Seasonal surge coverage
Summer AC installs, winter furnace emergencies. Build seasonal on-call crews.
Skilled Trades
AC installs in summer, furnace emergencies in winter. HVAC runs on seasonal surges and 24/7 emergency calls. ShiftSee keeps you staffed.
The moment that matters
Friday 6 PM. It's -8°C out. Your HVAC tech just got an emergency call — a residential furnace totally out, family with a baby. Two-person job for safe install of a replacement. His Friday helper can't work after 4 PM today. You need a helper who can meet him at the customer's house by 7 PM.
ShiftSee is built for exactly this moment — and for every shift you run between now and the next one.
What you get
Summer AC installs, winter furnace emergencies. Build seasonal on-call crews.
24/7 emergency calls are HVAC's reality. Broadcast Shifts support the pace.
BC Class B gas ticket visible where required.
Different systems, different scale. Shifters flag.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HVAC helper / Apprentice | $22-30/hr | $24-32/hr | $22-30/hr |
| HVAC apprentice Y3-Y4 | $28-38/hr | $30-42/hr | $28-40/hr |
| Licensed HVAC tech | $38-55/hr | $42-60/hr | $40-60/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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