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Strategic Labor Partner · Skilled Trades

Performance-Based Skilled Trades Hiring. Done Right.

We're not a staffing agency. We're your strategic labor partner — combining strategically curated sourcing, precision matching, and a performance-based model that puts the risk on us, not you.

0% upfront fees  ·  Risk-free first day  ·  Performance-based pricing
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$0
Upfront Fees
Performance-Based
100%
Performance-Based
Free Replacement
3
Integrated Solutions
PLUS · GROWTH · CONNECT
10M+
Skilled Trades
Nationally-Sourced · Expert-Vetted
10X Workforce skilled-trades electrician on-site at a control panel — your strategic labor partner
Powered by People Your workforce — where & when you need it.
Why 10X Is Different

A Strategic Labor Partner. Not Another Staffing Agency.

Most agencies sell hours. We solve for outcomes — through a performance-based model that aligns our success with yours.

Typical Staffing Agency
Hours-for-fee model
  • ×Markup billed on every hour, regardless of fit or performance
  • ×Large upfront placement fees on direct hires
  • ×You pay for the wrong hire — you eat the cost
  • ×Generic recruiters, no industry depth in skilled trades
  • ×57-day median apply-to-start cycle (you lose candidates to competing offers)
  • ×Body-shop volume — résumé bombing, no real vetting
  • ×One-size-fits-all engagement: temp OR direct hire, never integrated
10X Workforce
Performance-based partnership
  • ✓Single hourly bill rate — performance-based, capital-efficient
  • ✓$0 upfront fees · free conversion at 1,080 hrs · no long contracts
  • ✓Risk-free first day + free replacement — wrong hire, no charge
  • ✓Workforce specialists with deep skilled-trades expertise
  • ✓48-hour first response · precision-matched candidates from a pre-built bench
  • ✓Strategically curated sourcing + precision matching across 10M+ professionals
  • ✓Three integrated paths: 10X PLUS / GROWTH / CONNECT — transition seamlessly between them
Elevate Your Team. Accelerate Your Success.

Your Strategic Labor Partner — From Office to Field

Performance-based. Precision-matched. Expert-led.

01

The Challenge

Securing the right skilled-trades talent at the right time decides whether your operations stay on schedule or fall behind. Quality candidates are scarce. Hiring cycles are slow. A bad hire costs real money in safety, downtime, productivity, and rehiring.

02

Our Promise

Scalable, high-quality workforce solutions across the U.S. — delivering vetted skilled professionals to electrical and mechanical contractors, construction, manufacturing, warehousing, facilities & maintenance, data centers, and property management. Performance-based pricing. Risk-free first day. Free replacement guarantee.

03

Our Competitive Edge

Our proprietary performance-based model combines deep industry expertise with strategically curated sourcing and precision matching — aligning skills, experience, and cultural fit with your operational needs. We don't send just a worker — we send the right professional, ready to perform from day one.

Our Integrated Solutions

Three Performance-Based Paths. One Strategic Partner.

Pick the solution that fits your hiring need today — or transition seamlessly between them as your confidence in the candidate grows. Same partner. Same pricing model. Zero conversion friction.

Contract Labor
Rapid Deployment
What It Is
Skilled contract labor on a flexible basis — short-term, long-term, or ongoing project work. Fast access to vetted talent for any duration of workforce need.
Pricing
Single hourly bill rate. We handle all back-end employment costs and liabilities — payroll, taxes, WC, benefits.
Worker Payroll
10X Workforce — zero employment liability for you.
Best For
Project work · production peaks · seasonal coverage · short-term needs · trying skilled trades without commitment.
  • Risk-free first day
  • Free replacement guarantee
  • Precision-matched, expert-vetted candidates
  • No upfront fees
  • Performance-based pricing
Contract-to-Hire
Risk-Free Evaluation
What It Is
Contract-to-hire professionals evaluated on the job before you commit. The temp-to-hire model lets you assess performance, work ethic, and cultural fit before making a permanent decision.
Pricing
Single hourly bill rate. Bring talent onto your team for FREE after 1,080 billable hours — no conversion fee.
Worker Payroll
10X Workforce during evaluation; converts to your payroll at 1,080 hrs at no fee.
Best For
Most clients start here. Risk-free trial of skilled-trades hires before committing permanently.
  • Risk-free first day
  • Free replacement guarantee
  • FREE conversion at 1,080 hrs
  • Seamless transition to CONNECT anytime
  • Performance-based pricing
Direct Hire
Pay-As-You-Go
What It Is
Permanent direct-hire placements. Top-tier candidates placed directly on your payroll, sourced and vetted by our workforce specialists.
Pricing
20–25% of candidate's annual salary, spread evenly across 1,080 billable hours. Invoiced weekly. Pay-As-You-Go.
Worker Payroll
Your company from day one — no payroll burden on 10X.
Best For
Senior roles ($80K+ salary) · PM-level · lead techs · candidates leaving stable jobs who require direct-hire from day one.
  • Full-service recruitment
  • Pre-screened candidate slate
  • Placement guarantee
  • No large upfront fees
  • Performance-based pricing

The 10X Competitive Advantage: Evaluate first, convert when confident.

Start with 10X PLUS or 10X GROWTH and seamlessly transition to 10X CONNECT at any point during the evaluation period — eliminating risk, saving time and money, and ensuring your permanent hires are proven long-term fits.

Discuss My Options →
Our Performance Guarantee
Risk-Free First Day  ·  Free Replacement Guarantee

If the candidate isn’t the right fit on day one, you’re not charged. If a placement doesn’t work out, we replace them at no additional cost. We carry the risk of a bad fit — not you.

Already a 10X Partner? Skip the discovery call — submit a new requisition directly.
Submit a Workforce Request →
10X Connect™ — Direct Hire Cost Calculator

See Exactly What Direct Hire Really Costs.

Enter a candidate's hourly rate and see how 10X Connect compares to a traditional upfront placement fee — week by week, dollar for dollar.

$
The candidate's offered hourly wage
Executive, Director & VP-level roles quoted individually.
Traditional agencies charge 20–30% upfront on day of hire. 10X charges 22–25% with $0 due on day one — spread over 27 weeks so your capital stays in your business while the hire proves themselves.
Annualized
Compensation
$104,000
Based on 2,080 hrs/year
Traditional
Placement Fee
$22,880
Typically due upfront
10X Connect
Hourly Fee
$21.19/hr
Billed weekly over 1,080 hrs
Estimated
Weekly Cost
$847.60/wk
Based on 40-hr work week
Same Total Investment
$22,880 total — zero due upfront
You keep your cash working while the hire proves themselves
Spread Over 27 Weeks
$847.60/week at 40 hrs
Instead of a lump sum on day one

Ready to move forward?

No upfront fee. No hiring risk. Just qualified candidates.
Choose the path that fits where you are.
Book a Discovery Call Submit a Workforce Request

New to 10X? Book a call.  ·  Already a partner? Submit your request.

The 10X Connect™ Protection Guarantee
If a candidate doesn't work out, you never pay twice.
1 Billing pauses immediately — the moment a candidate leaves or is let go, your weekly billing stops. No continued charges for an empty seat.
2 We replace the candidate at no additional fee — there is no second placement charge, no restart cost, no penalty.
3 Billing resumes only for remaining hours — once the replacement is in place, you pick up exactly where you left off. The original 1,080-hour term continues; you never pay for more than one placement.
Traditional Recruiting

The Old Way

  • Upfront placement fee due immediately upon hire
  • Large initial cash outlay before the employee starts
  • Full hiring risk from day one — no performance guarantee
  • Hire doesn't work out? Pay full fee again for a replacement
10X Connect™

The 10X Way

  • No upfront placement fee — ever
  • Fee spread over 27 weeks — same total, zero lump sum
  • Performance-based — you pay as they perform
  • Hire doesn't work out? Billing pauses, we replace free, resume for remaining hours only
  • Improved capital efficiency — keep cash working in your business

Disclaimer: Actual fees may vary based on position, market conditions, candidate compensation, and workforce requirements.

Industries We Serve

Skilled Trades Specialists — From Office to Field

Deep expertise across seven sectors. We send the right professional, ready to perform from day one.

Electrician installing wiring on a commercial jobsite
Sector 01
Electrical &
Mechanical Contractors
Construction crew on a multi-story rebar deck
Sector 02
Construction
Manufacturing professionals on the production floor
Sector 03
Manufacturing &
Production
Warehouse forklift operator in distribution facility
Sector 04
Warehousing &
Distribution
Facilities technician servicing electronic equipment
Sector 05
Facilities &
Maintenance
Data center technician working on server infrastructure
Sector 06
Data Centers
Property management technician in mechanical room
Sector 07
Property
Management
A diverse team of skilled trades professionals
Don't See Your Sector?
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Why Speed + Flexibility Win

The Cost of Delay — In Three Numbers

The 2025–2026 hiring market rewards speed and punishes delay. Here's the data behind why responding to candidate submittals within 24–48 hours — and outsourcing 10–20% of your workforce — is the highest-ROI hiring discipline you can adopt.

72%
drop out due to slow communication
SHRM data shows 72% of candidates withdraw when communication is delayed. The single biggest controllable cause of lost talent.
3X
more likely to land your top choice
Organizations that engage with candidates within 48 hours are statistically 3X more likely to secure their top choice. Speed is not a tiebreaker — it's the deciding factor.
23%
lose interest after one week
~23% of qualified professionals lose interest or move on to competing offers if they don't hear back within the first week. Every day of delay compounds.
10–20%of your workforce

The Strategic Workforce Buffer — why outsourcing 10–20% of your workforce wins

Outsourcing 10–20% of your workforce gives you a flexible buffer to scale labor up or down with demand, reduce hiring risk, and maintain productivity without overcommitting to fixed overhead. The strategic operators in your sector already operate this way — that's why they outpace single-employer competitors in down cycles and capture market share in up cycles.

Put real numbers to it

See what the 10X Connect™ direct-hire model could save you versus traditional staffing — in about 30 seconds.

How to Get Set Up as a 10X Client

From First Call to First Candidate in Days, Not Months

Three simple steps. The better we know you, the better we serve you.

1
Discovery Call
30-minute call with our team to understand your hiring needs, sector, current pain points, and growth plans. No commitment.
2
WSA + Labor Needs Review
Sign our straightforward Workforce Service Agreement — performance-based, no upfront fees — and meet your dedicated account manager for a 45-minute Labor Needs Review to scope your first 1–3 workforce requests.
3
48-Hour First Response
We maintain pre-built benches across every specialty — including hard-to-fill HVAC service techs, PMs, and BAS engineers. Within 48 hours of receiving your workforce request: vetted candidates from our bench when match and availability align, or a clear sourcing plan and realistic timeline. Precision-matched, expert-vetted. You decide. We deliver.
Real People. Real Trades.

The Workforce Behind the Work

Vetted skilled professionals — placed across electrical, mechanical, sheet metal, data centers, warehousing, and beyond.

HVAC service technician on rooftop
HVAC Service Tech
Sheet metal fabricator with ductwork
Sheet Metal Fabricator
Data center technician working on server rack
Data Center Tech
Welder working with sparks flying
Industrial Welder
Electrical worker installing cable tray
Electrician
Manufacturing professional on factory floor
Manufacturing Pro
Skilled welder at work — 10X Workforce
Skilled Trades Expertise
We Know the
Work Behind
the Work.

Our team understands the trades deeply — from journeyman electricians and pipe welders to HVAC engineers and controls leads. We match with precision because we know the difference.

We're Hiring — See Open Roles
What Our Partners Say

Trusted by Skilled-Trades Operators Who Demand Performance

Real partners. Real outcomes. Real performance — across electrical, heavy equipment, and sheet metal fabrication.

Journeyman Electrician Placement

"Maurice, who is currently working on one of my projects, is doing great work. He shows up every day, has a strong work ethic, and goes the extra mile with his workmanship."

DG
Doug Gibbons
Project Supervisor & Estimator · J&S Electrical Contractors
10X Growth & 10X Connect

“We needed a faster, more effective way to hire skilled employees, and traditional recruiting wasn’t giving us the flexibility we needed. Using 10X Growth, we were able to evaluate candidates on the job and assess both technical ability and long-term fit before making a hiring decision. After proven performance, we converted several employees to permanent roles through 10X Connect’s pay-as-you-go hiring model. The process reduced hiring risk, eliminated the need for a large upfront recruiting fee, and helped us make stronger long-term hires with confidence.”

DW
Drew Wagner
President · DJ Wagner Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.
Commercial Sheet Metal Fabricators

“10X Workforce provided us with labor support on demand. 10X was responsive to our needs and their 10X Growth program helped us find great long-term-fit employees.”

SL
Sarah Lauble
Director of Construction Services · Worth & Company, Inc.
Frequently Asked

Common Questions, Straight Answers

If your question isn't here, ask it on the discovery call.

How is 10X different from a traditional staffing agency? +
We're a strategic labor partner, not a staffing agency. Three concrete differences: (1) Performance-based pricing — single hourly bill rate, 0% upfront, weekly billing, free replacement, and risk-free first day. (2) strategically curated sourcing across 10M+ skilled-trades professionals, paired with workforce specialists who actually know the trades. (3) Three integrated paths — PLUS, GROWTH, CONNECT — that let you evaluate first and convert when confident, without a giant placement fee at conversion.
Which solution should I start with? +
Most clients start with 10X GROWTH (contract-to-hire). It gives you a risk-free trial period — the temp-to-hire path many employers search for — and conversion to your payroll at 1,080 hours is free. Use 10X PLUS for contract labor on project work or seasonal peaks. Use 10X CONNECT for senior, $80K+ direct-hire roles where the candidate requires permanent placement from day one. We'll help you map the right path on the discovery call.
What's the apply-to-start timeline? +
≤14 days, against an industry median of 57. We maintain pre-built benches in every specialty — HVAC service techs, PMs, BAS engineers, electricians, controls leads — and within 48 hours of receiving your workforce request, we deliver vetted candidates from our pipeline (when match and availability align) or a clear sourcing plan and realistic timeline.
Are there any upfront fees? +
None. 0% upfront. We bill weekly on actual hours worked (PLUS & GROWTH) or as a percentage of salary spread across 1,080 billable hours (CONNECT). If we don't perform, you don't pay. That's the performance-based model.
What happens if a hire doesn't work out? +
Two safeguards: Risk-free first day — if the candidate isn't the right fit on day one, you're not charged. Free replacement guarantee — we replace the candidate at no cost. We carry the risk of a bad fit, not you.
What sectors and geographies do you cover? +
Seven sectors: Electrical & Mechanical Contractors, Construction, Manufacturing & Production, Warehousing & Distribution, Facilities & Maintenance, Data Centers, and Property Management. Licensed and operating across the U.S., with deep specialist coverage in PA · NJ · NY · CT · DE · MD · OH · WV and active fulfillment nationally.
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A 30-Minute Call. Zero Commitment.

Add your details, pick a time on the calendar — we’ll come prepared with a sourcing plan for your sector.

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Takes about 10 seconds — then choose a time that works for you.

30 minutes Zero commitment Free replacement guarantee

Your info + pick a time

One quick step — then choose a time. We’ll come prepared because you’ll know what to expect.

What we’ll cover on your 30-minute call
  • Your open roles, trades, and headcount needs
  • Which 10X solution fits best — Plus, Growth, or Connect
  • Timeline, urgency, and worksite logistics
  • How our performance-based model reduces hiring risk
  • Clear next steps

Select a time above — you’ll receive a calendar invite within 60 seconds. Role, headcount, and solution details are covered on the call.

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In the meantime, your dedicated 10X workforce specialist will reach out by email or phone to introduce themselves before the call.

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