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description: With Field Service, you can describe different kinds of shifts by using a job profile. To indicate the experience or expertise required for a job, add skills to the job profile. Job profiles and related skill requirements are referenced when you’re using shift-assignment tools, such as the Get Candidates shift scheduling action, or when you’re assigning shifts in bulk. For example, a healthcare company can use job profiles to differentiate shifts that require on-call nurse practitioners from social workers or therapists.
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# Create a Job Profile for Shifts

With Field Service, you can describe different kinds of shifts by using a job profile. To indicate the experience or expertise required for a job, add skills to the job profile. Job profiles and related skill requirements are referenced when you’re using shift-assignment tools, such as the Get Candidates shift scheduling action, or when you’re assigning shifts in bulk. For example, a healthcare company can use job profiles to differentiate shifts that require on-call nurse practitioners from social workers or therapists.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">The Field Service core features, managed package, and mobile app are available in <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d120297e72 ">To view, create, and update shifts and job profiles</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d120297e72 ">View, create, and edit on Shifts, Job Profiles, Service Territories, Service
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1. From the App Launcher, click **Job Profiles**.
2. Click **New**.
3. Enter a name and description for the job profile.
4. Associate skills with the job profile.
    
    1. In the Related tab, next to Skill Requirements, click **New**.
    2. Select the skill and skill level that are required for the job profile. The skills available are based on your settings in Setup. You can also create skills.
    3. Click **Save**.
    
    To continue adding skills, repeat these steps.
5. Click **Save**.

#### See Also

- [What Are Shifts?](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=service.fs_shifts_plan.htm&type=5&language=en_US)
- [Assign Shifts and Update the Status in Bulk](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=service.fs_shifts_mass_update.htm&type=5&language=en_US)
- [Find Shift Candidates](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=service.fs_shifts_get_candidates.htm&type=5&language=en_US)
- [Create Skills for Field Service](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=service.fs_create_skills.htm&type=5&language=en_US)