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What is a service account engineer 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 service account engineer. For example, did you know that they make an average of $42.47 an hour? That's $88,345 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 6% and produce 3,400 job opportunities across the U.S.
ScoreService Account EngineerUS Average
Salary
6.9

Avg. Salary $88,345

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level
7.3

Growth rate 6%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity
3.4
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.33%

Asian 5.79%

Black or African American 1.63%

Hispanic or Latino 7.85%

Unknown 6.18%

White 78.22%

Gender

female 12.12%

male 87.88%

Age - 44
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 - 44
Stress level
7.3

Stress level is high

7.1 - high

Complexity level
8.5

Complexity level is advanced

7 - challenging

Work life balance
4.2

Work life balance is poor

6.4 - fair

Service account engineer career paths

Key steps to become a service account engineer

  1. Explore service account engineer education requirements

    Most common service account engineer degrees

    Bachelor's

    55.6 %

    Associate

    33.3 %

    Master's

    4.2 %
  2. Start to develop specific service account engineer skills

    SkillsPercentages
    HVAC13.39%
    Retrofit12.21%
    Customer Relationships11.97%
    Customer Issues8.28%
    Customer Expectations4.88%
  3. Complete relevant service account engineer training and internships

    Accountants spend an average of 6-12 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New service account engineers 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 service account engineer based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real service account engineer resumes.
  4. Research service account engineer duties and responsibilities

    • Manage the file system of the Citrix server.
    • Oversee supervision of all service and retrofit work and personnel on assign jobs.
    • Plan and deliver solutions for access control, CCTV, mass notification systems, intercoms, and turnstiles/gates.
    • Maintain a highly functional customer environment through satisfactory operations and preventive remedial maintenance of EMC SAN/NAS and CAS EMC products.
  5. Apply for service account engineer jobs

    Now it's time to start searching for a service account engineer 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 service account engineer salary

The average service account engineer salary in the United States is $88,345 per year or $42 per hour. Service account engineer salaries range between $59,000 and $131,000 per year.

Average service account engineer salary
$88,345 Yearly
$42.47 hourly

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Updated January 8, 2025

Zippia Research Team
Zippia Team

Editorial Staff

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.