• Udemy and Eduonix are best for practical, low cost and high quality Houdini courses.
• Coursera, Udacity and EdX are the best providers for a Houdini certificate, as many come from top Ivy League Universities.
• YouTube is best for free Houdini crash courses.
• PluralSight, SkillShare and LinkedIn are the best monthly subscription platforms if you want to take multiple Houdini courses.
• Independent Providers for Houdini courses & certificates are generally hit or miss.

Houdini is most commonly used in FX departments for the creation of visual effects in film and games. It is used by major VFX companies such as Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, DreamWorks Animation, Double Negative, ILM, MPC, Framestore, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Method Studios, The Mill, and others.

$17,500 - $26,999
17% of jobs $29,500 is the 25th percentile. Salaries below this are outliers.

---

$27,000 - $36,499
25% of jobs $36,500 - $45,999
18% of jobs The average salary is $51,826 a year

---

$46,000 - $55,499
11% of jobs $61,000 is the 75th percentile. Salaries above this are outliers.

---

$55,500 - $64,999
7% of jobs $65,000 - $74,499
5% of jobs $74,500 - $83,999
4% of jobs $84,000 - $93,499
3% of jobs $93,500 - $102,999
2% of jobs $103,000 - $112,499
1% of jobs $112,500 - $122,000
1% of jobs

US National Average$17,500 $122,000$51,826/year

Yes and No. Certified Houdini developers on average make more money. Having a Houdini certificate greatly increases the chance of landing an interview and can open otherwise closed doors. Coursera, Udacity and EdX offer excellent certificate options for impressing your future employers. Eduonix, Udemy and several other providers offer certificates, but they aren't as reputable. If you have a Computer Science Degree, certificates are not as important. Still, many employers won't care about certificates, but rather your interview skills, experience and/or skills assessment.