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sales job vs minimum wage job.......which earns more?

Where would I earn more money from:

1. Part time work for min wage or near min wage at a typical retail company

2. Full time work as a entry level sales rep for a company, the company is not a scam, and the job is not telemarketing, not door to door sales either. ...I am assuming the job is mostly or entirely commission based.

I don't know much on what the job is on (I have a interview tomorrow), but based on any experiences you have had do you think you would earn more money from a full time entry level sales job or a part time min wage retail job?

also hour per hour, do you think I would be able to earn 7.35 per hour with the sales job (that's the min wage in my state) or close to min wage?

Update:

Because I cannot find a retail job...even if i somehow find one it will be a part time min wage job. I have no work experience and have been rejected from everywhere, I have even been offering to work overnight but still rejected.

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  • 10 years ago

    I would never take a commission-only based job. It's too risky and I know too many people who have tried then couldn't pay their rent at the end of the month because they didn't make enough sales. Why not look for a retail job that pays commission as well - many department store jobs pay a commission on sales. So you are getting a salary + a commission.

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    10 years ago

    no way to know

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