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Autodesk Certified Professional: Maya
Crydd Score 66
Demand Stable
Career Value Moderate
Recognition Strong
Autodesk Maya at a glance
- Provider
- Autodesk
- Credential type
- Professional Certification
- Exam required
- Yes
- Category
- Game Development
- Level
- Professional
- Cost
- About $200
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Time to earn
- 3–6 months
- Validity
- 3 years
- Format
- Around 30 questions and performance-based tasks, 120 minutes
- Prerequisites
- Autodesk recommends around 400 hours of hands-on Maya experience
What is Autodesk Maya?
Autodesk's professional credential for Maya, the modelling and animation package that most game and film pipelines are built around. It is assessed with real tasks in the application, not only multiple choice.
Skills it covers
- 3D modelling
- Rigging
- Animation
- UV mapping
- Rendering
Is Autodesk Maya worth it? The Crydd Verdict
CS 66Choose it if
You are an artist entering a studio pipeline and want to prove tool fluency, or your school or employer uses Autodesk certification as a benchmark.
Consider alternatives if
You work in Blender-based pipelines, which are increasingly common in smaller studios and have no equivalent certification worth taking.
Why we say so
Maya is deeply entrenched in professional pipelines, giving the credential real recognition — though art hiring is decided by a reel, and always will be.
Market demand
Maya remains standard in AAA and film pipelines. Art roles are portfolio-driven, so the certificate supports a reel rather than replacing one.
Where Autodesk Maya takes you
- 3D Artist
- Technical Artist
- Game Developer
Career roadmaps show where this certification fits in each path. See the roadmaps.
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A sensible order
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