Jobs requiring A+

Given that I've been (very, very) fortunate to always have a job, it seems that when I've looked around at other jobs for fun, the only jobs that require A+ are hourly positions? I can't even recall many salary positions even mentioning the A+ cert...

What are others perceptions/experience with this?

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Darril

For the most part, I see the same thing. This is largely because A+ is an entry level certification and entry level jobs require it. Salary positions require more expertise and knowledge. The A+ cert may be useful when landing the higher salary positions, and certainly the knowledge of the cert is valuable. But if an organization is looking for a system administrator, engineer, or security professional, much of the A+ knowledge is assumed, so it's not mentioned in the requirements.

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Deathgomper

The A+ helps you break into the field, and breaking in almost always starts at hourly pay. My breaking in job was doing contract work for Xerox, fixing copy machines. It required an A+ but it wasn't much more than first level tech stuff, however it gave me enough experience to move on to a better position making a salary.

@ Darril: Your Security+ book was the best!

Darril

Deathgomper wrote: »

@ Darril: Your Security+ book was the best!

Thanks. I hope the SY0-301 update helps as many people as the first book did.

Darril