Job Costing & Profitability
Know Exactly How Much You Make on Every Job
SteadyOps job costing tracks materials, labor, drive time, and overhead per job — showing you true profit, not just revenue. Stop underpricing your services.
The old way vs the SteadyOps way
The old way
You know your revenue, but you guess your margins. Materials come out of pocket, drive time is invisible, and overhead is a mystery. You finish a $3,000 job and feel good — until you realize you spent $2,800 on materials, labor, and gas to get there.
The SteadyOps way
Every job tracks materials, labor hours, drive time (from dispatch data), and allocated overhead automatically. You see true profit per job in real time. AI benchmarks your pricing against local market rates and recommends adjustments.
How it works
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Tech logs costs on the job
Techs log materials used and time spent directly from their phone. Snap a photo of a receipt and AI extracts the amount. Drive time is calculated automatically from dispatch data.
System calculates true profit
SteadyOps adds up all costs — materials, labor (at your loaded rate), drive time, and overhead allocation — and subtracts from revenue to show your real profit per job.
Margin analysis by service type
See profitability broken down by service type. Discover that drain cleaning runs 68% margin while water heater installs run 42%. Shift your marketing budget accordingly.
AI pricing recommendations
The intelligence engine benchmarks your pricing against local market data and recommends adjustments: 'Raise drain cleaning by $35 — you are 22% below market average.'
Key capabilities
Per-job cost tracking
Track materials, labor, travel, and overhead for every single job. Techs log costs from their phone in under 30 seconds.
Automatic profit calculation
Revenue minus all costs equals your true profit. See it per job, per tech, per service type, and per customer. No spreadsheets required.
Margin analysis by service type
Break down profitability by the type of work you do. Find out which services make you money and which ones are quietly losing it.
Drive time cost calculation
Drive time from dispatch data is automatically costed at your loaded labor rate. Long-distance jobs show their true cost — including the windshield time.
Profitability trends over time
Track margins week-over-week and month-over-month. Spot when material costs rise, when labor inefficiency creeps in, or when a new service type outperforms expectations.
AI pricing recommendations
AI compares your pricing to local market averages and flags services where you are underpricing. Get specific dollar recommendations backed by data.
Real-world scenario
See it in action
The scenario
A plumber runs the profitability report and discovers water heater installs have a 42% margin but drain cleaning has a 68% margin. Drain cleaning takes less time, uses fewer materials, and has lower callback rates. He shifts his Google Ads budget from water heaters to drain cleaning.
The result
Monthly profit increases by $4,200 without adding a single new customer. He also raises his water heater install price by $200 after AI shows he is 18% below market — and closes at the same rate.
Job Costing & Profitability is included in every paid plan
No add-on fees. No per-feature pricing. Job Costing & Profitability is part of the SteadyOps platform starting at $49/mo.
Frequently asked questions
Techs open the job on their phone, tap 'Add Cost,' and enter materials or snap a photo of a receipt. AI extracts the amount automatically. Labor time is tracked from clock-in to clock-out on the job.
You define your overhead rate — rent, insurance, truck payments, tools, software, etc. SteadyOps allocates a percentage of overhead to each job based on labor hours so you see the fully loaded cost.
AI pricing uses local market data from publicly available sources and your own historical data. Recommendations are a starting point — you decide whether to adjust. Most users find the suggestions within 10-15% of optimal pricing.
Yes. Export job costing reports as CSV files compatible with QuickBooks and Xero. Your accountant gets clean data without you doing manual entry.
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