What are part-time commission jobs?

Part-time commission jobs focus on sales positions, usually in retail and other direct-to-consumer industries like real estate. In this field, you may cold call customers as part of lead generation, return calls to respondents, and otherwise act as a representative of your company as you work to meet sales goals. Commission payments are usually a fixed percentage of the sales you make, so each customer you convince to buy something is more money that you receive. Part-time commission jobs usually allow you to work a flexible schedule, but some companies have fixed or rotating shifts instead. Note that jobs can be completely or partially commission-based—in partially commission-based roles, employers offer a base hourly pay with commissions on top. These jobs are more likely to have fixed shifts for part-time employees.