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What is a senior product support specialist and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025
3 min read
There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a senior product support specialist. For example, did you know that they make an average of $42.73 an hour? That's $88,888 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 10% and produce 83,100 job opportunities across the U.S.
ScoreSenior Product Support SpecialistUS Average
Salary
6.9

Avg. Salary $88,888

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level
6.7

Growth rate 10%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity
6.4
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.42%

Asian 11.46%

Black or African American 10.90%

Hispanic or Latino 15.81%

Unknown 5.56%

White 55.86%

Gender

female 31.74%

male 68.26%

Age - 41
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 41
Stress level
6.7

Stress level is high

7.1 - high

Complexity level
6.5

Complexity level is challenging

7 - challenging

Work life balance
7.4

Work life balance is good

6.4 - fair

Senior product support specialist career paths

Key steps to become a senior product support specialist

  1. Explore senior product support specialist education requirements

    Most common senior product support specialist degrees

    Bachelor's

    56.2 %

    Associate

    28.4 %

    Master's

    8.3 %
  2. Start to develop specific senior product support specialist skills

    SkillsPercentages
    Product Support9.98%
    Windows9.79%
    CRM8.42%
    SR6.89%
    Product Knowledge6.16%
  3. Complete relevant senior product support specialist training and internships

    Accountants spend an average of 3-6 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New senior product support specialists learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a senior product support specialist based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real senior product support specialist resumes.
  4. Research senior product support specialist duties and responsibilities

    • Use of Salesforce to both manage user account access and create/remedy trouble tickets generate from both customer and internal inquiries.
    • Design embedded wireless control board using Zigbee modules for commercial HVAC systems.
    • Interact with service providers and product vendors to troubleshoot, identify and resolve core issues.
    • Review all incoming cases, enter cases into ticketing system (CRM) and assign cases to specialist.
  5. Get senior product support specialist experience

    Generally, it takes 1-2 years to become a senior product support specialist. The most common roles before becoming a senior product support specialist include technical support specialist, technical support trainer team lead and customer service representative.
  6. Apply for senior product support specialist jobs

    Now it's time to start searching for a senior product support specialist job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

    1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
    2. Consult your professional network
    3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
    4. Watch out for job scams

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Average senior product support specialist salary

The average senior product support specialist salary in the United States is $88,888 per year or $43 per hour. Senior product support specialist salaries range between $71,000 and $110,000 per year.

Average senior product support specialist salary
$88,888 Yearly
$42.73 hourly

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Senior product support specialist reviews

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A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2023
Pros

You get to help a lot of people in many different ways as well as learning new things about technology


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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2020
Cons

I don't like sitting around being inactive. So I'll keep my self always busy


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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2020
Pros

I enjoy the challenges and learning new things . Technology is always evolving.

Cons

Customer is unwilling to provide you with necessary information in order to assist them.


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Updated January 8, 2025

Zippia Research Team
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The Zippia Research Team has spent countless hours reviewing resumes, job postings, and government data to determine what goes into getting a job in each phase of life. Professional writers and data scientists comprise the Zippia Research Team.

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