---
title: "How to prevent technicians from completing their own jobs in ServiceTitan?"
slug: "how-to-prevent-technicians-from-completing-their-own-jobs-in-servicetitan"
tags: ["Area - Settings", "Focus - Construction", "Focus - Service Replacement", "Role - All users", "Type - Commercial", "Type - Residential"]
updated: 2026-10-16T03:46:34Z
published: 2026-10-16T03:46:34Z
canonical: "help.servicetitan.com/how-to-prevent-technicians-from-completing-their-own-jobs-in-servicetitan"
---

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# How to prevent technicians from completing their own jobs in ServiceTitan?

## Problem

You want to prevent technicians from completing their own jobs but don't know how to configure this in ServiceTitan.

## Solution

There isn't a way to prevent techs from completing their jobs. However, a workaround could be to enable the *Pause on an appointment* permission.

### Change your technician settings

1. Go to the top toolbar and click **Settings ![](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/how-to-prevent-technicians-from-completing-their-own-jobs-in-servicetitan-image-5qrk5obq.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T11%3A50%3A30Z&se=2026-11-09T12%3A50%3A30Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=7TuVlEdxkI36%2F3k3bz5ZnbnvIQy%2BcvutkHLOuKERk%2BI%3D)**.
2. In the side panel, click **People > Technicians**.
3. Find the technician you want to update and click **Edit**.
4. Click the **Permissions** tab.
5. Find the *Pause on an appointment* permission and enable it. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/how-to-prevent-technicians-from-completing-their-own-jobs-in-servicetitan-image-l1w2ixhk.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T11%3A50%3A30Z&se=2026-11-09T12%3A50%3A30Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=7TuVlEdxkI36%2F3k3bz5ZnbnvIQy%2BcvutkHLOuKERk%2BI%3D)
6. When finished, click **Save Changes**.