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Microsoft Office Specialist: 2016 Master
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Exam at a glance
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- Duration
- 50 minutes
Prerequisites
What's required vs merely recommended — stated plainly.
- Hard requirement
- None — open registration Microsoft Office Specialist 2016 Master — official vendor page
“Recommended” is the vendor’s guidance, not a gate — you can register today.
Version & change log
Which version is current — so you prepare for the exam that’s live today, not a retired one.
- Current version
- Microsoft Learn page updated 2026-05-15T15:26:00Z
What this proves — and how Microsoft says to prepare
Microsoft’s own framing of who earns it and what it signals, plus their free official study material. Quoted and cited — never dressed up as a job guarantee.
- What it signals you can do
- Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Expert (Office 2016): Manage document options and settings; Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Expert (Office 2016): Design advanced documents; Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Expert (Office 2016): Create advanced references; Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Expert (Office 2016): Create custom Word elements; Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Expert (Office 2016): Manage workbook options and settings; Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Expert (Office 2016): Apply custom data formats and layouts; Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Expert (Office 2016): Create advanced formulas; Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Expert (Office 2016): Create advanced charts and tables; Microsoft Office Specialist: PowerPoint (Office 2016): Create and manage presentations; Microsoft Office Specialist: PowerPoint (Office 2016): Insert and format text, shapes, and images; Microsoft Office Specialist: PowerPoint (Office 2016): Insert tables, charts, SmartArt, and media; Microsoft Office Specialist: PowerPoint (Office 2016): Apply transitions and animations; Microsoft Office Specialist: PowerPoint (Office 2016): Manage multiple presentations
Job titles the mapped roles report
Reported job titles from the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET for the occupations Microsoft Office Specialist 2016 Mastermaps to — the language of the market, not a placement or hiring claim. Titles vary by employer, seniority, and location.
- Business Analyst
- Business Intelligence Analyst (BI Analyst)
- Business Intelligence Consultant (BI Consultant)
- Business Intelligence Coordinator (BI Coordinator)
- Business Intelligence Specialist (BI Specialist)
- Competitive Intelligence Analyst
- Intelligence Analyst
- Market Intelligence Analyst
- Market Intelligence Consultant
- Strategic Business and Technology Intelligence Consultant
Source: O*NET OnLine reported job titles for the mapped SOC occupations.
Pay context for the roles this maps to
Occupation-level government data for a related role — not a salary this certification pays you.
$67,240 to $199,130 · Data Analyst (SOC 15-2051) BLS OEWS — Data Analyst (15-2051), national
This is what the occupation pays across the whole economy — set by the job, your experience, and location, not by holding this certification. Your actual pay will differ. See the full role page →
Every figure on this page, sourced
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| ID | Supports | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHEMA-CIT-1 | Schema citation | Microsoft Office Specialist: 2016 Master | Logged in source packet |
| SCHEMA-CIT-2 | Schema citation | Official Microsoft Learn field source | Logged in source packet |
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