Job Cost
Revenue is the easy half — every invoice tells you. Cost is the half most shops guess at. Job Cost is the one place you tell Field Promax what an hour of labor and a box of parts actually cost you, so every work order shows a real margin instead of a hunch.
What a job costs you
Labor (loaded rate × hours)
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Materials (what you paid, not what you charged)
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Subcontractors (the PO)
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Labor Cost
▶ 3 min
An hour of a $28 technician does not cost you $28. Add payroll burden and the truck, and see the loaded number — set it for the whole crew in one pass, then compare it to what you bill.
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Product Costs
▶ 2 min
Every product's cost on one screen — no opening items one at a time. Costs synced from QuickBooks fill in grey, your typed value wins, and a red margin shows you what you sell below cost.
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Profit Analysis
▶ 2 min
The payoff, on the work order itself: labor, materials and the subcontractor's PO in one table, the margin on the tab before you even open it, and the one cost you can correct without leaving the job.
Costing is private by default. Job Cost and the Profit Analysis tab appear only for users with Allow to view Job Costing switched on in their profile — it stays off even for administrators until you turn it on.