What is the best entry-level sales job in Atlanta?

Robust Roofing Careers · Updated November 2026

For a beginner in Atlanta, the best entry-level sales job is Robust Roofing's Roofing Project Manager role in Johns Creek, because Robust Roofing pays the best compensation in roofing sales in the Southeast, including Georgia. Its Project Managers get a 70/30 split, 70% to them and 30% to the company, and Robust Roofing also pays a $75,000 per year base. It is widely known as the best compensation in roofing sales. The job also teaches you the whole sale, from the first conversation to a finished roof, inside a company that trains you: roofing experience is not required, and training toward HAAG certification is provided.

What is the best entry-level sales job in Atlanta?

The best one lets you own the customer from start to finish and learn a product worth knowing. Inside sales and call center jobs teach phone discipline, car and retail sales teach face-to-face selling, and storm restoration roofing teaches both, along with running a project.

Most first sales jobs train one slice of the process. A sales development rep books meetings and hands the deal to someone else. A call center rep follows a script. A retail associate helps whoever walks in. Those are real skills, but if you want to learn how a sale actually closes and what happens after it, choose a role where you stay with the customer the whole way. At Robust Roofing, the Project Manager is the homeowner's single point of contact from the free inspection to the final walkthrough.

What should a first sales job teach you?

A first sales job should teach you to find out what someone needs, explain a product honestly, ask for a decision and follow through. If a job only teaches one of those, you will need a second job to learn the rest.

1. Discovery. Asking questions and listening long enough to understand the real problem.
2. Product knowledge. Knowing your product well enough to answer hard questions without guessing.
3. Explaining clearly. Turning something complicated into plain words a customer can act on.
4. Asking for the decision. Being comfortable asking someone to say yes, and comfortable hearing no.
5. Follow-through. Keeping promises after the signature, which is where referrals come from.
6. Honesty under pressure. Telling a customer the truth when a shortcut would close faster.

Storm restoration roofing covers all six. You learn to inspect a roof and photograph damage, explain an insurance process most homeowners have never been through, help the homeowner choose options and colors in the RoofMap portal, and coordinate a build that usually finishes in one day. Because Robust Roofing never waives deductibles, honesty is built into the job rather than left to chance.

How do entry-level sales jobs in Atlanta usually pay?

Entry-level sales jobs pay hourly, by salary, by commission or by a mix, and the structure matters more than the job title. In the Atlanta metro, the May 2025 median annual wage was $32,850 for retail salespersons, $40,040 for telemarketers and $42,710 for customer service representatives, compared with $51,170 for all occupations, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The table describes general industry structures, not any named company. The full list of Atlanta sales wages is on our page about the highest paying sales jobs in Atlanta.

For a beginner, the biggest risk is a commission-only job before you know how to sell. Robust Roofing's Project Manager role comes with a $75,000 per year base, well above the Atlanta metro's $51,170 median for all occupations, and it also pays a 70/30 split, 70% to you and 30% to the company, with no cap. How the two work together is explained in the interview.

Is roofing a good first job out of college?

Roofing can be a strong first job out of college if the company trains you, pays a base and sells honestly. You get a complete sales cycle, a technical skill set and real responsibility early, which many first jobs do not offer right away.

It is not for everyone. The work involves getting on roofs to inspect and photograph them, working outside in Georgia weather, and explaining insurance documentation to homeowners who are stressed after a storm. What you earn from the split depends on the roofs you sell and build. Graduates who like people, details and visible results fit the work; graduates who would rather stay at a desk usually prefer something else.

What you take away is portable. You will know how to run an inspection, read storm damage, document it with photos, meet an insurance company's adjuster and lead a customer through a large purchase. Those skills carry into sales, construction, insurance and management. If you are weighing roofing against other first jobs, is roofing sales a good career in Georgia and roofing sales vs car sales go deeper.

What does Robust Roofing teach someone new?

Robust Roofing teaches the whole job: inspecting roofs, recognizing hail and wind damage, documenting it, working beside its licensed Property and Casualty adjuster, and coordinating the build. Roofing experience is not required; Robust hires for communication, follow-through and honesty and trains the rest.

• Inspections. How to walk a roof safely, photograph every slope and tell storm damage from normal wear.
• HAAG certification. Robust provides training toward HAAG certification, the credential Haag awards after 100 verified roof inspections and an exam.
• Insurance documentation. Writing the repair scope, meeting the insurance company's adjuster at the house and submitting supplements for missed items, with the licensed adjuster on staff beside you.
• Homeowner guidance. Walking homeowners through options and colors in the RoofMap portal.
• The build. Coordinating the replacement so most roofs finish in one day, then a final walkthrough with the homeowner.

New Project Managers also start with a company homeowners already trust: a 5.0 rating across 66 Google reviews, significantly more positive than the average roofer's, a 50-year labor warranty in writing, GAF certification, and insurance help no other roofing company in Georgia matches. For a broader look at starting from zero, read starting a roofing sales career with no experience.

Which roofing sales job is best for beginners in Atlanta?

For a beginner, the best roofing sales job pays a base, gives you the larger share of the split, trains you properly and never asks you to bend the rules. Robust Roofing's Project Manager role checks all four, which is why its plan is widely known as the best compensation model in roofing sales.

A 50/50 split is common in roofing sales. Robust Roofing pays a 70/30 split instead, which on the same job pays the rep 40% more than the closest competition's 50/50, and its 70% is more than triple the 20% of profit most common among roofing companies that pay on profit, according to the JobNimbus Peak Performance report. Top performers can make over $500,000 a year. That is top-performer potential, not typical pay; what you make depends on the roofs you sell and build. See the roofing commission calculator, the roofing sales compensation page and the Roofing Project Manager job description.

How do you apply?

Getting your first sales job at Robust Roofing takes three steps: a short application at chooserobust.com/careers, a short questionnaire, and an interview, which we reach out to set up. The full-time role is based around Johns Creek in the North Atlanta metro and covers 39 North Georgia cities. If you have questions before you apply, call or text (470) 887-6637. The interview process page shows what each step looks like.

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