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Includes: Water damage restoration, Fire and smoke restoration, Mold remediation, Cleaning and janitorial, Landscaping and lawn care, Pest control

• New techs learn by riding along, so quality depends on who they rode with
• Estimates get lost between sales and production
• The owner approves every job and every supplement

86% of restoration contractors say the labor market is affecting their business. Crawford via Insurance Business, Oct 2026

Includes: HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Garage door and appliance repair, Auto repair and dealership

• New techs take months to run calls alone
• Calls drop between CSR and dispatch
• Field software was bought but is barely used

Technician turnover: electrical 21%, plumbing 18%, HVAC 16% over 12 months. ServiceTitan, 2026

Includes: Roofing, Solar sales and install, Home improvement sales, Insurance agency

• Top closers are stuck training new reps
• New reps lack product and technical fluency
• Reps quit before they ever ramp

Professional and business services lose 4.6% of workers every month, used here as a general proxy. BLS JOLTS, 2025

Includes: Call center or BPO, Customer support team, Inside sales team

• Nesting runs long and proficiency varies by trainer
• QA scores are not calibrated
• Vendor and partner sites drift from the standard

Contact center attrition averaged 38% in 2025. Deloitte Digital Global Contact Center Survey, 2026

Includes: Dental practice or group, Med spa group, Physical therapy clinic, Veterinary clinic, Home health and senior care

• Front desk and assistants learn from whoever is on shift
• Each location runs a little differently
• The owner doctor is still running operations

74% of dentists recruiting hygienists call it extremely challenging. ADA Health Policy Institute via Becker's, Oct 2025

Includes: General contractor, Specialty contractor

• Foremen are promoted with no leadership training
• Details get lost between estimating and the field
• The owner is the only estimator

Construction must attract 349,000 net new workers in 2026. ABC via Construction Executive, Feb 2026

Includes: Restaurant group, Franchise group, Retail stores, Hotel or hospitality

• Crews turn over before training finishes
• Every location does it a little differently
• General managers are promoted without development

Accommodation and food services had the highest quits rate of any industry: 3.5% in August 2026. BLS, 2026

Includes: Warehouse or 3PL, Trucking and delivery, Manufacturing

• Associates start before training is finished
• Safety training is inconsistent
• Work drops between dispatch and the floor

Transportation and warehousing lose 4.0% of workers every month. BLS JOLTS, 2025

Includes: Accounting or bookkeeping firm, Law firm, Marketing or creative agency, Staffing agency, Property management

• Partners or the owner approve everything
• Client onboarding differs by person
• Busy season exposes knowledge gaps

Finance and insurance had the lowest quits rate, 1.0% in August 2026, so the bigger risk is knowledge stuck with a few people. BLS, 2026

Includes: Nonprofit, SaaS or tech company, Other

• Everything still runs through the owner
• New hires learn by shadowing
• Work drops between teams

Across private industry, 3.6% of workers leave every month. BLS JOLTS, 2025