> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.servicem8.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # What are Job Categories? > Understand what Job Categories are and how it works in ServiceM8. To view, organise & run basic reports by different job types or characteristics, you can use **Job Categories**. You can create custom Job Categories in the Online Dashboard, and assign a Job Category in the job card (next to 'Job Status'). ## Go to Account > Settings > Job Categories to edit existing categories, or create new ones: Job Categories in account settings Editing and creating job categories ## You can then assign a Job Category as part of creating & editing jobs: Assigning a Job Category in the job card ## You can also create filters to view jobs by Category in the Dispatch Board: Creating a filter by Job Category Filtered job list by category ## Colours set to Job Categories provide a quick way to visually distinguish jobs on the Staff Schedule: Category colours on staff schedule view You can check or edit the Job Category colours in Settings > Job Categories. [Job Category colour settings](/images/009-378-485-3420899e-97b9-4db7-b81d-4efd5aad83d4.png) ## You can also view breakdowns of job volume & revenue by Category in the Reports tab: Reports showing job data by category ## And, when exporting your jobs to Excel it is possible to segment the data by Category: Excel export segmented by Job Category