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Elite Upgrades

Door to Door Canvasser / Appointment Setter - $20-30/hr, Paid Weekly

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What they do

A Canvasser provides information about products, services or causes by visiting people in their homes. Travels door to door within a neighborhood or sales territory. Works to identify new customers for a product or service, and offer product demonstrations or merchandise, or provides information and solicits donations for a cause or campaign.

$66,275 / year median in California

+8% projected growth

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Job Description

Top-producing canvassers — Elite Upgrades is hiring in LA County and Northern Orange County. This is not an entry-level position. We're looking for experienced D2D producers who can talk through their numbers.
COMING FROM SOLAR?
Your skills transfer directly — same doors, same homeowners, better product. No tax-credit dependency, no 20-year financing objection, no utility-policy risk. Roofing, paint, and windows aren't going anywhere. And your base is guaranteed whether or not you set an appointment.
ABOUT ELITE UPGRADES
We're a CSLB-licensed home improvement contractor (#1138667) based in Torrance, CA. Owner-operated, BBB Accredited, 17+ years industry experience.
Four trades:
roofing, exterior paint, replacement windows, and driveways. Average ticket $24,000 — your leads close on real numbers across Southern LA County and Northern
OC. COMPENSATION
  • $20-30/hour base — set by your track record (top producers at $30), paid weekly
  • Weekly Performance Bonuses — chip-based program tied to prior-week appointments, demos, and sales ($20-100 per chip)
  • 2% commission on every sale closed from your appointments (avg ≈ $480 per closed sale)
  • $200 bonus per Sign-Sale closed — separate yard-sign program at high-visibility homes you've worked
  • $500/month bonus for sustaining 12+ appointments/week at a 40%+ sit rate
  • Realistic top earners: $2,000+/week.
Solid producers:
$1,200-1,500/week.
SCHEDULE
  • Tuesday through Saturday (Monday and Sunday off)
  • Tue-Fri:
    12pm office meeting and training, 2pm-sunset field work
  • Saturday:
    9:30am office, 10am-2pm field
  • Company van available for ride-out to territory (optional — our manager drives)
  • Built around when homeowners are actually home, not contractor office hours
WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING
  • Real producer track record — you can talk through your numbers
  • Door-to-door experience — canvassing, solar, pest, alarms, home improvement, or similar
  • Reliable transportation (van rides are optional)
  • Valid driver's license
  • 18+ WHAT
WE'RE NOT
  • Not a national franchise — small owner-operated team
  • Not an MLM, not "buy your own leads" — we generate the demand, you set the appointments
  • Not commission-only — base is real and paid weekly
  • Not hiring beginners.
If you've never canvassed before, this isn't for you.
WHAT YOU GET
  • A trained canvassing manager in the field with the team daily
  • EDDM mailers, Google Ads, and brand presence warming up the zips before you knock
  • Door hangers and Sign-Sale program — your tools for converting your best yards into ongoing leads
  • Real career ladder: top producers move up to in-home rep ($100K
  • 250K/year territory for closers on this team)
  • Every paycheck signed by a person who knows your name
HIRING PROCESS 1.
Phone screen — we'll ask about your best month and the companies you've canvassed for 2. In-person interview at our Torrance office, including a short role-play 3. 2-day paid audition at $20/hour (~16 hours): Day 1 with our canvassing manager, Day 2 solo 4. Clear weekly performance standards tied to your pay rate, with a documented raise ladder to $30/hr as you produce 5. We don't check references — we judge by what you do in the audition, not what your last boss says
TO APPLY
Click Apply (resume optional). We move fast — phone screens this week, interviews within a day or two. Elite Upgrades
  • CSLB #1138667
Equal Opportunity Employer Pay:
$20.00
  • $30.
00 per hour
Benefits:
Paid training Application Question(s): Are you available Tuesday through Saturday, including weekday shifts from about 12pm to sunset plus Saturday mornings?
Experience:
door-to-door sales: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
driver's license (Required)
Work Location:
In person