Staffing franchises provide outsourced recruiting, temporary staffing, and workforce placement services to businesses across multiple industries.
These concepts benefit from recurring client demand and scalable placement models, making payback efficiency, system scale, and operational leverage the most important performance drivers.
Below are the top 5 staffing franchises based on overall performance and system strength.
Each franchise is evaluated using a balanced scoring model that weighs five core factors equally. The goal is to highlight brands that combine financial performance, operational maturity, and accessible investment levels. Scores are calculated as follows:
The final score out of 10 is calculated using this weighting model, ensuring the ranking highlights franchises that combine strong unit-level economics with system stability and consistent expansion.
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Express Employment Professionals offers staffing solutions, connecting job seekers with temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct hire job opportunities.

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$3,685,000
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Express Employment Professionals provides full-service staffing solutions, including temporary, evaluation-hire, and direct placement services.
Its ranking is driven by unmatched system scale and strong revenue generation despite modest growth.

Spherion offers staffing and workforce solutions, connecting job seekers with temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct hire job opportunities across various industries.

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$3,188,000
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Spherion delivers professional staffing and recruiting services with a focus on skilled administrative and professional roles.
Its ranking reflects large-scale operations and strong unit-level revenue.

AtWork offers staffing and workforce solutions, connecting job seekers with employers and providing staffing services for various industries.

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$1,545,000
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AtWork offers staffing services across light industrial, administrative, and professional segments.
Its ranking benefits from solid revenue output and steady system size.

Payroll Vault provides comprehensive payroll and workforce management services for small to medium-sized businesses, offering customized solutions to meet specific business needs.

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$188,000
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45.3%
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Payroll Vault provides payroll, HR, and workforce management services to small and mid-sized businesses.
Its ranking is supported by excellent margins and low capital requirements.

Snelling is a staffing and recruitment franchise offering workforce solutions for businesses, connecting employers with qualified candidates for various industries.

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$347,000
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Snelling is a long-established staffing brand serving administrative, industrial, and professional markets.
Its ranking reflects strong growth momentum balanced against moderate system size.