Updated
Updated · ZDNet · Jul 30
Field Service AI Reaches 95% Adoption as 61% Face Data Silos
Updated
Updated · ZDNet · Jul 30

Field Service AI Reaches 95% Adoption as 61% Face Data Silos

3 articles · Updated · ZDNet · Jul 30

Summary

  • Salesforce’s survey of 2,300-plus field service professionals across nine countries found 95% of organizations already use AI, and 85% plan to raise spending over the next two years.
  • 57% of companies using AI for scheduling and dispatch reported higher revenue per job, alongside stronger mobile worker productivity, showing the clearest payoff where systems are connected.
  • 66% of leaders said mobile worker turnover has risen over the past two years, with insufficient training and support during new technology rollouts cited as the main driver.
  • 61% of organizations said mobile workers lack access to relevant customer data, while only 16% have field and back-office technology on a single platform, making ROI harder to measure.
  • 35% of leaders said customer satisfaction is the top goal for AI adoption, underscoring that wider gains now depend less on buying tools than on training, integration and data access.

Insights

With 95% of field service firms adopting AI, why are so many still relying on paper logs and struggling to prove ROI?
Could the rush to implement AI secretly drive away your best technicians due to inadequate training and fragmented systems?