Why enter jobs below target instead of jobs meeting it?

The below-target count is the smaller exception list a supervisor can audit, and hits are then total minus below. Entering hits directly let the two counts disagree with the total.

What does a positive gap mean?

The rate sits under the target by that many percentage points, so that share of jobs must improve. A negative gap means the rate is above target.

Does one job change the rate?

At 250 jobs each job moves the rate 0.4 points, so one miss barely shows. At low counts a single job swings it, so read the job counts with the rate.

Where does the margin target come from?

Set it from the margin the service business needs to cover overhead and profit, applied to closed work orders. It is a management target, not a measured result.

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Field Service Margin Calculator

Track the share of field service jobs that clear the margin target over a period. Enter total jobs, the count below target and the target rate; hits are the rest of the population.

What this calculator does

The share of field service jobs that hit their margin target, with the gap to target and the jobs still needed.

Formula used

Margin-hit rate = (total field service jobs − jobs below margin target) ÷ total field service jobs × 100
Jobs meeting the margin target = total field service jobs − jobs below margin target
Gap to target = target margin-hit rate − margin-hit rate, positive when the rate is below target
A below-target count above the total job count has no population and blocks

Inputs explained

Total Field Service Jobs: Closed field service jobs in the period you are rating.
Jobs Below Margin Target: Jobs whose margin missed the target in the same period.
Target Margin-Hit Rate: Share of jobs management expects to clear the margin target.

How to use the result

Best suited to month-end field service review, setting next quarter's margin target, comparing crews on target hit rate.
Margin dollars per job are not modeled, only whether each job cleared the target. A job partly covered by warranty or rework may be judged differently by different reviewers.

Current U.S. benchmarks

Industrial electricity averages 9.77 cents per kWh across the U.S. (EIA, Jul 2026), up 4.7% from a year earlier. Energy-intensive steps carry this directly into unit cost.
Steel mill PPI stands at 381.162 (BLS, Aug 2026), up 23.4% from a year earlier. New factory orders are up 8.5% year over year (Census).

Common questions

Why enter jobs below target instead of jobs meeting it? The below-target count is the smaller exception list a supervisor can audit, and hits are then total minus below. Entering hits directly let the two counts disagree with the total.
What does a positive gap mean? The rate sits under the target by that many percentage points, so that share of jobs must improve. A negative gap means the rate is above target.
Does one job change the rate? At 250 jobs each job moves the rate 0.4 points, so one miss barely shows. At low counts a single job swings it, so read the job counts with the rate.
Where does the margin target come from? Set it from the margin the service business needs to cover overhead and profit, applied to closed work orders. It is a management target, not a measured result.

Last reviewed 2026-10-01.