Timesheets Updated March 26, 2026 20:26

Overview

Your team can clock in and out of jobs and track expenses from anywhere, so you can prep payroll faster.

Timesheets in Jobber help you track your team’s work hours, stay organized, and prepare for payroll—all in one place. Your team can clock in and out from the Jobber app or add time manually, so every hour worked is captured accurately.

As time is tracked throughout the day, it automatically appears in Timesheets, giving you a clear view of who worked, when, and where. This includes both time spent on jobs (visit time) and time between jobs, like travel or breaks. Timesheets give you a clear view of your team’s time in one place, with both daily details and weekly summaries to review and prepare payroll.

1. Timesheets: Track and review your team’s time.
2. Approve timesheets: Validate that all time entries are correct. This article covers approving timesheets.
3. Confirm payroll: Record that employees have been paid and finalize payroll.

From the Timesheets page, you can review, edit, and manage time entries for your team. You can also approve timesheets, confirm payroll, and run reports to see total hours worked—making it easier to pay your team and understand labor costs.

With built-in features like GPS tracking and mobile timers, Timesheets give you better visibility into your team’s day while reducing manual admin work.

Navigate to timesheets

To get to the timesheets section, click Timesheets from the left menu.

To view your time sheets in Jobber:

1. Sign in to Jobber.com.
2. Select Timesheets from the side navigation.

This page (timesheets) shows time entries created by you and your team, either by logging time manually or by starting and stopping timers in the Jobber app. From the Timesheets page, you can add, edit, or delete time entries. All tracked time is displayed in hours and minutes.

Use the date controls at the top of the page to move between days or weeks, switch views, or jump back to today.

At the top of the timesheets page, are tabs for Approve Timesheets and Confirm Payroll. Click each tab to open that page. 

Time is added to the timesheets automatically when team members start and stop timers in the Jobber app, or when time is manually added to time sheets. 

Switch between days and timesheet views

Use the controls at the top of the timesheets page to navigate between dates and adjust how time is displayed:

• Date arrows: Move backward or forward through days or weeks.
• Date picker: Click the date range to open a calendar and select a specific date or week.
• Day: View time entries for a single day.
• Week: View time entries for the full week.
• Today: Jump back to the current day or week, depending on your selected view.
• Team: Select which team members' timesheets to view.

From the Timesheets tab, there are two options to view your timesheets:

• By day
• By week

Select the button for either Day or Week to view your timesheets in that format. 

To narrow down the number of timesheets you're looking at, use the Team filter to select which team member's time entries are visible on the timesheets page. 

View timesheets by day

The daily view shows detailed time entries for each team member on a specific day, including start times, end times, and total duration. 

To view and manage time entries for a single day:

1. Click Timesheets from the left menu.
2. Select Day to switch to the daily view.
3. Use the date controls to choose the day you want to review.
4. Review each team member’s total hours for the day, displayed on the right side of their row.
5. Click a team member’s row to expand it and view individual time entries.

Each time entry includes the title, timesheet notes, start time, end time, and duration, so you can see exactly how time was tracked throughout the day.

From the day timesheet view, you can:

• Click an existing entry to edit the details.
• Click Add entry to log additional time.

The daily view is helpful when you need a more detailed breakdown of how time was spent, making it easier to review, adjust, and verify hours worked.

View timesheets by week

The Timesheets page gives you a weekly view of your team’s tracked time, so you can review and manage hours all in one place. Use the weekly view to compare hours across your team and review totals at a glance.

To view timesheets by week:

1. Click Timesheets from the left menu.
2. Select Week to view time entries for the selected date range.
3. Use the date picker or arrows to move between weeks.
4. Review each team member’s total hours for the week, with a daily breakdown across the row.
5. Click a team member’s row to expand it and view detailed time entries, including time tracked for visits and general time.
6. Select a time entry to edit the hours, or use Add entry to log additional time.
7. Use the totals column to quickly review each team member’s total hours for the week.

Each time entry includes the title, timesheet notes, start time, end time, and duration, so you can see exactly how time was tracked throughout the day.

In the weekly view, all team members are displayed in a single list, making it easier to compare hours, review time at a glance, and make updates without switching between pages.

Add time manually

You can track time from the timesheets page by either clocking in to start a general timer (typically at the beginning of your day) or by adding a time entry manually.

Clock in and out (general timer)

Use Clock in to start tracking time in real time.

1. Click Timesheets from the side navigation menu.
2. Locate the team member and expand their row.
3. Click Clock in to start a general timer.

The general timer will begin running immediately and track time until it is stopped or a visit timer is started. The general timer tracks time not tied to a specific job (such as travel, breaks, or shop work).

To stop the general timer, click Clock out.

Add a manual time entry

To add a manual time entry:

1. Click Timesheets from the side navigation menu.
2. Locate the team member and expand their row.
3. Click the Add entry button.
4. Enter the job or general time, date, start time, and end time.
5. Add notes if needed.
6. Click Save.

The new entry will appear in the team member’s timesheet and be included in their total hours.

When creating or editing a timesheet entry, you’ll fill out the following fields:

• Employee: The team member the time entry is for. This is filled in automatically based on the selected user.
• Job or general: Select a specific job/visit or choose General for time that isn’t tied to a job (like travel or breaks).
• Start date: The date the time was worked.
• Start time / End time: The time the work began and ended.
• Hours / Minutes: The total duration of the time entry. This is calculated automatically based on the start and end times, but can also be adjusted manually.
• Notes: Optional details about the work performed or any additional context.

Edit or delete time sheet entries

You can edit time entries from the Timesheets page if changes are needed:

1. Click Timesheets from the left menu.
2. Find the team member and expand their row.
3. Locate the time entry you want to update.
4. Click the entry to open it.
5. Make changes to the employee, category, date, start time, end time, or notes.
6. Click Save to apply your changes.

Any updates will automatically be reflected in the team member’s total tracked time.

To delete a time entry:

1. Click Timesheets from the left menu.
2. Find the team member and expand their row.
3. Locate the time entry you want to update.
4. Click the entry to open it.
5. Open the time entry, then click Delete.
6. Confirm your deletion, by selecting Delete.

Generate GPS waypoints with timers

When your team uses timers in the Jobber app, GPS waypoints are automatically recorded to show where work took place. 

Each time a timer is started or stopped, Jobber logs the location of the device. These GPS waypoints are attached to the time entry and provide a record of where the timer activity occurred.

Note: GPS waypoints are only recorded for time tracked using timers in the Jobber app.

GPS waypoints help you:

• See where your team was when time was tracked
• Verify when work started and ended at a location
• Get additional context for time entries on the Timesheets page

Waypoints are collected automatically while using timers and do not need to be added manually. They are tied to the time entry and can be viewed alongside the tracked time for more visibility into your team’s workday.

Learn more about GPS Waypoints

Timer GPS waypoint troubleshooting and tips:

• If no GPS data appears, the time entry may have been added manually instead of tracked with a timer.
• If visit locations seem inaccurate or missing, check that location services are enabled on the team member’s device. Learn more about Location Timers in the Jobber App.
• GPS waypoints are only recorded when timers are used in the mobile app—they are not added to manually created entries.

View GPS waypoints on timesheets

You can view GPS waypoints recorded by timers directly from the day view of the timesheets page to see where time was tracked.

1. Click Timesheets from the left menu.
2. Switch to the Day view and navigate to the date you're looking for.
3. Locate the team member and expand their row.
4. Find the time entry you want to review.
5. Click the map pin icon to open the GPS waypoint details.

GPS waypoints show where a timer was started and stopped, helping you verify when and where work took place. 

Note: To view detailed time entry information, including start and end times and GPS waypoints, switch to the Day view. The weekly view shows a summary of hours worked.

Labor on jobs

Timesheet entries for jobs show in the Labor section of the job. Time entries can be added both manually from the job, from Timesheets on the side navigation, or by using timers in the Jobber app. 

Note: Timesheets display time in hours and minutes, but calculations (like labor costs) include seconds. This can cause slight differences in totals. For example, labor costs are calculated using the full duration (including seconds), so they may not exactly match a calculation based only on the displayed hours and minutes.

If a team member has a visit timer currently running, it will be indicated by a running clock icon. Labor costs for job costing (available on select plans) are not calculated until the timer has been stopped. 

To manually add time, select New Time Entry to manually add time that an employee has worked to this job. Then enter the:

• Start time an end time (duration will be automatically calculated based on these times)
• Notes
• Date
• Employee cost per hour (available on select plans as part of job costing)

Below the fields, you'll see the total cost based on what you have filled out. When you're done, select Save Time Entry. 

Timesheet report

To open the timesheets report, follow these steps:

1. From the side navigation, select Insights then Reports.
2. From the Work reports category, select Timesheets Report.

The timesheet report is where you might view your time entries for processing your company's payroll.

At the top of the report you can change the date range, and the report will show an overview of hours broken out by user.

Under this there is a list report of all the entries.

To export the report click Receive Excel Copy.

You can add or take away columns from the report using the Columns button. If you want to change between a list report and a growth or cumulative report click the Growth or Cumulative buttons.

The hours column in this report does not show time in hours and minutes the way the Timesheet page does. Time here is displayed in hours with decimal places, so 2 hours and 30 minutes would be displayed as 2.5 in the hours column.