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# What are Labor Types and how are they used in X-PRO Service?

**Overview**

Labor Types in X-PRO Service allow you to define and manage different categories of labor used for service-related work. Each labor type includes pricing information such as hourly cost, markup or margin, and hourly selling price, helping you maintain consistent service pricing across your organization.

**How Labor Types Are Used**

Labor Types help categorize service work and assign appropriate labor rates based on the type of service being performed. Common examples include:

* Standard Service
* Emergency Service
* Preventive Maintenance
* Specialized Service Work

Each labor type can have its own pricing structure, enabling accurate labor cost calculations and customer billing for service calls and service agreements.

**Benefits of Using Labor Types**

Using Labor Types helps you:

* Standardize labor rates across your organization.
* Maintain consistent pricing for various service categories.
* Improve visibility into labor costs and profitability.
* Simplify labor pricing and billing calculations.
* Support different rates for standard, emergency, and maintenance services.

**Labor Type Details**

Each Labor Type contains the following information:

**Name:** The name used to identify the labor category.

**Hourly Cost:** The internal cost incurred by your organization for one hour of labor.

**Margin/Markup:** The profit percentage applied to the labor cost to determine the selling price.

**Hourly Price:** The hourly rate charged to customers for the selected labor type.