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Director of IT

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Your path to the next level

Bachelor's degree → entry role → credentials → graduate path → mid-level → senior-level.

  1. Recommended bachelor's path
    Information Technology
    Technology
    Your academic foundation
  2. Entry-level role
    No entry-level role mapped yet.
  3. Credentials that advance you
    CompTIA A+
    Technology
  4. Graduate paths worth considering
    MS Information Systems
    Technology
  5. Mid-level role
    No mid-level role mapped yet.
  6. Senior-level roleYou are here
    Director of IT
    Senior
    5–8 years typical

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Overview

Degrees that lead to this role

Career ladder

How the climb looks

You're at the top of the Technology Specialist Path.
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Certifications

Credentials that advance you

Technology
High
CompTIA A+
Technology
Technology
Medium
ITIL Foundation
Axelos
Technology
Medium
AWS Cloud Practitioner
AWS
Technology
Medium
Security+
CompTIA
Master's degrees

Graduate paths worth considering

Technology
High
MS Information Systems
Technology
Medium
MS Computer Science

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