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The United States needs 135,500 new network and computer professionals by 2018.* Will you be ready?

Knowledge is power, and certification is your proof. Cisco Certifications differentiate you in the market and make sure you are ready for the future. Certifications are growing in importance to validate experience and validate your talent. **

The demand for skilled IT networking professionals to manage the tools that keep information and communications flowing continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even faster.

  • In the next five years, the demand for wireless network specialists is expected to double while the demand for network security specialists is expected to grow 80% and voice network specialists by 70%.***
  • Video communications traffic, including video over instant messaging and video calling will increase ten-fold through 2013, increasing the demand for video network specialists.****

Cisco Certifications bring valuable, measurable rewards to network professionals and the organizations that employ them:

  • Annual salaries of Cisco Certified professionals increase, on average, up to 5-9% over those of non-certified individuals*****
  • Certifications are considered second only to experience to validate your skills while 86% of IT hiring managers consider certifications at least medium to high priority for evaluating candidates. ***
  • On average, a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) earns $79,536 US per year, a Cisco Certified Network Professional ( CCNP) earns $97,296, while a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) averages $120,008 US per year.******

*US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Feb. 2011 ** Comp TIA Employer Perception of IT Training and Certification, Feb. 7, 2011 ***June 2008, Forrester Consulting survey commissioned by Cisco, ****Cisco Visual Networking Index: Forecast and Methodology, 2008-2013, *****Global Knowledge/Tech Republic, 2010, 2011 IT Salary and Skills Survey, www.globalknowledge.com, ***** Comp TIA Employer Perception of IT Training and Certification, Feb 7, 2011 ******Certifications Magazine Salary Survey, Worldwide data, 12/2009

SOURCE - This article was sent by Cisco Corporation to IT Professionals with accounts on Careerbuilder.com on June, 28, 2011.