This is, believe it or not, one of the biggest questions I get when I am at a networking events and wear my “Certifiably” shirt. Buckle up, I am going to explain it all here!
First, what does it mean for you? As a certified practitioner, you can demand an average 20% more in salary from being certified.
While the tech industry has already embraced certification, This is especially true in the construction field as they are the most impacted by traditional project management (aka Waterfall) yet seem to be the latest to really start demanding certification.
And why wouldn’t they? Million dollar projects going over budget and behind schedule can be disastrous.
In the United States, a certified practitioner earns an average of $108,000 per year. If you are reading this from Australia, you command an average salary of $134,658 USD per year! Either way, you are in demand and will almost always be ahead of your peers in the job search arena.