FIELD MANUAL FOR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS

YOUR CREW LOSES $37,500 EVERY YEAR IN HOURS THEY FORGET TO BILL

Field hours flow straight into QuickBooks. No export. No rekeying. No Sunday night panic. Your crew clocks in with one tap — every minute lands in your books automatically.

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01 / THE LEAK

$37,500 IN MISSED HOURS

$75/HR × 1 MISSED HOUR × 10 WORKERS × 50 WEEKS

Your electricians aren't stealing time. They're losing it. A forgotten half-hour here, a rounded-down lunch there, a Friday afternoon that never got written down. Paper timesheets capture what people remember, not what actually happened. And what they forget to write down is pure profit walking out the door.

8-12% Margin Lost Per Bid

You only know if a job was profitable after it ends. Without real-time labor costs, you are underbidding jobs and losing margin on every estimate.

10+ Hours Every January

Tracking subcontractor payments for 1099s is a nightmare. Spreadsheets get messy, receipts get lost, and you spend hours chasing paperwork.

Sound Familiar?

These problems cost electrical contractors $37,500+ every year

...the paper sheets are a mess and he's definitely losing money on unbilled time.

— via Reddit r/Contractor

construction guys hate admin tasks even though it's the only thing they need to do so they can get paid properly.

— via Reddit r/smallbusiness

I need to get a head start on payroll as most of the time their time sheets are incorrect and there are a lot of questions.

— via Reddit r/smallbusiness

the issue is if I don't mark it down (sometimes happens when I have 5+ clients in a day) I won't get paid because I forget.

— via Reddit r/smallbusiness

HOURLY RATE
$75.00

AVG MISSED PER DAY
1.0 hr / worker

CREW SIZE
10 workers

WORKING WEEKS
50 weeks / year

ANNUAL REVENUE LEAK
$37,500.00

02 / THE CAPTURE

ONE TAP. THEY'RE CLOCKED IN.

Your crew opens their phone browser, picks a job, and taps one button. That's it. No app to download. No passwords to forget. Works offline on rural job sites and syncs when signal comes back. Average clock-in time: 5 seconds. Even the guy who still has a flip phone can figure this out.

Your Crew Clocks In

One tap from their phone. Takes 5 seconds. Works offline in basements and rural job sites.

One Tap. No Training.

Your crew clocks in from their phone in 5 seconds. No app download. No training. If they can text, they can use FieldTimesheet.

Works in Basements

No signal in that basement? Entries save offline and sync when they surface. Never lose a clock-in again.

CLOCK-IN EVENT

WORKER
Mike Rodriguez

TIME
7:02 AM

GPS
32.7767, -96.7970

JOB
Mercy Hospital 2F

STATUS
ACTIVE

SEE IT IN ACTION


03 / THE RECONCILE

HOURS LAND IN QUICKBOOKS WITHOUT YOU TOUCHING ANYTHING

Every time entry syncs directly to QuickBooks Online as a TimeActivity. Workers map to employees. Jobs map to customers. Hours map to service items. Your bookkeeper sees clean data Monday morning instead of a shoebox full of scribbled timesheets. No CSV exports. No copy-paste. No double entry.

QuickBooks in 60 Seconds

One click and entries flow to QuickBooks Online automatically. No double-entry. No spreadsheets. No mistakes.

Time Syncs to QuickBooks

Entries flow to QuickBooks Online automatically. No double-entry. No spreadsheets.

SYNC BATCH
March 30, 2026

ENTRIES
12

TOTAL HRS
98.5

LABOR $
$4,925.00

STATUS
ALL SYNCED

04 / THE MARGIN

KNOW YOUR LABOR COST BEFORE THE JOB IS OVER

Most contractors find out they lost money on a job after the final invoice. FieldTimesheet shows you labor cost against budget in real time. If a $12,000 job is burning through hours too fast, you see it at 60% complete, not at 100%. Catch overruns before they eat your margin, not after.

See Where Hours Go

Every hour tied to a job and customer. Finally know which jobs eat your labor and which ones make you money.

Bid Smarter Next Time

See labor vs budget in real-time. Know if you are over budget before the job ends. Bid smarter on the next one.

Track Every Sub's Hours

Every hour tied to the contractor who worked it. When January comes, the numbers are already done.

JOB
Mercy Hospital 2F

BUDGET
$12,000.00

LABOR TO DATE
$8,475.00

REMAINING
$3,525.00

STATUS
ON TRACK

WHAT THE FIELD IS SAYING

We switched from paper timesheets last year. Found out we'd been eating 6-8 hours a week in unbilled T&M. That's real money on a $2M year.

Reddit r/electricians

My guys are great electricians and terrible at paperwork. I needed something they couldn't screw up. One button, done.

Reddit r/Contractor

The QuickBooks sync alone saved my office manager 4 hours every Monday. She was retyping everything from handwritten sheets.

Reddit r/smallbusiness

I didn't realize how much money I was leaving on the table until I could actually see labor cost per job in real time. Changed how I bid.

Reddit r/ConstructionManagers


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Unlimited time entries
QuickBooks Online sync
GPS capture on every punch
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Offline mode (PWA)
Labor cost reports
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Common Questions

Everything you need to know before getting started

Do my workers need to download an app?

No. FieldTimesheet works in any web browser (Chrome, Safari, etc.). They just tap a link and clock in. Bookmark it to their home screen if they want the app-like experience.

What if they are in a basement with no signal?

Entries save offline and sync when they get back to WiFi or cell signal. We built this specifically for construction sites where connectivity is spotty.

Does this replace QuickBooks?

No. FieldTimesheet connects to QuickBooks Online and syncs time entries automatically. You still use QuickBooks for invoicing, expenses, payroll, and reports. We handle time tracking so you do not have to type it in twice.

What if I'm not technical?

If you can use QuickBooks, you can use FieldTimesheet. Setup takes about 5 minutes. Plus, you can call us anytime for help.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. No contracts. No long-term commitments. Cancel anytime with one click. Download your time entries, jobs, and contractor data as CSV anytime from Settings.

Is my data secure?

Absolutely. We use 256-bit SSL encryption (same as banks) and your data is backed up daily. We never sell or share your information.

What happens after the 14-day trial?

You'll get a reminder before it ends. If you love it, enter payment details to continue. If not, no charge—your data stays for 30 days in case you change your mind.

Can I import existing jobs from QuickBooks?

Yes. During setup, FieldTimesheet pulls your Customers and Projects from QuickBooks so you don't have to re-enter them.

What kind of support do you offer?

Call (682) 587-9876 or email support@fieldtimesheet.com. You get the founder, not a chatbot.

My crew isn't tech-savvy. Will they actually use this?

If they can open a text message, they can clock in with FieldTimesheet. There's no app to download — just tap a link on their phone. One tap to clock in, one tap to clock out. We've seen crews pick it up on day one with zero training.

Does this track my crew's location all day?

No. FieldTimesheet captures GPS only at the moment of clock-in and clock-out — like a digital timestamp on a punch card. No continuous tracking during the day, no breadcrumb trail. It's there to verify job site arrivals, not to monitor your crew's every move.

Paper timesheets work fine for us. Why switch?

Paper feels free until a lost sheet or fudged hour costs you $500. About 40% of contractors still use paper, but they quietly lose money to missing hours, rounding errors, and the hours spent chasing late cards every pay period. FieldTimesheet pays for itself by capturing those leaks.

Isn't time tracking software expensive for a small team?

Most time tracking apps charge high base fees plus per-user pricing for features you'll never touch. FieldTimesheet is $99/month for up to 10 workers — no forced upgrades, no feature bloat. If a 10-person crew saves even one missed hour per week at $75/hr, the app pays for itself more than 3x over.


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