Home Sales Inspector

Overview

If you're skilled at connecting with people and earning their trust, bring those strengths to the Best in Pests.

As an Orkin Home Sales Inspector, you'll meet with homeowners, inspect their properties, identify concerns, and recommend solutions that meet their needs. You'll manage company-provided opportunities, develop additional business through referrals and follow-up, and take responsibility for your sales results. With 125 years of industry expertise, a nationally recognized brand, and an award-winning training program, Orkin offers the support to develop your skills and advance your sales career.

What Orkin Provides | Benefits & Career Opportunities

Benefits and opportunities that go beyond the basics.

• Competitive earning opportunities and a company vehicle with gas card
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, maternity benefits, life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan with company match and Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Paid time off and holidays
• Employee Perk Discount program, tuition reimbursement, and dependent scholarship awards
• Award-winning, industry-leading comprehensive paid training program
• Career development and advancement opportunities

Responsibilities

What You'll Own

• Meet with homeowners and quickly establish credibility and trust.
• Conduct thorough inspections of homes, including attics, crawlspaces, rooftops, and other difficult-to-access areas.
• Identify pest, termite, moisture, and structural conditions and translate your findings into practical recommendations.
• Present solutions confidently and ask for the business.
• Manage company-provided leads while creating additional opportunities through referrals, relationships, and proactive follow-up.
• Use Orkin's digital sales tools to prepare proposals, document inspections, track opportunities, and maintain customer commitments.
• Manage your schedule and sales pipeline with a high degree of independence.
• Follow through, from the first conversation through the customer's decision.
• Meet established sales, activity, quality, and customer-experience expectations.
• Operate a company vehicle and perform all work in accordance with Orkin safety standards.

You'll Thrive Here If You

• Are motivated by goals and like seeing your performance reflected in your results.
• Naturally initiate conversations and are comfortable meeting new people every day.
• Can earn trust without relying on a scripted sales pitch.
• Ask questions, listen for the real problem, and confidently recommend a solution.
• Don't need someone constantly directing your next move.
• Are comfortable hearing "no" and moving confidently to the next opportunity.
• Can balance urgency with doing the inspection correctly.
• Keep commitments and follow up without being chased.
• Are comfortable working in a performance-driven environment where expectations and results are visible.
• Want your earning potential to grow with your performance.
  

What Success Looks Like

Our top-performing Home Sales Inspectors combine sales acumen, technical expertise, and a customer-first approach. They consistently identify opportunities, deliver thorough inspections, build trust, and convert recommendations into sales.

What You Can Earn

• Average first-year earning potential: $80,000 to $100,000 annually (base + commission)
• Annual rewards for top sales professionals
  

Qualifications

What You'll Need

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Valid driver's license
• Ability to work independently in the field
• Confidence communicating and presenting recommendations to customers
• Ability to learn and consistently use a defined inspection and sales process
• Willingness to obtain required state licenses; Orkin provides and pays for required training
• Professional judgment, reliability, and personal accountability
• Previous sales experience can help, but we're equally interested in people who demonstrate the drive, relationship skills, learning agility, and ownership required to succeed.
  

The Physical Side of the Job

This is a field sales position and the inspection is an essential part of the sale.

Candidates must be able to safely perform the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, including:

• Using ladders within manufacturer specifications
• Occasionally lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds
• Accessing crawlspaces, attics, confined spaces, and rooftops
• Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling
• Wearing required PPE, including an OSHA-compliant respirator when necessary
• Working in varying weather and environmental conditions
  

Why Orkin

For 125 years, Orkin has built its reputation on trusted expertise, innovative solutions, and exceptional customer service. As an industry leader, we offer the strength of an established brand, an award-winning training program, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth.

Join a team where your ambition is valued, your contributions make a difference, and your performance is rewarded. Our values guide how we serve customers, support one another, and earn trust every day.

• Safety
• Professionalism
• Empathy
• Integrity
• Innovation

Orkin is an Equal Opportunity/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities Employer