| The Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) credential | | | | Support Technician (MCDST) credential proves that |
| (certification) is for professionals who have the skills | | | | you have the skills to support users who run |
| to successfully implement a Microsoft product or | | | | Windows XP. It also proves that you can |
| technology as part of a business solution in an | | | | troubleshoot desktop environments that run on the |
| organization. Hands-on experience with a product is | | | | Windows XP operating system. The pay scale with |
| necessary to effectively achieve certification. There | | | | this position ranges from $35,000 to $55,000 per |
| are many Microsoft certifications that one may | | | | year. With all of these Microsoft certifications |
| acquire and many free online training centers that | | | | excellent training is obtainable online or classroom. To |
| also have pay certification tutoring, free study guides | | | | some degree you will find free Microsoft online |
| and free practice exam questions to help you pass | | | | certification training along with pay training. |
| your IT certification exam. | | | | There is also the Microsoft Certified Systems |
| The Microsoft Certified Professional has many | | | | Administrator (MCSA) certification will advance your |
| different certifications that represent specialized fields | | | | career by ensuring that you have the skills to |
| of information technology such as: Microsoft Certified | | | | successfully manage and troubleshoot system |
| Technology Specialist (MCTS) and Microsoft Certified | | | | environments that run on the Microsoft Windows |
| IT Professional (MCITP) credentials provide IT | | | | operating system. The MCSA: Messaging credential |
| professionals with a simpler and more targeted | | | | identifies systems administrators who implement, |
| structure to display their technical and professional | | | | manage, and maintain a messaging infrastructure by |
| skills. The new Microsoft Certified Technology | | | | using Microsoft Exchange Server. The MCSA: Security |
| Specialist (MCTS) credential highlights your skills using | | | | credential identifies systems administrators who |
| a precise Microsoft technology. You can demonstrate | | | | specialize in managing, maintaining, and implementing |
| your abilities as an IT professional or developer with | | | | security on the Windows operating system and as |
| in-depth knowledge of the Microsoft technology that | | | | part of a secure computing environment. Receive the |
| you use today or are planning to deploy. The | | | | Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) |
| Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) credential | | | | certification and prove your expertise in designing and |
| lets you highlight your field of expertise. Now you can | | | | implementing the infrastructure for business solutions |
| distinguish yourself as an IT professional with the | | | | that are based on the Windows 2000 operating |
| current skills and proven job-role capabilities to work | | | | system and the Windows Server system. The MCSE: |
| efficiently with a comprehensive set of Microsoft | | | | Messaging credential identifies systems engineers |
| technologies. | | | | who design, plan, implement, manage, and maintain a |
| Other Microsoft certifications include: Microsoft | | | | messaging infrastructure by using Microsoft Exchange |
| Certified Database Administrator Demonstrate that | | | | Server. The MCSE: Security credential identifies |
| you have the skills to lead organizations in the | | | | systems engineers who specialize in managing, |
| successful design, implementation, and administration | | | | maintaining, and implementing security on the |
| of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 databases with the | | | | Windows operating system and as part of a secure |
| following Microsoft Certified Database Administrator | | | | computing environment. The pay scale on this job |
| (MCDBA) credential. The Microsoft Certified Desktop | | | | ranges from $50,000 to $80,000 per year. |