Within each pathway, CompTIA Stackable Certifications are categorized by experience level:
- Specialist: Early-career IT professionals with 0–2 years of experience
- Professional: Mid-level IT professionals with 2–5 years of experience
- Expert: Established IT professionals with more than 5 years of experience
CompTIA Infrastructure Career Pathway
When taken together as the CompTIA Infrastructure Career Pathway, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Server+, CompTIA Linux+ and CompTIA Cloud+ validate the skillsets needed across IT operations, deepening your mastery of skills and broadening the number of IT infrastructure roles in which you can contribute.
Specialist
CompTIA IT Operations Specialist(A+ / Network+)
CompTIA Systems Support Specialist
(A+ / Linux+)
Professional
CompTIA Cloud Admin Professional
(Network+ / Cloud+)
CompTIA Network Infrastructure Professional
(Network+ / Server+)
CompTIA Linux Network Professional
(Network+ / Linux+)
CompTIA Cybersecurity Career Pathway
With CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+), and CompTIA SecurityX, the CompTIA Cybersecurity Career Pathway helps technical specialists achieve cybersecurity mastery, from beginning to end.
Specialist
CompTIA Secure Infrastructure Specialist
(A+ / Network+ / Security+)
Professional
CompTIA Secure Cloud Professional
(Security+ / Cloud+)
CompTIA Security Analytics Professional
(Security+ / CySA+)
CompTIA Network Vulnerability Assessment Professional
(Security+ / PenTest+)
CompTIA Network Security Professional
(Security+ / PenTest+ / CySA+)
Expert
CompTIA Security Analytics Expert
(Security+ / CySA+ / SecurityX)
CompTIA Secure Infrastructure Expert
(Security+ / CySA+ / PenTest+ / SecurityX)