{"id":66347,"date":"2024-06-25T17:00:42","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T00:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?p=66347"},"modified":"2024-12-27T12:05:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T01:05:35","slug":"what-is-a-salesforce-admin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/au\/blog\/what-is-a-salesforce-admin\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is a Salesforce Admin?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What is a Salesforce Administrator?<\/a><\/li>
What does a Salesforce Administrator do?<\/a><\/li>
How to become a Salesforce Admin<\/a><\/li>
Career prospects and opportunities for Salesforce Admins<\/a><\/li>
Salesforce Administrator credentials and certifications<\/a><\/li>
How to prepare for the Salesforce Administrator certification exam<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Salesforce helps over 150,000 customers<\/a> across a myriad of businesses, nonprofits, and institutions to connect with their customers. People around the world rely on our Customer Relationship Management (CRM)<\/a> platform to keep business running. The Salesforce Administrator in any of these organisations is critical for success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is a Salesforce Administrator?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A Salesforce Administrator<\/a> solves business problems by customising the Salesforce Platform. They build, configure, and automate technology solutions to deliver business value.<\/strong> Salesforce Administrators work with stakeholders to define system requirements and customise the platform. Most importantly, they enable users to get the most out of Salesforce technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Salesforce Admin best understands how to make the platform work for their company’s goals. Some organisations may employ just one admin; some employ many people in this role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Core responsibilities include supporting users, managing data, maintaining security standards, and delivering actionable analytics. <\/strong>A Salesforce Administrator’s colleagues can rely on them to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n