An AWS certification will be of most benefit if you're interested in working for a consulting company or MSP that specializes in AWS work. After that it may hel

An AWS certification will be of most benefit if you're interested in working for a consulting company or MSP that specializes in AWS work. After that it may help you get through the HR screen at larger companies, but that may be counteracted by your lack of a college degree. With that said, there are some tech degrees that are worth the time and can open doors or increase salary. The Red Hat certifications do provide value for system administrators/devops as they're known to be difficult and a good test of linux knowledge. If you're interested in security, I've seen a fair number of positions asking for a CISPP cert. If you want to work in project/product management the PMP does significantly increase earnings. You'll also find that Cisco or Windows certs are valued if you're going to specialize in those systems. Those are the only certificates I've seen companies ask for or value. Every other tech cert seems to be a nice to have and provides minimal value. If you're interested in the certification go for it, but don't expect it to open many doors.