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title: "Do I need a degree in IT to be a salesforce developer?"  
description: "Do I need a degree in IT to be a salesforce developer?"  
author: "twinkle das"  
published: 2018-03-06  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/36804/do-i-need-a-degree-in-it-to-be-a-salesforce-developer  
category: "salesforce"  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Do I need a degree in IT to be a salesforce developer?

Do I need a degree in IT to be a [salesforce](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/198757/how-salesforce-field-services-can-benefit-your-business) [developer](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/188260/do-you-know-what-to-look-for-when-hiring-an-app-developer)?

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## Answers

### Answer by Tarun Gautam

**No, there is no need of degree** or any kind of particular background for Salesforce to be a Salesforce developer, but if you will take one or more **Salesforce Certifications** then it will be a chance **to get hired as a Salesforce Developer**.

If you have some sort of **experience on your resume** then also be a chance to get hired, or you have the **ability to build solutions/apps** for the Salesforce platform.

If you have **knowledge of Java programming** language and having good command on java then it will be an advantage to get a chance to become Salesforce developer. But it is not necessary that you go and focus on Java.\
**Any person who has programming knowledge can switch to Salesforce**. And if you got knowledge of JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax then it’s an advantage for the current real-time development. If you have to understand the terms, ups, and downs of Salesforce programming then that’s it.


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