What is a Sales Force Administrator?
‘What Does it Take to be a Salesforce Admin?’
‘What are their Core Responsibilities?’
Every successful Salesforce Admin should possess the ability to think critically, adapt on the fly and maintain a technical process with many moving parts. Need someone who can add 90 new users, each with a slightly different permission set? Your Salesforce Admin has you covered. Or, how about someone who can build a process to add specific leads to a campaign, while also preventing duplicate lead creations? Ask your Admin.
Salesforce is a dynamic tool that requires a skilled and versatile Salesforce Admin to manage it – especially for enterprise companies. Consider that most organizations only have one Salesforce Admin, and you start to grasp the importance of the role. What’s more, as the gatekeeper for companies’ Salesforce users, Salesforce Admins are the lead for several core business processes, including running reports, implementing integrated technologies, managing and setting permissions and maybe even training new end-users.
‘How’s the Job Market for Salesforce Admins?’
Am I qualified?
Due to their core responsibilities, the demand for quality Salesforce Admins has never been greater. According to a recent report from Burning Glass, “Salesforce is now the seventh most indemand software skill, up from No. 18 just four years ago. That puts the demand for Salesforce [skills] ahead of IT stalwarts such as Python, .Net and C++, and in line with commonly used applications, such as Adobe Photoshop.” So, needless to say, the decision to become an Admin offers little risk and a high ceiling.
The average salary of an Admin (in 2014) was $88,230 and the average required number of years of experience is 2-5 years
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Before actively pursuing a Salesforce career, take a look at what goes into earning an Salesforce certification:
Desirable Skills
A Salesforce Administrator uses their knowledge of Salesforce to find ways to drive user adoption and generate ROI on the implementation of Salesforce. A Salesforce Administrator can be anyone with a high school diploma although there are important qualities to consider before diving headfirst into the role:
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Good communication skills to enable you to work across the company and help user adoption.
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Be able to build reports, dashboards and workflow rules.
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Ability to analyse data and know about security.
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Innovative and open-minded (there will always be tools that can help increase the ROI of Salesforce and decrease the biggest Salesforce challenges).
Certified Admin’s Salary vs Uncertified Admin’s Salary
According to a Denver User Group survey on the salary of a Salesforce Admin, they found that the average pay of those without a certification was $69,000 and the average pay of those with one certification jumped to $88,000. This is a huge $19,000 per annum difference due to the Salesforce Admin certification.
How to become a Certified Salesforce Admin?
The Salesforce ADM 201, or the Salesforce Administrator Certification, is the basic level of qualification for professionals who are involved in and have experience in the application of Salesforce in their organization. Salesforce systems help to manage CRM (Customer Relationship Management) through marketing and management.
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This certification is offered by Salesforce.com, a cloud computing company based in San Francisco, California.
YOUR TRAINING AT MED-FI WILL PREPARE YOU TO SIT FOR THIS EXAM AND BECOME CERTIFIED.
‘How Do I Keep My Certification Active?’
Being a Salesforce Admin isn’t a one-and-done scenario. Since Salesforce is constantly getting new updates, releases and rules, staying up on your education is integral to a long and prosperous career. To keep your Admin certification up-to-date, you must take and pass three release exams per year. Luckily, the exams are open book, and typically only five questions long, so staying certified is relatively easy. As part of our course you will become familiar with how to attain and keep your certification current.
