goods professional – Cost of certification: $360
- Board certified environmental engineer – Cost of certification: $175
- Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) – Cost of certification: Exam Fee $225
Environmental Health & Safety Certifications:
- REHS Certification – Cost of certification: Application fee $90-125; Exam fee: $175 – $325
- Environmental Health and Safety Professional Certificate
- Certified Safety Professional Certification (CSP) – Cost of certification: Application fee $160; Exam fee: $350
- Associate Safety Professional (ASP) – Cost of certification: Application fee $160; Exam fee: $350
- Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP) – Cost of certification: Exam fee: $350
- Safety Management Specialist (SMS) – Cost of certification: Application fee $160; Exam fee: $350
- Occupational Health and Safety Technologist (OHST) – Cost of certification: Application fee $140; Exam fee: $300
- Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) – Cost of certification: Application fee $140; Exam fee: $300
- Safety Trained Supervisor (STS) – Cost of certification: Application fee $120; Exam fee: $185
- Certified Environmental, Safety and Health Trainer (CET) – Cost of certification: Application fee $140; Exam fee: $300
- Safety Trained Supervisor Construction (STSC) – Cost of certification: Application fee $120; Exam fee: $185
- National Registry of Environmental Professionals (NREP) Certifications – Cost of certification: Application fee $100; Exam fee: $200
Event Planning Certifications:
- Certified special event professional ( CSEP) – Cost of certification: $600
- Global travel professional Certification – Cost of certification: $190
- Certified Meeting professional – Cost of certification: $450
- Digital event strategist certification – Cost of certification: $175
- Certified meeting planning program – Cost of certification: $450
Finance/Accounting Certifications:
- Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) – Cost of certification: $1,500
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) – Cost of certification: $400
- Certification in Risk Management Assurance® (CRMA®) – Cost of certification: $115 – $495
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) – Cost of certification:$450 – $650
- Chartered Global management accountant (CGMA) – Cost of certification: $325+
- Certified Government Auditing Professional® (CGAP®) – Cost of certification: $115 – $495
- Certified Public bookkeeping – Cost of certification: $100-150
- Certification in Control SeUCL lf-Assessment® (CCSA®) – Cost of certification: $115 – $495
- Certified Management Accountant – Cost of certification: $1,000-2,000
- Certified Financial Services Auditor® (CFSA®) – Cost of certification: $115 – $495
Human Resource Certifications:
- PHR®: Professional in Human Resources – Cost of certification: Exam fee: $395, Application Fee:$100
- SPHR®: Senior Professional in Human Resources – Cost of certification: Exam fee: $495, Application Fee:$100
- SHRM-CP: SHRM Certified Professional – Cost of certification: Exam fee: $300-$400 Application fee: $50
- PRHi®: Professional in Human Resources — International – Cost of certification: Exam fee: $395 App Fee:$100
- SHRM-SCP: SHRM Senior Certified Professional – Cost of certification: Exam fee: $300-$400 App fee: $50
- GPHR®: Global Professional in Human Resources – Cost of certification: Exam fee: $495 App Fee:$100
- SPHRi®: Senior Professional in Human Resources — International – Cost of certification: Exam fee:$495 App Fee:$100
Information Technology/ Computer Engineering Certifications:
- Citrix Certification (Certified Associate – Visualization, Certified Associate – Networking, Certified Professional –Visualization) – Cost of certification: Exam fees $200 -$300
- Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) – Cost of certification: Application fee $50
- Cisco Certification (Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Routing & Switching)
- Amazon Web Service (AWS) Certified Solutions Architect Certification – Cost of certification: Registration fee $150
- Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) – Cost of certification: App fee $50
- Project Management in IT Security (PMITS) – Cost of certification: $250
- Certified Information Systems Security Pro (CISSP) – Cost of certification: Exam fee $599
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) – Cost of certification: App fee $50
- Puppet Certification Program – Cost of certification: $200
- ITIL v3 Foundation – Cost of certification: Exam fee $150
- VMware Certified Professional 5 – Data Center Virtualization (VCP5-DCV)
- Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) – Server Infrastructure – Cost of certification: Exam cost $165
- Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) – Windows Server – Cost of certification: Exam cost ~$150
- CompTIA Project+ certification – Cost of certification: $300
Innovation Certifications:
- Stanford Innovation and Entrepreneurship Certificate – Cost of certification: $995 per online course; $75 document fee
- UCI Innovation & Product Development – Cost of certification: $2225
- Harvard Innovation and Entrepreneurship Certificate – Cost of certification: $10,800
- MIT Innovation and Technology Certification Program – Cost of certification: $275 application fee; 1,050 -$5,850 per course
Law enforcement Certifications:
- Certified law enforcement analyst (CLEA) program – Cost of certification: $150
Marketing Certifications:
- AMA Professional Certified Marketer (PCM) Marketing Management Certifications – Cost of certification: $99 -$299
- Google Analytics – Cost of certification: FREE
- AMA Professional Certified Marketer (PCM), Digital Marketing Certifications – Cost of certification: $249 -$349
- Google Adwords Certification – Cost of 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 – Cost of certification: FREE
- Data & Marketing Association DMA Certification – Cost of certification: $1499 – $2499
- Content Marketing Institute Online Training and Certification – Cost of certification: $995
- DigitalMarketer Certified Content Marketing Specialist – Cost of certification: $495
- Facebook Blueprint – Cost of certification: $150
- Code Academy HTML – Cost of certification: $199
- Copyblogger Certified Content Marketer – Cost of certification: $495
- Hootsuite Certification (Hootsuite platform Certification, Social Marketing Certification, Advanced Social Strategy Certification) – Cost of certification: $100-1000 monthly
- Harvard Marketing Management Certification – Cost of certification: application fee $50; Four Courses $8,800
- W3Schools Certifications (HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, and XML) – Cost of certification: $95
- Social media communication certification – Cost of certification: $495
Mechanical engineering Certifications:
- Professional Engineering License – Cost of certification: Exam fee ~$350 App fee $50-$377 (Cost varies from state to state)
- Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) – Cost of certification: Exam Fee $225
- Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional – Cost of certification: $250 -$470
- Associate System Engineering Professional – Cost of certification: $200
- Certifications in engineering graphics – Cost of certification: $50 per exam
- Certified Technology Manager (CTM / CSTM) – Cost of certification: $150
- Quality Engineer certification (CQE) – Cost of certification: $498
- Certified Maintenance and Reliability Technician – Cost of certification: $195 -$300
- ISA Certified Automotive Professional – Cost of certification: $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) – Cost of certification: $50 – $250
- Certified Manufacturing Engineering – Cost of certification: 195
- Solar Heating Installer Certification – Cost of certification: $125 – $375
- Certified Reliability Engineer – Cost of certification: $498
- High-Performance Building Design – Cost of certification: $395 -$545
- Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing Professional – Technologist – Cost of certification: $500 – $599
- Test and Balance Engineer
Nursing Certifications:
- CARN – Certified Addictions Registered Nurse – Cost of certification: $455
- Certified Heart Failure Nurse – Cost of certification: $350
- CGRN — Certified Gastroenterology Registered Nurse – Cost of certification: $505
- CCRC — Certified Clinical Research Coordinator – Cost of certification: $600
- CEN — Certified Emergency Nurse – Cost of certification: $230
Office Administration & Management Certifications:
- IAAP Certified Administrative Professional (CAP) – Cost of certification: $375-$560
- NCCB Administrative Assistant Certification (CAA) – Cost of certification: $175
- ASAP Administrative Certification of Excellence (PACE) – Cost of certification: $349
- Certified Medical Administrative Assistance (CMAA) – Cost of certification: $105
Project Management/ Agile & Scrum Certifications:
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification – Cost of certification: $200 – $300
- Certified Association in Project Management CAPM – Cost of certification: $995-$1395
- Master Project Manager (MPM) – Cost of certification: $300
- Certified Project Manager (CPM) – Cost of certification: $370
- Professional in Project Management (PPM) – Cost of certification: $300
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
- Agile DevOps Expert – Cost of certification: $1499
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) – Cost of certification: $1299
- Agile Scrum Foundation – Cost of certification: $649 -$999
- PMI-ACP Certification – Cost of certification: $299-799
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) – Cost of certification: $1299
- Atlassian Certified Professional (ACP) – Cost of certification: $350
- Certified Project Management Practitioner (CPMP) – Cost of certification: $200
- SAFe* Agilist Certification Training – Cost of certification: $1299
Quality Assurance (QA) Certifications:
- Global Association for Quality Management (GAQM)/ Associate in project management – Cost of certification: $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) – Cost of certification: $244 – $450
Research Certifications:
- Professional research certification – Cost of certification: $300
- Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC) – Cost of certification: $460 – $600
- Certified clinical research associate (CCRA) – Cost of certification: $435
- Association of Clinical Research Professionals – Certified Professional (ACRP-CP)
- Clinical Research Associate (CCRA) – Cost of certification: $460 – $600
- Principal Investigator (CPI) – Cost of certification: $460 – $600
- UCI Clinical Research Certificate – Cost of certification: $1,505
Sales Certifications:
- Certified Professional Sales Person (CPSP) Credential – Cost of certification: $595
- Accredited in Medical Sales (AMS) programs
- Certified Sales Executive (CSE) – Cost of certification:$899 – $1049
- Amazon Web Services certification training
- Certified Sales Operations Professional (CSOP) – Cost of certification:$200
- Salesforce Certifications – Cost of certification: $200-500
- Hubspot Sales Certification Course – Cost of certification: FREE
- Consultative Sales Certification – Cost of certification: $2799
- Certification in Consultative Sales Communication – Cost of certification: $495
- Certified Sales Leadership Professional (CSLP) – Cost of certification: $200
- Certification in Consultative Sales Strategies – Cost of certification: $495
- National Retail Federation Certification
Social / Psychological Certifications:
- List of National Association of Social work Certifications/Credentials
- Approved clinical supervisor (ACS) – Cost of certification:200
- American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapist – Cost of certification:250
- Board Certified Psychologist (ABPP) – Cost of certification: Application Fee $125; Written Exam $300; Oral Exam: $450
- Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) – Cost of certification: Application Fee: $150
- American Association of Sexuality Educator, Counselors and therapists (ASSECT) Certified Sexuality Educator – Cost of certification: $ 300
- Certified Cognitive-Behavioral Therapist (CCBT)
- American Association of Sexuality Educator, Counselors and therapists (ASSECT) Certified Sexual Counselor – Cost of certification:$300
- Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) – Cost of certification:$200
- American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapist (ASSECT) Certified Sex Therapist – Cost of certification:$300
- Certified Group Psychotherapist (CGP) – Cost of certification:$295 – $420
- National Certified Addiction Counselor Level I (NCACI) – Cost of certification: $200 -$235
- Certified Gottman Therapist (CGR) – Cost of certification:$675
- Dialectical Behavior Therapist (DBT) – Cost of certification:$249
- Equine Assisted Psychotherapist (EAGALA)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) – Cost of certification: $150 – $350
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) – Cost of certification: $200
- Master Addictions Counselor (MAC) – Cost of certification:$200 – $235
- National Certified Addiction Counselor, Level II (NCACII) – Cost of certification:$200 -$235
- Music Therapist, Board Certified (MT-BC) – Cost of certification:$275
- Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CCMHC)
- National Certified Counselor (NCC)
- Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) – Cost of certification:$200 – $300
- National Certified Counselor (NCSC)
Software Engineering / Developer Certifications:
- Microsoft Certified Professional Developer – Cost of certification:$265
- Microsoft (MTA) – Cost of certification: $115
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified Developer – Cost of certification: $150
- Oracle Application Express Developer Certification (Oracle APEX) – Cost of certification:$245
- Cloudera Certified Developer for Apache Hadoop (CCDH) – Cost of certification: $400
- Oracle Certified Professional, (OCP) MYSQL 5.6 Developer. – Cost of certification:$245
- Oracle Certified Professional OCP (Java SE Programmer, Java ME Mobile Application Developer – Cost of certification:$245
- Oracle Certified Associate (OCA) Java SE Programmer – Cost of certification: $245
- CIW (Web Foundation Associate, Web Design Professional, Web & Mobile Design Professional, Web Development Professional) – Cost of certification: $150
- Red Hat JBoss certified developer – Cost of certification:$400
- Puppet Labs Certification Program– Cost of certification: $200
- Salesforce Certified Developer & Advanced Developer – Cost of certification:$200 – $400
- Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Developer (CSD) – Cost of certification: $1,700 – $3,250
- PMP Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) – Cost of certification: $435
- Harvard Software Engineering Certificate – Cost of certification: $10,800
Web Developer / Designer Certifications:
- Adobe certified expert (ACE) – Cost of certification:$180
- Campaign Architect – Cost of certification:$180
- AEM 6 Developer, AEM 6 Developer Practitioner, AEM 6 Lead Developer, AEM 6 Architect, AEM Form Developer – Cost of certification:$180
- Campaign Business Practitioner – Cost of certification: $180
- Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 – Cost of certification:$180
- Campaign developer – Cost of certification:$180
- Dreamweaver CC 2015 – Cost of certification: $180
Getting certified in your career field allows you the opportunity to demonstrate competence, credibility, experience and dedication in your field. Take advantage of the opportunity to get certified today.
Author,
JoeSandra Odunze
Founder, Corporate Minority
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