The #1 Job Costing Time Clock

Buddy Punch’s affordable and easy to use job costing time clock lets you track hours by job, project, or client for more accurate budgeting and invoicing.

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How job costing works in Buddy Punch

1. Create job codes

Create department codes for each of your jobs in Buddy Punch, give them descriptive names, and assign them to the employee working on that job.

2. Select the right job

When employees clock in, they’ll select the appropriate job code to attach the time they log to the specific job they’re working on.

3. Job switching

If employees work on multiple jobs, they can simply open Buddy Punch and select a new job code to start tracking time toward a different job.

4. View reports

View and download reports showing the total hours spent on jobs, hours spent within specific timeframes, and the total cost of those hours.

Connect job codes to locations

You can easily associate any job code with a location for multi-level tracking. Both the job code and the location will show up on employees’ time cards and in your reports.

Why choose Buddy Punch for job costing?

Create unlimited codes

Add as many job codes as you need to track the exact amount of time employees spend on specific tasks, projects, jobs, and clients.

Compare estimates to actuals

Run reports to see how your actual work hours and costs compare to your estimates. Use this info to prepare more accurate estimates in the future.

Analyze project progress

Evaluate the hours spent on specific jobs at any time to determine how well you’re tracking toward your budget and make changes when needed.

Dive into the details

Detailed reports break down all of your data by person, task, or project so you can make data-driven decisions to increase your profitability.

Customer reviews of Buddy Punch

Awesome product

“This is an easy product to use for management and employees. All aspects of payroll are at your fingertips. We handle many different projects, and Buddy Punch makes it easy to track the hours we’re spending on them.”

Glenda W.

Construction

Simple to use

“Buddy Punch lets employees select the job they are working on so we can have accurate billing. As an administrator, I use the reports feature to filter out the hours based on the job. I like that I can see all the hours worked on a job for the week, and it is totaled up for me.”

Kim H.

Construction

Easy to use

“We are a custom fab shop, so we use a lot of job codes. The software is easy to use for that purpose. I am able to access all of the information even when I am on the road, so I am always in the loop on attendance and who is working on what projects.”