# The job is selling away from the shop

The outside sales exemption is a pay rule for people whose job is selling away from the employer's place. Knockdesk is field sales software, and what is the outside sales exemption here is that job at the door, not a title on a badge. This page is general information, not legal advice.

## A badge that says outside sales is not the week away from the shop

You feel it when payroll asks who is in the field and the only answer is a job title. What is the outside sales exemption, in the field, is the job: selling away from the employer's place. A week on the shop floor is a different job. Knockdesk does not decide the exemption. The law page holds the longer reading.

**The job.** Selling away from the employer's place. A title on a badge is not that job.

**The pin.** The visit still has to land. A deal with no door is a chat, not the week.

**Not counsel.** This page is general information, not legal advice. Open the law page, then your own lawyer.

## Seven away from the shop, three on the floor, zero rulings

A crew of 10. Seven spend the week at the customer's place. Three spend the week on the employer's floor. 7 / 10 is 70 percent away from the shop. 3 / 10 is 30 percent on the floor. The numbers name where the week happened, not who is exempt. The 7 still need a deal on the pin.

| Where the week happened | People | What this page will not do |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Customer's place | 7 | Call them exempt |
| Employer's place | 3 | Call them hourly |
| Share away from the shop | 7 / 10 = 70% | Invent a wage or a hours test |
| Rulings on this page | 0 | General information, not legal advice |

## The exemption is law. Outside sales is the motion.

Outside sales is selling in person, away from a desk. The outside sales exemption is a pay rule about that job. Do not treat the glossary motion as a ruling.

- [Outside sales](/glossary/outside-sales): The in-person week, away from a desk.

- [Outside sales exemption](/laws/outside-sales-exemption): The law page. Still general information, not legal advice.

## How Knockdesk tracks it

Knockdesk does not decide the outside sales exemption. It keeps the visit and the deal on the pin so you can show the week happened away from the shop. Start Knock or Log visit. The law page holds the longer reading. This page is general information, not legal advice. Full desk is on the pricing page.

## Keep going from the shop door

- [Field sales glossary](/glossary): The hub this term opens from.

- [Outside sales](/glossary/outside-sales): The motion. This term is the pay rule next to it.

- [Outside sales exemption](/laws/outside-sales-exemption): The law page this glossary term points to.

- [Knockdesk pricing](/pricing): Full desk is on the pricing page. A free trial is not open.

## FAQ

### What is the outside sales exemption?

The outside sales exemption is a pay rule for people whose job is selling away from the employer's place. This page is general information, not legal advice.

### Does a job title decide it?

No. A badge that says outside sales is not the week. The job is selling away from the employer's place.

### Does Knockdesk decide who is exempt?

No. Knockdesk keeps the visit and the deal on the pin. It does not rule on pay status.

### Is this legal advice?

No. This is general information, not legal advice. Open the law page and talk to your own lawyer.

### How do I recompute the example?

10 people, 7 away from the shop, 3 on the floor. 7 / 10 is 70 percent. That split is the week, not a ruling.

### Where do I read the longer rule?

Open the outside sales exemption law page. That page is still general information, not legal advice.

### How much does Knockdesk cost?

Full desk is on the pricing page. A free trial is not open.