Profile Types

Last updated: September 24, 2026

A profile type is a classification that categorizes people in your workforce as either Salaried or Hourly. Profile types are used to manage people, with the two different types purpose-built for different workforce planning needs and allocation models.

Key capabilities:

  • Manage salary and hourly resources within a single account

  • Configure unique title and role lists per profile type

  • Apply allocation tracking suited to each profile type (percentage-based or days/hours)

  • Scope planner access and visibility by profile type

  • Share custom data fields across profile types

  • Customize profile names per type

Eligibility

Access to People views and filters depends on your permission level:

View all Salaried: See and filter salaried profiles in both List and Gantt views

View all Hourly: See and filter hourly profiles in both List and Gantt views

Edit Salaried People: Manage fields on salaried profiles

Edit Hourly People: Manage fields on hourly profiles

Note: If your account has both Salaried and Hourly profile types enabled, People & Role permissions are managed independently for each type. This means you can restrict a user's access to only one profile type, if desired.

Hourly profiles require account-level enablement; contact your Implementation Manager or Bridgit Support if this profile type needs activation.

How to Use

Viewing and Navigating Profile Types

  1. Navigate to People in the main navigation

  2. Use the profile type filter to switch between Salaried and Hourly views

  3. Each view displays only the people and assignments associated with that profile type

Assigning People to Roles

  1. Open the relevant Project from Projects

  2. Select Add Role and select the desired role type (Salaried or Hourly)

  3. Choose the person to assign — their profile type determines the allocation input shown:

    • Salaried Profiles — enter a percentage representing the portion of the person's time dedicated to the project

    • Hourly Profiles — enter the number of working days and hours for the assignment

Note: Only salaried resources can be placed on salaried roles, and vice versa. The profile type must match the role type.

Common Workflows

Mixed office and craft workforce planning: Accounts that manage both office staff (salaried) and craft workers (hourly) in a single account can use the Profile Type filter to ensure each user only sees and manages the resources relevant to their role. User permissions can be granted for one profile type or both, allowing users of each group to operate independently without visibility into each other's workforce.

Tracking utilization for salaried resources: When a salaried person's assignments total more than 100%, Bridgit flags them as over-allocated. When the total falls below 100%, their percentage of availability appears (e.g., 20% available). This drives utilization reporting, smart suggestions, and forecasting workflows.

Scheduling craft labor by hours: Hourly profiles use working days and hours as the unit of assignment rather than a percentage. This reflects how craft planning works operationally and allows users to schedule against actual time blocks rather than capacity ratios.

Common Questions

Q: Can a person have both a salaried and an hourly profile?

No. Each person in Bridgit is associated with one profile type — either salaried or hourly. If a resource's profile type changes, a new profile would need to be created.

Q: Are data fields shared between salaried and hourly profiles?

Yes, with an exception. Custom data fields configured in settings apply to both profile types. System fields such as skill set, title, and roles are separated based on profile types and not shared.

Q: Can title and role lists be shared between profile types?

No. Title lists and role lists are unique per profile type. This allows each type to be configured independently to match how salaried and hourly workers are categorized in your organization.

Q: Can users be restricted to only one profile type?

Yes. Administrators can scope a user's access so they only see and manage salaried profiles, only hourly profiles, or both. This is particularly useful for accounts with separate office and craft planning teams.

Q: What happens if a salaried person's assignments exceed 100%?

Bridgit marks the person as over-allocated. This status is reflected in utilization views and reports, and affects smart suggestions and forecasting outputs.

Best Practices

  • Establish your title and role lists for each profile type before onboarding people, since these are unique per profile type and affect filtering and reporting

  • Use Profile Type filters to separate craft and office planning responsibilities on accounts where both workforce types coexist - this reduces noise and prevents accidental cross-type edits

  • Use the profile custom naming to align Bridgit's terminology with your organization's language (e.g., renaming "Hourly" to "Craft" if that matches your internal vocabulary)

Need Help?

Contact the Bridgit Support Team through the Support option in the top navigation bar, or reach out to your Strategic Account Manager directly.