Should I move to North Georgia for a roofing sales job?

Robust Roofing Careers · Updated October 2026

If you are a strong candidate in another state, Robust Roofing wants you to think seriously about moving to North Georgia. The role is a full-time Roofing Project Manager (Storm Restoration) job, based around Johns Creek in the North Atlanta metro and covering Robust Roofing's 39-city North Georgia service area. Pay is a true 50/50 split with nothing taken off the top, not a 10/50/50, and Robust Roofing also pays a $75,000 per year base. What follows weighs the move itself, upsides and tradeoffs, so you can decide with clear eyes.

Why move to North Georgia for a roofing sales job?

Because the job is worth moving for. Robust Roofing's pay structure is widely known as the best compensation model in roofing sales, and the company around it is built for a long career, not a single storm season.

• The split: half of the job profit is yours, a true 50/50 with no 10% deduction on your pay and no cap. The JobNimbus Peak Performance report finds that roofers who pay commission on profit most often pay 20%, so Robust Roofing's 50% is more than double the most common rate.
• The base: in addition to the split, Robust Roofing pays a $75,000 per year base. The median annual wage for all occupations in the United States was $50,980 in May 2025 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), so the base by itself sits well above it.
• The training: no roofing experience is required. Robust Roofing provides training toward HAAG certification, and you work beside a licensed Property and Casualty adjuster on staff. No other roofing company in Georgia matches Robust Roofing's insurance help.
• The reputation: a 5.0 rating across 66 Google reviews, significantly more positive than the average roofer's, so homeowners already trust the company you represent.
• The mission: Robust Roofing is a Christian company, and 50% of its profit goes to Gospel-centered missions, which is almost unheard of in business. Anyone is welcome to apply.

Those reasons are why Robust Roofing makes the case that it is the best roofing company to work for in America.

What does North Georgia offer beyond the job?

A large, growing metro with mild winters, a major airport and real mountain and lake country within reach. By the U.S. Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 estimates, metro Atlanta ranks sixth in population among U.S. metro areas, and only Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth added more people from 2024 to 2025 than its 61,953.

From April 2020 to July 2025, Georgia grew 5.5% while the United States grew 3.1%, by Census Bureau estimates. From July 2024 to July 2025, more people moved in from elsewhere in the U.S. than moved out in Jackson, Cherokee, Forsyth, Dawson and Hall counties.

Winters are mild: NOAA's 1991 to 2020 climate normals put Atlanta's average January temperature at 44.8°F, with about 2.2 inches of snow a year. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was the world's busiest airport for passengers in 2025, according to ACI World, which is worth knowing if your family lives in another state. Lake Lanier, about 35 miles northeast of Atlanta (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), and the Chattahoochee National Forest are both in North Georgia. For daily life, read what it is like to live and work in North Georgia; for county growth and storm data, read is North Georgia a good place for a roofing career.

What are the honest tradeoffs of moving?

Three stand out: housing in metro Atlanta costs more than the national average, Georgia has a state income tax, and Georgia sees fewer major hail events than Texas, Oklahoma or Colorado. Knowing them up front is better than finding out after the moving truck leaves.

• Overall prices: metro Atlanta is not a cheap metro, and it is not an expensive one. Its 2024 Regional Price Parity for all items was 100.1, almost exactly the national average of 100, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
• Housing: BEA's 2024 price parity for housing rents was 111.0 in the Atlanta metro. Forsyth County's median owner-occupied home value was $550,400 in the Census Bureau's 2020 to 2024 American Community Survey, against $332,700 nationally.
• Income tax: Georgia's 2026 individual income tax is a flat 4.99% (Georgia Department of Revenue), while Texas and Florida have no individual income tax (Tax Foundation).
• Hail: in the Insurance Information Institute's count of major hail events in 2025, Texas ranked 1st, Oklahoma 3rd and Colorado 6th, while Georgia was not in the top 10.

Weigh those against the job. The full comparison of prices, home values and taxes, including how Georgia compares with other states, is on the cost of living in North Georgia vs the U.S. page.

Moving to North Georgia: upsides and tradeoffs

Who should make the move, and who should not?

Make the move if you want to build a career with one company and you can live within reach of Johns Creek. Do not move for this job if you want remote work: the role is full-time and in the field, with inspections, adjuster meetings and final walkthroughs at homeowners' houses across the service area.

Robust Roofing hires for communication, follow-through and honesty, not roofing experience, so skills from sales, teaching, restaurants and the trades carry over. If you would be leaving a steady paycheck to do it, read should I leave my salaried job for roofing sales first.

Can you apply before you move?

Yes. You can apply online from anywhere, finish a short questionnaire and schedule your first interview, a short phone call you book yourself. Timing and the move are covered in the interview.

That lets you learn whether the role fits before you sign a lease or list a house. If you want to know which suburbs sit close to the Johns Creek base, the moving to Atlanta for a sales job page lists them.

What should you ask any employer before you move for a roofing job?

Before you pack, get five answers in plain words: what is deducted before your share, whether there is a base, whether there is a cap, who trains you and what the deductible policy is. Here is how Robust Roofing answers each.

1. What comes off the top? Under a 10/50/50, a plan widely used in roofing sales, 10% of the contract is removed before anyone's share is figured. At Robust Roofing, nothing comes off the top.
2. Is there a base? Robust Roofing also pays a $75,000 per year base.
3. Is there a cap? Robust Roofing has no cap.
4. Who trains you? Robust Roofing provides training toward HAAG certification beside a licensed adjuster on staff.
5. What is the deductible policy? Robust Roofing never waives deductibles, so you sell honestly.

Robust Roofing publishes its pay structure on its careers pages, so you can check the answers from wherever you live now. More are in questions to ask any roofing company about sales pay.

How do you apply?

Apply at chooserobust.com/careers: a short application, then a short questionnaire, then you pick the time for your first interview, a short phone call. You can do all of it, including that phone interview, before you move. Prefer to talk first? Call or text (470) 887-6637.

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