Answering Your Staffing Questions

The cost depends on your hiring needs, the type of role, and local market conditions, and pricing is typically structured as an hourly bill rate for temporary or evaluation‑hire employees. For temporary, contract and evaluation‑hire staffing, there are typically no upfront recruiting fees. You only pay for the hours worked under the agreed bill rate. For direct hire (full‑time placement) services, fee structures may differ and are determined by the local office based on role complexity, urgency, and market conditions.

Express Employment Professionals fills temporary, evaluation-hire, contract, and direct-hire positions based on your needs. Express places people in jobs of all types and all levels, including:

• Office and administrative roles (Customer Service, Call Center, Data Entry, Receptionist, Executive Assistant, etc.)
• Light industrial roles (Assembler, Warehouse, Machine Operator, Material Handler, Event Staff, Groundskeeper, etc.)
• Skilled trades roles (CNC Machinist, Forklift Driver, MIG Welder, TIG Welder, CDL Driver, Millwright, Facilities Maintenance, etc.)
• Professional, technical, and executive roles (Accountant, Financial Analyst, Project Engineer, IT Specialist, Software Engineer, Accounting Manager, etc.)
• Healthcare and medical support roles (Medical Office and Administrative Support, Medical Health and Service Managers, Dietary and Environmental Services, etc.)

Express offers customizable workforce solutions, each designed to match your timeline, workforce needs, and hiring goals. Solutions include:

• Temporary Staffing
• Contract Staffing
• Evaluation Hire (Temp-to-Hire)
• Direct Hire

You can recruit independently, but when you work with Express, we can help reduce your time-to-hire, provide access to pre-screened candidates, manage fluctuating workloads, and take the burden and time of recruiting, screening, and compliance off your shoulders.

No. Express maintains its own ongoing recruiting pipeline and candidate database, built through daily recruiting, advertising, referrals, and active job seekers who work through Express offices. Employers gain access to candidates they may not reach through online job postings alone.

All Express associates are screened through an ISO‑registered selection process, which can include evaluations for:

• Math
• Data entry
• Spelling
• Measuring
• Bookkeeping
• Medical terminology

The bill rate is made up of the associate’s hourly pay rate plus a markup to cover the payroll burden (FICA, FUTA/SUTA, Workers’ Comp) and the costs associated with our services in finding the right candidate for your role.

The markup includes mandated labor costs, also known as the payroll burden. These include FICA, FUTA and SUTA taxes, as well as Workers’ Compensation rates. Additionally, the markup covers the overhead and operating costs to Express for recruiting, screening and onboarding qualified associates for your open roles.

The pay rate is the hourly wage our associate receives. The bill rate is the total amount you will pay Express, including the pay rate and the markup for our services and federally and state/province mandated labor costs.  

Express Employment Professionals uses an ISO 9001:2015‑registered selection process, meaning its recruiting and screening procedures are audited against international quality management standards. This ensures consistency, documentation, and continuous improvement in candidate evaluation.

Express Employment Professionals serves nearly every major industry, including:

• Manufacturing and production
• Supply chain and logistics
• Healthcare and social assistance
• Finance
• Information Technology
• Construction

While we have a 40+ year track record of successfully serving industrial businesses, Express fills jobs in a variety of industries and roles. Industrial staffing is only one of the services we provide our clients. 

Clients can pay invoices online through Express’s secure client portal, allowing for streamlined billing and account management.

Yes. Express supports Vendor Management Systems (VMS) and works within Managed Service Provider (MSP) programs. Express also offers its own VMS‑enabled workforce management solutions and is widely used as a compliant staffing partner within MSP environments.

Express associates are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical benefits, a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, training and development resources and the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which provides a variety of support tools (counseling services, financial advice, wellness resources).

Your local Express team manages associate accountability. If an associate is unavailable or does not report to work as scheduled, we will work immediately to send another associate as soon as possible, depending on the job requirements and availability.

There is no minimum assignment length for temporary staffing. Assignments can last hours, days, weeks, or months, depending entirely on business needs.

Yes. Express provides professional and executive search services for higher‑level, specialized, and leadership roles, including both career placement and contract solutions.

Express Employment Professionals can place associates in medical office and hospital administrative support roles, while Express Healthcare Staffing provides staffing for hospitals, clinics, long‑term care facilities, and medical offices, including nurses and allied healthcare professionals.

Yes. Every Express office is locally owned and operated by business leaders in the communities they serve, supported by the resources of a global staffing organization with more than 40 years of industry experience. 

With hundreds of locally owned offices across the U.S. and Canada, it’s very likely that there is an Express Employment Professionals office in your area.

The hiring process at Express Employment Professionals typically includes the following steps:

• The local Express team will meet with you to understand your needs
• We will then begin reviewing our database of candidates to find the right match for your open role(s).
• Following our ISO-registered process, we will evaluate candidates for their skills, experience and availability.
• We’ll then place qualified associates and conduct quality assurance checks with you to make sure they are a good fit. 

Yes. Express supports multi‑location staffing needs by coordinating across its network of locally owned offices, allowing employers to staff roles in multiple cities, regions, or states.