Classification & Taxonomy

Correctly classifying your work is essential for finding the right talent. Field Nation uses specific structures to categorize jobs.

Types of Work

Types of Work are the primary way to categorize a job (e.g., "Cabling", "Point of Sale", "Networking").

• Matching: Providers list these types of work in their profiles.
• Usage: When creating a work order, you usually specify a type_of_work ID.
• Deprecated: Note that older fields like service_type are often replaced by type_of_work.

Listing Types of Work

Retrieve a list of all available job categories.

GET /types-of-work

Templates

Projects and Templates act as blueprints for your work orders.

Work Order Templates

A template pre-fills many fields of a work order, such as:

• Description / Scope of Work
• Pay Rates
• Select Types of Work
• Custom Field requirements

Why use them? Using templates (template_id in your Create request) significantly reduces the size of your API payload and ensures consistency across thousands of work orders.

Listing Templates

Retrieve available templates to use in your work order creation.

GET /templates

Projects

Projects are high-level containers for work orders. They are useful for:

• Reporting (Grouping costs by project).
• Access Control (Granting managers access to specific projects).
• Default configurations.