Obviously something Cisco created to pull people towards their certifications - MONEY!!!. I have more of a sys admin job but did get my CCENT a while back to be more well rounded... I 've never seen CCENT as a job requirement. CCNA - contract to possible hire, contract, contract, travel across the us for contract, occasional hire but never at 70K+ starting. Whoever created this has worked for Cisco for a long time and has no clue what the real IT market it like. I wish this Infograph was right but it's not.....

also, if you have achieved the CCIE certification in 6 months I would proclaim you a genius.