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title: "Set a default cost type segment for technician"
slug: "default-cost-type-segment-for-technician"
updated: 2026-10-15T01:02:20Z
published: 2026-10-15T01:02:20Z
canonical: "help.servicetitan.com/default-cost-type-segment-for-technician"
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# Set a default cost type segment for technician

## Overview

You can set a default labor cost type segment on the technician's profile. When the technician creates a timesheet, ServiceTitan preselects the cost type, if available on the job or project. This reduces manual selection and helps keep labor coding consistent.

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#### Who uses this feature

- Office employees
- Primarily benefits Residential and Commercial Construction business types
- Applies to all trades

#### Feature configuration

- Budget Codes is currently in Private Preview and available for specific accounts. It is subject to change. If you want to enable this feature for your account, join the waitlist [here](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe31Lx37Pmg7D8Go6xCywfGaC6YleEQ4ZfBm3NvMnpNcdKwqQ/viewform).

## Things to know

- The default cost type segment applies only to timesheets created after you save the Technician Profile.
- The system applies the default cost type segment only if the same cost type segment is available on the job or project. If unavailable, the technician needs to manually select a cost type segment.
- This applies to timesheets created automatically, when a technician is dispatched or arrives at a job, and manually.

## Use cases

- You have employees with specific roles, such as apprentices or foremen. Assigning their respective cost types as defaults ensures their hours are categorized correctly without manual input on every job.
- For dedicated install crews, you set Install Labor as the default cost type segment.
- Technicians are assigned to long-term commercial projects. Preselecting a project-specific cost type segment helps prevent miscoding, ensuring that labor hours are billed against the correct budget every time.

## Set technician's default cost type

1. Go to the top toolbar and click **Settings** ![A simple icon representing a settings gear. ](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/icon-gnav-settings-inactive.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-31T02%3A36%3A51Z&se=2026-10-31T03%3A36%3A51Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=iL5fZAcLItGBwJJz4j3RNa%2F%2B9zXQA%2BPQRJJX11rLwmA%3D).
2. In the side panel, go to **People** **>** **Technician**.
3. On the *Technicians* screen that opens, click **Edit** next to the employee you want to set the default cost type for.
4. On the screen that opens, in the *Revenue & Cost* section, select a default **Cost Type**. ![Input fields for daily revenue goal and hourly burden rate in a cost management tool.](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/set-a-default-cost-type-segment-for-technician-image-8ckfv3jb.jpg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-31T02%3A36%3A51Z&se=2026-10-31T03%3A36%3A51Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=iL5fZAcLItGBwJJz4j3RNa%2F%2B9zXQA%2BPQRJJX11rLwmA%3D)
5. When finished, click **Save Changes**.

After you save, this cost type segment will be preselected on all new timesheets the technician creates.

![Timesheet entry form showing project details and instructions for editing ongoing activities.](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/set-a-default-cost-type-segment-for-technician-image-u968voqp.jpg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-31T02%3A36%3A51Z&se=2026-10-31T03%3A36%3A51Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=iL5fZAcLItGBwJJz4j3RNa%2F%2B9zXQA%2BPQRJJX11rLwmA%3D)

## Want to learn more?

- See [Budget Codes overview](/construction/docs/budget-codes-overview)
- See [Add and edit budget codes on timesheets](/construction/docs/add-and-edit-budget-codes-on-timesheets)

The user record for a field technician in ServiceTitan, containing schedule, skills, pay rates, certifications, and performance history.

**What it does:** Centralizes all information needed to schedule, pay, and evaluate a technician from a single record.

**Also called:** Tech profile, Field user record

**Tags:** Core

[See the full glossary →](https://help.servicetitan.com/docs/glossary-overview)