Multi-skilled laborer pool
Shifters flag their skills: framing, drywall, painting, demolition, etc.
Construction & General Labor
Small residential renovations. Day crews. 'Need 4 guys tomorrow' intent. ShiftSee is the platform for hiring the crew you need that day.
The moment that matters
Monday morning. You're running a residential reno — ripping out a kitchen, rebuilding from the studs. Your crew of 4 planned. One just didn't show up — no call, no text. You've got tile going in tomorrow, drywall today. You need a body by 9 AM or the whole day is behind.
ShiftSee is built for exactly this moment — and for every shift you run between now and the next one.
What you get
Shifters flag their skills: framing, drywall, painting, demolition, etc.
Broadcast Shifts to all qualified connected laborers. First to show wins.
Shifters indicate whether they bring their own tools.
Provincial safety certifications visible on profiles.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General laborer | $22-32/hr | $24-34/hr | $20-32/hr |
| Framer / Carpenter helper | $24-35/hr | $26-38/hr | $24-38/hr |
| Skilled carpenter | $28-42/hr | $30-45/hr | $28-45/hr |
| Demolition crew | $22-34/hr | $24-36/hr | $22-36/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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