> ## Documentation Index
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# Adding Labor to Estimates & Invoices

> Bill technician labor on estimates and invoices using each team member's hourly billing and cost rates.

Before you get started, be sure that your team members have **Hourly Billing Rate** and **Hourly Cost Rate** set up in *Company Settings*. As a reminder, **Hourly Billing Rate** is the rate you charge your customers per hour for a technician, whereas **Hourly Cost Rate** is the rate per hour that this technician costs your business. To learn more, [the adding new users guide](/using-fieldpulse/users-teams/adding-new-users).

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/fieldpulse/ZtZ10d_oC-0eXRBG/static/images/_api/6542489-adding-labor-to-estimates-invoices/01.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ZtZ10d_oC-0eXRBG&q=85&s=7e6c9f6f8b5aa5f7698618a65fa9e442" alt="Click on Hourly Billing Rate" width="1200" height="1145" data-path="static/images/_api/6542489-adding-labor-to-estimates-invoices/01.png" />

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When utilizing *Job Timesheets*, your team member will record the time spent on the job by clocking in and out. After the job has been completed, you can now create your invoice and insert the associated timesheets.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/fieldpulse/ZtZ10d_oC-0eXRBG/static/images/_api/6542489-adding-labor-to-estimates-invoices/02.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ZtZ10d_oC-0eXRBG&q=85&s=bbd6ef8ed33f70531b221c50e04f5f53" alt="Click on Timesheets" width="1200" height="294" data-path="static/images/_api/6542489-adding-labor-to-estimates-invoices/02.png" />

Create an invoice and link the job, or select *Actions* on the Job Record then click *Create Invoice*.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/fieldpulse/ZtZ10d_oC-0eXRBG/static/images/_api/6542489-adding-labor-to-estimates-invoices/03.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ZtZ10d_oC-0eXRBG&q=85&s=04da3da372db0271c67cebc939acba4e" alt="Click on Actions" width="1200" height="524" data-path="static/images/_api/6542489-adding-labor-to-estimates-invoices/03.png" />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/fieldpulse/ZtZ10d_oC-0eXRBG/static/images/_api/6542489-adding-labor-to-estimates-invoices/04.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ZtZ10d_oC-0eXRBG&q=85&s=9da9b835401161f8be1c7804b2ba90c9" alt="Click on Create Invoice" width="1200" height="543" data-path="static/images/_api/6542489-adding-labor-to-estimates-invoices/04.png" />

When you're ready to add your timesheets, select *Add Item* and add your Labor line item.

<Note>
  🚀 **FieldPulse Pro Tip:** Make sure this line item is marked as *"Service - Labor".* Selecting this automatically categorizes any costs associated with this item as Labor in your job costing calculations. For existing service items, you can manually update their item type.

  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/fieldpulse/ZtZ10d_oC-0eXRBG/static/images/_api/6542489-adding-labor-to-estimates-invoices/05.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ZtZ10d_oC-0eXRBG&q=85&s=0ba91557c1727b16c3b28dd7f8f42d5d" alt="Add Item selected to add a Labor line item on an invoice" width="2484" height="828" data-path="static/images/_api/6542489-adding-labor-to-estimates-invoices/05.png" />
</Note>

Click the arrow/box icon in the quantity field. You can now select how the quantity of this line item is measured. To base the labor time on your timesheets, select *Total Job Timesheets Clocked*. You can then specify whether to include the *hourly cost rate* and/or the *hourly billing rate* on your invoice record. Remember that your customer won't see the *hourly cost rate*.

<Note>
  🚨 **Please Note:** If you try to edit a 'Labor' line item that has already been added to your Estimate or Invoice, the hourly billing and cost rates for your technicians cannot be retrieved. These rates can only be pulled in **before** the Line Item is officially added to an Estimate or Invoice.
</Note>

Once you've made your selections, click *Insert Quantity*, then add the item to your invoice.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/fieldpulse/ZtZ10d_oC-0eXRBG/static/images/_api/6542489-adding-labor-to-estimates-invoices/06.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ZtZ10d_oC-0eXRBG&q=85&s=40268ca8fef11ba63583a3f6c05912da" alt="Click on Insert Quantity" width="1200" height="1261" data-path="static/images/_api/6542489-adding-labor-to-estimates-invoices/06.png" />

You'll notice the *Unit Price* will reflect the *Hourly Billing Rate* (ex. \$80 per hour) of the technician that worked the job and the *Quantity* (ex. 2 hours) will pull directly from the total clocked in hours on the job in order to automatically apply the proper price (ex. \$160).

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/fieldpulse/ZtZ10d_oC-0eXRBG/static/images/_api/6542489-adding-labor-to-estimates-invoices/07.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ZtZ10d_oC-0eXRBG&q=85&s=526c25e7ecc8fc4c3e75f718a95b25ae" alt="Click on Title…" width="1200" height="755" data-path="static/images/_api/6542489-adding-labor-to-estimates-invoices/07.png" />

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# Video Tutorial

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