AI for Trades

The wage gap isn't why you're losing people. Four operators across different trades reveal the operational levers that actually drive retention. Learn the playbook.

The contractors whose operations are documented, priced transparently, technically specific, and connected at the data layer will be the ones machine customers select.

AI is deciding which contractors get the call. It only recommends about 1% of them. The rest are invisible. Not buried on page two. Not underperforming in ads. Invisible. Filtered out before a homeowner ever sees a name. This is not a future trend. It is already happening.

The era of pricing opacity in home services is ending. Data from 11,365 plumbing reviews shows how AI and Google are exposing the market price.

The way most homeowners hire contractors is structurally flawed. AI doesn’t fix that automatically but it can, if you use it correctly.

You can train skills. But can you train character? This article explores hiring home services technicians, and how to leverage AI to find technicians with good character.