Skill-tier transparency
Drywall work has clear skill tiers: hanger, taper, mudder. Shifters flag their level.
Construction & General Labor
Hanging, taping, mudding, framing. Skilled trades where the difference between apprentice and journeyman is visible in the work. ShiftSee finds the right crew.
The moment that matters
Tuesday 7 AM. Your drywall crew is scheduled to mud and tape a 2,400 sq ft basement today. 3-person crew planned. Your skilled taper just texted — hand injury, out for a week. The other two are helpers. Without a skilled taper, you can finish hanging but you can't tape.
ShiftSee is built for exactly this moment — and for every shift you run between now and the next one.
What you get
Drywall work has clear skill tiers: hanger, taper, mudder. Shifters flag their level.
Texture spraying, sprayer cert — visible.
Wall framing, ceiling, structural — specific flags.
3-5 person crews common. Broadcast as a group.
Typical roles and rates
Typical shifter rates by role and region. Rates are always negotiable on ShiftSee — the numbers below are where most shifts land.
| Role | Vancouver Island | BC Metro | Los Angeles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drywall hanger | $25-35/hr | $27-38/hr | $25-36/hr |
| Drywall taper / Mudder | $28-40/hr | $30-45/hr | $28-42/hr |
| Framer | $25-35/hr | $27-38/hr | $25-38/hr |
| General laborer | $22-32/hr | $24-34/hr | $20-32/hr |
Why ShiftSee works here
Most of your shift work isn't new work. It's the same work, done again. The same weekend crew. The same specialty staff for peak events. The same closers on a Friday night. ShiftSee is built for that reality — every connection you make gets stronger the more you use it, and every shifter's rating and reliability follows them across every business they work with. After six months, you've built a trusted private crew that compounds in value month over month.
Getting started
(free). 2 minutes.
Everyone you'd text first when a shift opens up. They sign up, connect to you, and they're ready.
Schedule one. Broadcast one. Whatever hurts most.
Pat Rousseau, our co-founder, personally onboards every new business in the first 60 days. He'll walk you through setup, answer questions, and stay available by text during your first week live.
No subscription. No setup fees. You only pay when a shift happens. If ShiftSee saves you a single bad-day disaster, it's paid for itself several times over.
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