I was just curious as to which Linux certification would bring me the most money?

I'm looking at either Linux+ or RHCE, but RHCE seems to be RedHat specific, and as we all know, Linux is a LOT broader than RedHat.

So what should I do?

I'm thinking about Cisco, and Linux. I already have an Associate's degree in Computer Network Technology, but it seems that having certs would help advance my career even further.

Which Linux cert should I look into? I'm considering Linux+, but I'm afraid there may be better ones that would net me more dollars in the long-run.

What do you guys think?


Thanks!

You can have a look to the http://www.lpi.org site which is the Linux Professional Institute.

Cheers

Certfications are NOT required to make money as an admin. (I don't have any and have been a professional admin since 1991.)

They do however enhance your resume somewhat. In the case where someone has multiple candidates and has to do resume sorting (because there are too many to interview) having the certification might help you make the cut.

Since RH is one of the two main commercial distributions (Suse) being the other) having certfication in it would likely be viewed positively by shops using the commercial RH distributions. On the flip side if its a Suse shop they may not be impressed except that they will know what RH is.

My job searches have led me to the belief that experience counts much more than anything else though. In fact 4 years ago when a potential employer called me they did so because I had worked on a specific class of server running Solaris even though I knew much more experienced Solaris admins who weren't even considered just because they hadn't worked on that class of server. Often you're going through headhunters to get jobs and they typically aren't very technical themselves so spend a lot of time looking for keywords on resumes more than trying to ascertain who is the best techincal candidate for a job. Given that the certification will also help you as employers do sometimes say to headhunters "certification would be nice".

Personally I do suggest choosing a DISTRIBUTION NEUTRAL certification, such as being offered by the Linux Professional Institute. Additionally I'd go for a CCNP certification.