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The networking entry gate. It's a curriculum staple and a hiring checkbox, and its premium has been flat for years while the roles it feeds thin at the edges.
Help-desk and junior infrastructure staff proving they know networking fundamentals, usually alongside A+ and Security+ as the classic CompTIA entry trio.
As a stepping stone it still works; as an asset it simply doesn't appreciate. The point is to move quickly — pass through to Security+, cloud fundamentals and beyond without lingering.
The threat is entry-tier automation. AI-assisted diagnostics and self-healing networks target exactly the first-line troubleshooting layer this credential certifies.
How CompTIA Network+'s market value changes with years since it was earned.
Bottom half of the CertBueno Top 100.
This certification pays 49% below the rest of the Top 100.
One of 4 CompTIA certifications in the Top 100 — ranked 3rd among them.
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