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Built for the Home Services Industry

Every job scheduled. Every paycheck right.

From the pest control truck to the pool route to the HVAC service call, Netchex keeps your field teams paid accurately and your office out of spreadsheets. One platform for scheduling, payroll, and HR across every home services line you run.

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Route 6 — North Territory
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Route pay auto-calculated
EPA Applicator — J. RuizCurrent · 118d
Chemical Handling CertRenew · 24d
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The reality on the ground

The challenges home services teams face every day.

Home services companies run on routes, seasons, and licensed trades. Most HR platforms weren’t built for a workforce that never sits at a desk.

Multi-location payroll turns into a spreadsheet problem

Run three routes out of two branches and tracking who worked where, at what rate, gets complicated fast. Multiply that by five service lines.

Your techs never see a time clock

Plumbers, HVAC techs, and lawn crews work out of a truck, not a break room. If clocking in needs a physical clock or a desktop login, hours get guessed.

One expired license can shut down a job

EPA applicator licenses, HVAC EPA 608 certs, plumbing licenses, and backflow certifications all expire on different schedules. Miss one and a tech gets pulled off a job.

Your headcount doubles in June and drops in October

Lawn care and pool companies hire seasonal crews every spring. Onboarding that takes three weeks kills a season that only runs twelve.

Certified payroll reports eat a full day every week

HVAC and plumbing contractors on government or commercial jobs need prevailing-wage reporting. Building it by hand from timesheets is slow and error-prone.

There’s a better way to run it

Netchex connects scheduling, time tracking, payroll, and licensing in one system built for field-based teams, so your office spends less time chasing paperwork.

Where the industry is headed

How the home services industry is changing.

Labor shortages are reshaping recruiting

Home services companies compete with retail and warehouse jobs for the same hourly workforce. Faster hiring wins the best techs.

Route density is becoming the profit lever

As fuel and labor costs climb, scheduling and payroll need to talk to each other, not live in separate systems.

Compliance scrutiny on trade licensing is increasing

State boards are tightening enforcement on EPA, HVAC, and plumbing credentials. Automated tracking is table stakes now.

19%turnover drop with EWA

Financial wellness benefits are a retention tool

Home service companies offering earned wage access keep seasonal and hourly techs longer, cutting rehire and retraining costs.

7,500+ organizations trust Netchex

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How Netchex helps

Every tool your home services business demands.

Mobile Onboarding

Onboarding built for a truck, not a desk.

New techs complete I-9, direct deposit, and license uploads from their phone before day one. Seasonal crews start in a day, not three weeks.

  • Digital I-9 and direct deposit
  • License and certification upload
  • Mobile-first, no desktop required
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OnboardingDay 1 ready
I-9 & Direct DepositDone
License UploadDone
Safety TrainingIn progress
Route AssignmentQueued
1 day
hired to job-ready
Compliance

Never lose a license to an expired renewal.

Track EPA, HVAC, plumbing, backflow, and applicator credentials in one dashboard with 30/60/90-day alerts, no matter how many trades you run.

  • One dashboard, every credential type
  • Automated renewal alerts
  • Audit-ready documentation
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Credentials94% current
94%
Plumbing Team Credential Health
Across your licensed plumbers
Up from 81%
Master Plumber — M. Diaz210d
Journeyman License — K. Ford27d
Backflow Certification — R. Owens140d
Payroll

Payroll that runs the same at 2 branches or 20.

Every location, route, and pay rate rolls into one payroll run instead of five reconciled spreadsheets.

  • Multi-location payroll in one run
  • Certified payroll reporting built in
  • Route and commission pay support
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Payroll RunOn track
2d 14huntil payroll runs
North BranchReady
Westside BranchReady
South BranchPending
Recruiting

Fill seasonal roles before the season starts.

Text-to-Apply and NextMatch AI screening get seasonal crews hired and onboarded in days, not weeks.

  • Text-to-Apply for hourly roles
  • AI-assisted screening
  • Indeed Platinum Partner placement
Request a Demo
Seasonal Hiring2 days to offer
Applied184
Screened128
Interview74
Offer37
<4 min
to apply via text
Full capability set

Everything your office team needs, in one login.

Mobile Time & Attendance

GPS-verified clock-in from any job site. No hardware required.

Route & Schedule Sync

Time data ties back to job assignments so payroll matches the work order.

License & Certification Tracking

One dashboard for every credential across every trade you run.

Certified Payroll Reporting

Generate prevailing-wage and certified payroll reports directly from timesheet data.

Seasonal Onboarding

Digital onboarding that gets seasonal hires working in a day.

Multi-Location Payroll

Run payroll across every branch, route, and pay structure in one pass.

Flex Pay

Give techs access to wages they’ve already earned, at no cost to the business.

Benefits Administration

Enroll seasonal and full-time staff without duplicate paperwork.

One connected platform

Hiring feeds onboarding, onboarding feeds payroll, credentials feed scheduling. Nothing falls through the cracks.

What you’ll achieve

What home services businesses achieve with Netchex.

Home services companies using Netchex report measurable results across compliance, retention, and administrative efficiency.

16+ hrs

Saved per week on HR admin tasks

1 day

Onboarding time, down from 3 weeks

90%

Of support calls answered under 1 minute

98%

Customer satisfaction score

19%

Lower turnover with earned wage access

Service that sets us apart

Support that understands your season.

  • Reps who understand route pay, seasonal ramp-up, and multi-trade licensing
  • A dedicated Account Manager who knows your branches, not a ticket queue
  • US-based, FPC-certified team, real answers, not a script
#1

Ranked #1 for service on G2

97–98%

Customer satisfaction score

<1 min

Most calls answered under a minute

Real

A dedicated team that knows your account

“Our account manager knows our routes, our pay structure, and our season. That’s not something you get from a call center.”

Beyond payroll

Financial wellness that keeps crews around.

FlexPay
Earned wage access, no cost to the business
Benefits
Enrollment for seasonal and full-time staff
401(k)
Retirement benefits connected to payroll
Expense Management
Track fuel, parts, and field expenses
AskHR
AI-powered answers for a workforce that’s never at a desk
FAQs

Common questions, answered.

Does Netchex support multi-location home services businesses?
Yes. Every location, route, and pay structure rolls into one payroll run, so a business with two branches or twenty runs payroll the same way, from one login.
Can Netchex track EPA, HVAC, and plumbing license renewals?
Yes. The License and Certifications Dashboard tracks every credential type across your workforce, with automated expiration alerts at 30, 60, and 90 days.
How fast can seasonal employees be onboarded?
New hires complete I-9, direct deposit, and credential uploads from their phone before day one. Most seasonal crews are job-ready in a day instead of three weeks.
Can Netchex generate certified payroll reports?
Yes. Certified and prevailing-wage payroll reports are generated directly from timesheet data for HVAC, plumbing, and landscaping contractors working government or commercial jobs.
Does Netchex handle GPS-verified mobile time tracking for field techs?
Yes. Techs clock in from their phone at the job site with GPS verification, no physical time clock required.
What does Flex Pay cost a home services business?
Nothing. Flex Pay gives techs access to wages they’ve already earned before their next pay date, at no cost to the business and no change to how payroll runs.