How This Works

Professional designations are defined as third-party awarded recognitions of individual knowledge and/or proficiency within a given industry or occupation.

We maintain a comprehensive list of professional designations for helping professionals across multiple industries and occupations to improve their competitive positioning, learn new things, and boost earning potential

  1. Review categories below (by industry)
  2. Make your desired selection and route to the corresponding page
  3. Conduct your own research and identify designations to pursue
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Improve Competitive Positioning

Professional designations are beneficial to enhancing your marketability as a job seeker. This means you are able to better sell yourself to prospective employers during the job application and interviewing process. Simply put, holding credentials gives you a leg-up in today’s workplace environment.

Gain Knowledge

Professional designations don’t just look good on paper. When you invest the time and energy into earning professional designations, you are learning new skills, concepts, and methods along the way. These investments improve your professional competency which carries countless rewards.

Boost Earning Power

Expanding your knowledgebase and improving your competitive positioning means you’re now in position for higher earning potential. In today’s competitive environment, six-figure salaries belong to Director-level and above.

Things to Consider When Pursuing Designations

  • Most professional designations cost money to attain. Price ranges and requirements vary by designation. Typical associated costs include initial registration and/or annual renewal charges.

  • Professional designations are commonly awarded by professional associations, universities, and related accrediting bodies.

  • Increasingly, employers are requiring job applicants to hold a specific credential such as the popular PMP Certification.

  • Some professional designations never expire. Others require annual renewal or continuing education credits (CECs) to maintain active status. This is an important consideration to research when evaluating different professional designations to pursue.

Professional Designations by Category

Click image below to route to the corresponding List of Professional Designations

Designations (all categories)

Professional Designations & Certifications

Accounting

Accounting Professional Designations

Administrative

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Career Services

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Counseling

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Emergency Management

Emergency Management Professional Designations

Engineering

Engineering Professional Designations

Event Management

Event Management Professional Designations

Facility Management

Facility Management Professional Designations

Finance

Finance Professional Designations

Healthcare

Healthcare Professional Designations

Human Resource

Human Resource Professional Designations

Information Technology

IT Professional Designations

Marketing

Marketing Professional Designations

Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical Professional Designations

Sales

Sales Professional Designations

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