Career Description 

As a Cisco Networking Professional, you will keep up with the latest technologies to maximize performance while keeping networking costs down. You may become certified at any of the various levels of technical proficiency across the disciplines of network design, security and support. In this profession, you can work in the following areas:

•  Network design, installation, configuration and maintenance.
• Configuration techniques that increase available bandwidth, improve response times, and enhance reliability and quality of service.
• Configuration techniques that maximize performance and improve network security.
• Global intranet design and configuration.

Cisco’s networking solutions connect people, computing devices and computer networks allowing people to have access to information regardless of differences in time, place, or type of computer system.

Employment Outlook 

The rapid advance of technology, the rise of the Internet, and the overall growth has created enormous employment opportunities for individuals with Cisco training. According to the TCPmag.com 2004 Cisco Professional Salary Survey, depending on experience, CCNA’s can earn an average of $60,000 a year while CCNP’s and Firewall Specialists can earn an average of $72,000 a year. With additional training, premier Cisco credentialed workers can earn an average of $102,000.