GeoCalendarHow it is worked out
The minutes available are the paid day less the fixed minutes: the time that goes whatever the number of jobs, such as loading the van, lunch, paperwork, the first drive out and the last drive home.
Each job uses its own length plus the drive to reach it. Jobs a day are the minutes available divided by the minutes each job uses, rounded down, because a job that does not fit is not done.
One more job fits when the minutes available, shared among one more job than now, cover each job with its drive. The drive shown is the longest average at which that works, rounded down.
This is the most a day can hold when every job runs to time. Jobs overrun and traffic has bad days, so plan for a little less than the number shown.
Where the defaults come from
- An eight-hour day with 90 fixed minutes, one-hour jobs and a 20-minute drive between them are the worked example from our post on jobs per day per technician.
- They are an illustration, not a benchmark. Replace them with your own figures.
Common questions
How do I calculate how many jobs a technician can do in a day?
Take the paid minutes in the day, subtract the fixed minutes such as loading, lunch and the first and last drives, then divide by the job length plus the average drive between jobs, and round down.
How much does the drive between jobs change the number?
More, the shorter the jobs are. With 390 minutes available and one-hour jobs, a 20-minute average drive fits four jobs and an 18-minute one fits five.
Should technicians be scheduled to 100% of the day?
No. A schedule that only works when every job runs to time fails on most days, and it fails on the last customer. Plan for fewer jobs than the formula gives, by the slack your own overruns have taught you to keep.