certification
Salesforce Certified Administrator
Salesforce
$200
exam fee · checked 2026-08
100 hrs
100 hours — about 10 weeks at 10 hrs/wk
1 yr
renewal cycle — this is a recurring cost
Where it is actually asked for
- Management Analyst in San Francisco6%1 of 17 postings
- Computer Systems Analyst (national)5%1 of 19 postings
Where it barely came up
It appeared in these samples, but rarely. If one of these is the job you want, this credential is probably not the thing standing between you and it.
- Compliance Officer (national)2%1 of 49 postings
- Management Analyst (national)2%1 of 60 postings
- Network and Computer Systems Administrator (national)1%2 of 181 postings
- Sales Manager (national)1%2 of 260 postings
- General and Operations Manager (national)0%1 of 258 postings
- Project Management Specialist (national)0%1 of 279 postings
These percentages describe the samples we read, listed above with their sizes and dates. They are not a statement about the whole labour market, and absence from this page means we have no evidence either way — not that the credential is worthless. How we know →