Career Paths For Comptia A+ Certified Technician
ProProfs CompTia A+
The world is your oyster. Where you decide to take your career
after this is entirely up to you. There are some things to
consider depending on your geographic location. If you happen
to live in or near the larger populated cities, competition for
entry-level technical positions can be fierce. More and more IT
graduates enter the workforce each day. By obtaining your A+
certification you can have a substantial advantage over your
competition in the career world, as well as having a good
foundation for adding more certifications too.
Computer repair and technical support can however be quite
lucrative. Here are some of the common fields that your A+ cert
can make you a part of:
*Field service technicians
*Help Desk and Customer Service
*PC technicians
*Computer Manufacturing (DELL, HP, IBM etc.,)
However the opportunities for advancement and alternate fields
are virtually endless. Here are some areas where specialized
training and skills are in large demand:
- Computer Forensics
(Due to an increase in computer related crimes such as identity
theft etc., lead to a greater need for people to analyze data
without corruption.)
- Disaster prevention and recovery
(Oh-No!, I forgot to back-up my files. Now what do I do?)
- Personalized Training
Teach corporate and home users how to use software
applications, prevent data loss and identity theft.)
- LSDBMS and VLSDBMS
(Large Scale Database Management Systems and Very Large Scale
Database Management Systems) otherwise know as terabyte data
warehousing.
Other Career Paths:
Once you have gone through the IT industry right of passage,
the CompTIA A+ certification. Your career path can go in any
direction you decide to take it. Let's take a look at some
different paths to follow.
The Hardware Path:
You can go from simple computer repair to manufacturing
high-end workstations and servers.
The Technician Path:
The next step is taking the Net+ Exam and installing network
cabling, supporting corporate end users and managing the
corporate desktop.
Administration:
Network support, configuring routers and managing user accounts
on the corporate servers. This is also the well known Nework+/
MCSE/NOVEL CNA/Cisco CCNA track.
Development:
Design and manage the companies web presence and intranet.
(.NET, ASP, MsSQL, PHP, MySQL, Oracle, ColdFusion)
As you can see from just this small list the possibilities are
astounding. This is only a small percentage of the technologies
and career paths for you to choose from. The table below lists
various other certifications that you can combine with A+ to
take your career in a new direction. Also visit Comptia's
Related certification page for more information on how to apply
A+ towards advanced certifications by vendors such as Cisco,
Microsoft and more.
* Hardware: Server+, Manufacturing
* Technician: Net+, MCDSP, MCP/MCSA (Microsoft Track)
* Administration: Network+,CCNA/CCNP,CNA/CNE,Linux Track, MCSE
* Development: .NET, MCDBA, PHP/MySQL (Open-source Track)
Information technology is an ever changing arena. And while you
may have decided on a specific career path, the benefits of the
CompTIA A+ certification will remain a solid foundation for you
to build on.
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