{"id":17046,"date":"2024-07-09T15:49:04","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T20:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fieldnation.com\/resources\/cost-quality-2023-copy"},"modified":"2025-08-08T16:22:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T21:22:37","slug":"contractor-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fieldnation.com\/resources\/contractor-study","title":{"rendered":"The state of independent contracting in IT field services"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"column\">\n<p>The workforce is changing fast. Businesses and workers alike are rethinking employment, job norms and work-life balance. Across many industries, including field service, workers are opting for independent contractor roles to have more control over their work and their time.<\/p>\n<p>To gain insights into the contracting landscape in field services, we partnered with independent research firm Radius to survey over 800 independent technicians. Download our research study:\u00a0<em>The State of Independent Contracting in Field Services<\/em>\u00a0to learn more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div class=\"details\">\n<p class=\"descriptor\">TOP TAKEAWAYS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"checklist\">\n<li class=\"check\">How trends in field services and the nature of contract work are evolving, posing new opportunities.<\/li>\n<li class=\"check\">Who chooses to contract in field services and how that informs their work preferences.<\/li>\n<li class=\"check\">Why 98% of respondents prefer independent contracting in some capacity, and 4 out of 5 IT field service independent contractors are satisfied with their work.<\/li>\n<li class=\"check\">Reasons technicians choose field service contracting and what would cause them to change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The workforce is changing fast. Businesses and workers alike are rethinking employment, job norms and work-life balance. 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