The Certifications adjustment provides a list of popular certifications, including Premium Certifications (associated with a fixed salary increase % adjustment), Fundamental Certifications (associated with a 0% adjustment), or Custom Certifications (associated with a salary increase % adjustment that can be customized by the user) for the selected job. Users can stack up to three certifications per job.
To Apply Certification Adjustments
2.In the Job Report, Benchmark List, Geographic List, OR Total Compensation, click the Adjust button in the Adjustments tab of the Survey Description OR the Adjust button below Adjustments in the Organization Data panel in Job Report, Geographic List, or Total Compensation to open the Adjustments dialog.
In the Benchmark List OR Advanced Reports, click the Adjust button for the selected job in the Adjustments column of the main table to open the Adjustments dialog.
In the Employee List (in Compensation Management), click Adjust in the Edit Employee dialog to open the Adjustments dialog.
In Survey Management, click Adjust in the Required Adjustments field of the Edit Job dialog when adding an Internal Job from Market Pricing OR Individual Job - Market Pricing to open the Adjustments dialog.
3.To add a certification, click Add Certification.
4.Type at least 3 letters of the certification in the Search Certifications field and click Search OR browse the full list of certifications below.
5.Click View Jobs to view a list of ERI job titles associated with the certification.
6.In the Jobs Within Certification dialog, click 
to export the list of jobs to Excel.
7.Click OK to return to the Certifications dialog.
8.Click Back to certifications list to view the full list without any search parameters applied.
9.Select a matching certification in the Browse Certifications list and click Add.
10.Repeat steps 3-9 until all certifications have been added.
11.Click on the Certification Type field to view the assigned adjustment (read-only) associated with the certification for the selected job:
•Premium Certifications are desired certifications, but not required, that carry a premium. These certifications increase compensation when applied to a given job. The salary increase percentage is not customizable.
•Fundamental Certifications are required to fulfill basic duties of a job. These certifications are associated with a zero percent salary increase when applied to a given job.
•Custom Certifications are not currently associated by ERI with the currently selected job. Users may add these certifications and apply % adjustments as desired.
12.To customize a certification adjustment, click on the Custom: 0.0% in the Certification Type column and change the value. The value must be between 0% and 50%.
13.To remove a certification, click the 
button for a specific certification.
14.To display default certifications, click Reset to Default. This will delete any customized Certifications from the table and restore default Certifications.
15.Check the box in the Applied column to apply one or more certifications to the selected job. You may apply up to three certifications per job. Note: Fundamental Certifications are associated with a 0% adjustment.
16.Click OK to apply your changes and return to the main table. In the Job Report, Geographic List, OR Total Compensation, the Adjustments field in the Organization Data panel will display Applied next to Certifications to indicate that a certification adjustment was made.
To Suggest a Certification
1.If you cannot find a desired certification, click Suggest a Certification in the Certifications dialog.
2.Enter the Certification and Certification Description.
3.Click Submit.
4.ERI researchers will analyze the certification and description in order to consider adding it to the Assessor Series database.
To See Data Available in Your Subscription
To Modify the Education Level
See Education
To Apply a Skills Premium
See Skills
Add Direct Oversight
See Direct Oversight
To Add a Shift
See Shift Work
To Make Adjustments
See Adjustments
Note: Subscriptions that include the My Organizations feature allow users to match their internal job titles to ERI job titles in saved internal job lists. Internal jobs can be customized with Adjustments for Education, Skills, Certification, Direct Oversight, and Shift Work. Modifications to Internal Jobs can be made in My Organizations.