Want a lucrative career in IT? Consider earning these CompTIA certifications.

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By TEAM COMMERCEMashable Deals2019-04-11 09:00:00 UTC

The general consensus seems to be that IT pros spend their time cleaning up the messes resulting from plain, dumb human error. That much was confirmed in a couple of recent studies that revealed the majority of IT folks blame users for technical mishaps that arise. 

Consider, however, the part of the IT job that’s not really talked about: proactively building up and maintaining a network infrastructure that can withstand human error, because mistakes do happen. It’s a field rife with interesting challenges and no shortage of job openings, to say nothing of generous compensation.

If you’re already gearing up for a new career in IT, look no further than CompTIA, the leading certifying body for IT security. Because if you’re new to the field, slapping a certification on your résumé just screams to prospective employers: “I can do this.”

Check out the three pieces of training below — all of which are on sale — and see which one best fits your career trajectory:

If you’re going in totally cold and don’t know where to start, this training is perfect for you. It’s a great primer for the trio of most essential IT certification exams — Security+, Network+, and A+ —and encompasses five courses spanning over 80 hours of content, which is actually pretty quick and efficient instruction for taking in such a packed curriculum.

During your training, you’ll dive into instruction that covers everything from cybersecurity training for protecting against network threats to general IT know-how for managing and troubleshooting networks like a pro. If the Galactic Empire had a team of IT specialists with this training, maybe the Death Star wouldn’t have brought down by a DNS attack (what, isn’t that how Star Wars ended?).

This training is normally worth $1,359.95 but you can grab it on sale for just $59.

If you’re looking to specialize in cybersecurity instead, this training is great. It comes with four courses spanning 91 hours of instruction, offering all-encompassing prep for four critical exams: Security+, CySA+, CASP, and PenTest+. While Security+ is the leading cybersecurity certification — and that one’s the exam most security pros will focus on — nabbing the others will help round out your skill set.

Over the course of your instruction, you’ll master the tools and tech needed to support enterprise security, learn penetration testing (or the not-so-dark art of exploiting network vulnerabilities), and much more.

This course normally goes for $897, but snag it on sale for $49.

This is the mother of *all* CompTIA training, designed for the truly dedicated student. With a whopping twelve courses spanning over 140 hours of training, consider this instruction if you’re so set on entering the IT professional world that you want to leave no server component un-studied.

You’ll not only get training in the aforementioned A+, Network+, and Security+ exams, but also other essential certifications: Mobility+, Advanced Security Practitioner, and much more. In other words, this course will turn you into a living, breathing encyclopedia of IT knowledge brimming with technical jargon and employability.

This course typically retails for $4,329 and was previously on sale for $59, but it’s now available at an even lower price, dropping to just $39.