Job costing compares what you estimated with what the job really cost. You can type actual costs by hand on the job’s quote, and VisionScaper also counts time and materials your crew records in the field.

• The job must be a signed quote (see “The Jobs screen”).
• Set Labor cost per hour ($) and Overhead (%) in Settings → Costs. The quote’s cost math uses them.

1. Open Jobs, then tap the job.
2. Scroll to the Job card, then Job costing — actual costs.
3. Fill in the boxes you know. Each shows the estimate underneath:
   – Materials $
   – Crew hours
   – Equipment $
   – Subcontractors $
   – Disposal & delivery $
   – Other $
4. Watch the summary boxes update as you type:
   – Estimated cost
   – Actual cost so far
   – Variance (turns red when actual is over estimate)
   – Actual gross profit with a percent (red under 25%)
   – Hours: est / actual
5. Tap Save job.

Actual cost is materials plus crew hours times your labor rate, plus equipment, subcontractors, disposal and other, all multiplied by one plus your overhead percent. Gross profit is the quote price minus that actual cost.

Note: This is the quick, manual version on the quote. The Field work screens add a second, record-based view with approved time and logged materials. See “Job profit”.

• Enter costs as the job goes, not at the end.
• If you buy materials on a purchase order, record the bill there. The cost is not counted twice (see “Purchase orders”).
• Use “Plan vs actual” to see cost against each section of the quote.

• Numbers look too low. Crew hours come from the box you typed. Hours the crew clocked are shown in Field work → Job profit.
• Gross profit shows odd values. Check that the quote has a price and that your labor rate is set.

• The Jobs screen: from signed quote to finished job
• Job profit: estimated vs actual by job and project
• Plan vs actual and profit alerts