# Clock In and Out

> Clock in and out, switch activities, change jobs, and submit your day.

Source: https://jobwisepro.com/help/time-tracking/clock-in-and-out
Category: Time Tracking
Updated: 2026-10-22

Clock in and out on the [**Time Clock**](/go/time) page, switch between work, breaks,
travel, and waiting, and choose the job each span is for.
The page shows only your own time.

## Clock in to start work

Clock in to start a work span. A later clock in on the same day adds a span to
that day's timesheet.

1. Open the [**Time Clock**](/go/time) page.
2. Select a job in the list, or select **General work (no job)**.
   - The list starts on the job of your most recent span today that has one, or on the
     first job in the list.
   - With no assigned jobs, the page shows no list, and you clock in on general work.
3. Click **Clock in**.

The timer starts counting. The line under it reads Working on and the job name, or general
work when no job is selected.

> **Note:** With location sharing on, the browser has three seconds to return a position.
> If it does not, the clock in still starts without one.

## Switch to a break, travel, or idle time

Switching ends the running span and starts a new span on the same job.

1. Click the button for the activity you are starting: **Take a break**, **Travel**,
   **Idle / waiting**, or **Back to work**.
   - The button for your current activity does not appear.

The badge changes to the new activity, and the Since line shows when the new span started.

> **Note:** A break is unpaid unless the **Breaks are paid by default** toggle is on in the
> [time settings](/go/settings/time). That toggle is off by default.

## Change the job you are working on

Change the job during work, travel, or idle time to start a new span on another job.

1. Click **Change job**.
2. Select the job in the list.
   - Select **General work (no job)** to remove the job from the span.
   - Select the job you are already on, or click **Cancel**, to close the list with no change.

The timer restarts at 0:00 on the new span. On a work span, the line under the timer names the
new job.

> **Note:** **Change job** does not appear during a break, or when you have no assigned jobs.

## Clock out

Clock out to end the running span.

1. Click **Clock out**.

The timer stops, the badge reads **Clocked out**, and the **Clock in** button appears.

## Submit today's timesheet

Submit today's timesheet when your day is finished. The button appears only when no span is
running and today has at least one span.

1. Click **Clock out** if a span is running.
2. Click **Submit today's timesheet**.

The badge reads **All done**, and the **Clock in** button no longer appears.

> **Warning:** After you submit, you cannot clock in again that day.

## Share your location at clock in

Turn on location sharing to record your position when you clock in.

1. Turn on **Share location when clocking in** in the **Location** card.
   - Turn it off to stop recording your position.

The toggle shows on, and the next clock in records your position when the browser provides it.

> **Note:** Switching activity and clocking out do not record a position.

## What the clock shows

- **Break**, **Idle / waiting**, **Travel**, or **Work**: the badge shown while a span runs.
- **Clocked out**: no span is running and today's timesheet is not submitted. The clock shows
  the job list and the **Clock in** button.
- **All done**: today's timesheet is submitted, and the clock no longer offers a clock in.
- **Today's Activity**: lists each span today with its type, job, and time range. The range
  ends in now while a span runs, and unpaid spans carry an (unpaid) marker.
- **Breaks**: the stat card under the clock shows Paid or Unpaid, following the break setting.
- If you are not set up as an employee, the page shows no clock, and you cannot clock in.
  Users with full access to settings see a [**Set up employees**](/go/settings/time) button
  there.
- If your time tracking profile is inactive, the page shows no clock, stats, or location card,
  and you cannot clock in or edit your time.