See Profit Per Job Before It Ships
Most manufacturers don't know if a job made money until accounting closes—weeks or months after the work is done. Jolted shows profit or loss per job in real time, as costs accumulate. Know which jobs make money while you can still do something about it.
Real-Time
Margin
Per Job
Visibility
Early
Warnings
THE MARGIN MYSTERY
Stop Finding Out Too Late
Delayed Visibility
You find out a job lost money weeks after it shipped
No visibility into margin while work is in progress
Labor and material overruns discovered too late to act
Can't tell which customers or job types are most profitable
Job profit calculations happen manually—if at all
Pricing decisions based on gut feel, not actual data
Real-Time Profitability
See margin per job in real time—during production, not after
Dashboard shows all active jobs with current margin status
Alerts when jobs exceed budget allow intervention
Roll-up reports by customer, product type, and more
Automatic cost calculation from labor and material tracking
Price future jobs based on actual historical profitability
THE CORE INSIGHT
Job Profitability Is the Reason for Job Costing
You track labor and materials per job to answer one question: did this job make money? Jolted calculates that answer in real time. Every hour logged, every material issued updates job margin. You see the result while work is happening—not after the fact.
Real-Time
Job Margin
See profit updating as costs are logged—not at month-end
Automatic
Cost Roll-Up
Labor + materials calculate into margin without manual work
Actionable
Early Warnings
Know about budget problems while you can still act
See how much spreadsheets are costing your shop
Calculate Your SavingsPROFITABILITY FEATURES
Complete Job Margin Visibility
From cost tracking to actionable profit insights
Real-Time Margin
See gross margin per job updating as labor and materials are logged. Know if a job is profitable while it's still on the floor.
Estimated vs. Actual
Compare quoted margin to actual margin in progress. Catch budget overruns before they wipe out your profit.
Live Cost Roll-Up
Labor time and material costs flow into job totals automatically. No manual cost allocation. Costs calculate as work happens.
Margin Alerts
Get notified when a job exceeds budget thresholds. Act on problems while there's still time to do something about them.
Historical Analysis
Review profitability by customer, product type, or time period. Identify your best and worst margins over time.
Profitability Reports
Export job profitability data for review with your team. Share margin analysis with sales, production, and leadership.
PROFITABILITY FOUNDATION
Real-Time Profit Requires Real-Time Cost Tracking
Labor Tracking
Workers clock into jobs. Hours multiply by rates. Labor cost flows into profitability automatically. The biggest cost component tracked accurately.
Material Tracking
Materials issued per job. Costs log when used, not estimated. Material component of profitability reflects actual consumption.
Work Orders
Work orders structure the job. Time and materials log against operations. Profitability calculates from work order data automatically.
FAQ
Job Profitability: FAQ
How can I see profit before a job is finished?
Jolted tracks costs in real time. As workers log time and materials are issued, those costs accumulate against the job. Revenue (from your quote or expected invoice) is already known. So margin can be calculated in progress: current revenue minus current costs. You see margin updating as work happens.
What costs are included in job profitability?
Direct costs: labor (time logged multiplied by labor burden rates) and materials (issues to the job at material cost). You can also include overhead allocation based on labor hours or other methods. The result is a gross margin per job that reflects the direct economics of that work.
What if my quoted price was wrong?
You'll see it before the job ships. If actual costs exceed what you estimated, margin goes negative or below target. This early warning lets you: negotiate with the customer, find ways to reduce remaining costs, or at minimum learn from the mistake for next time. Finding out at month-end accounting is too late.
How does this help with pricing?
Historical job profitability is the best input for pricing decisions. See which jobs and customers are actually profitable. Identify where you're underpricing. For repeat orders, compare past margin to see if price increases are needed. Data replaces guesswork in pricing conversations.
Can I see profitability by customer?
Yes. Roll up job margins by customer to see which customers are most (and least) profitable. Some shops discover their biggest customer by revenue is actually unprofitable when all job costs are counted. This informs customer prioritization and pricing negotiations.
What about overhead and indirect costs?
Overhead can be allocated to jobs based on labor hours, machine hours, or other methods. This gives you a more complete picture of job profitability including your indirect costs. Configure your overhead rate, and it applies to jobs automatically as direct costs are tracked.
How is this different from accounting gross profit?
Accounting calculates gross profit at the company level for a period. Job profitability calculates margin per individual job. The data should reconcile, but the granularity is different. Job-level visibility lets you act on specific problems; company-level accounting tells you the aggregate result.
Know Your Margins Before It's Too Late
Finding out a job lost money after it shipped is finding out too late. See real-time job profitability with a free trial.
Real-time margin per job
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Historical profitability analysis
Customer and product roll-ups
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