What Tempstar Staffing does

Tempstar Staffing is a regional staffing agency headquartered in York, Pennsylvania, that has operated since 1986 across South-Central Pennsylvania. The company provides temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct hire placement services across three core verticals: industrial and light industrial (general labor, production, assembly, warehousing, material handling), skilled trades (machine operators, welders, maintenance technicians), and office/administrative and professional placements. The clerical/administrative line is operated through a dedicated sub-brand, OFFICEforce. Four physical branch offices (York, Hanover, Lancaster, Reading) anchor the company's regional distribution, supported by named regional and office managers at each location. Leadership consists of CEO Michael Rauch and CFO Rich Spaw.

The company's technology stack consists of a proprietary online job board at jobs.tempstarstaffing.com that allows candidates to search openings, create accounts, set job alerts, and upload resumes, with social login integration via Facebook, LinkedIn, and X. Back-office operations are supported by COATS, a third-party staffing technology vendor. No proprietary AI/ML capabilities, APIs, or developer-facing tools are disclosed. Marketing relies on a content blog, a quarterly email newsletter (The Hiring Loop), an active presence across Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, and an employee referral bonus program.

Tempstar generates revenue via professional services fees: hourly bill-rate markups on temporary worker wages paid by client employers, and flat placement fees for direct hire placements. The go-to-market model is sales-led, with recruiters proactively reaching out to employers to fill openings, complemented by a self-serve job board for candidates and employer contact forms on the company website. Customer segments are horizontal, spanning small and mid-market industrial, skilled trades, and administrative employers in the South-Central Pennsylvania region. The company holds memberships in the American Staffing Association and four local chambers of commerce covering its service geography.

Name

Tempstar Staffing

Website

https://tempstarstaffing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tempstar Staffing is a regional staffing agency founded in 1986 that provides temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct hire placement for industrial, skilled trades, and office/administrative roles across South-Central Pennsylvania through four branch offices and an OFFICEforce sub-brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Generalist Staffing Agencies (BPACACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Temp-to-Hire Staffing (BPACACAG), High-Volume / High-Turnover Temp Staffing (BPACACAF)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Industrial recruitment agency
• Skilled trades staffing
• Office administrative placement
• Temp-to-hire staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Staffing and Recruitment Services: Tempstar Staffing generates revenue by placing workers with client companies. They provide temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct hire staffing solutions. The company earns fees based on hourly mark-ups on worker wages or flat placement fees for direct hire positions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tempstar Staffing is a regional staffing agency that places temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct hire workers with employer clients in South-Central Pennsylvania across light industrial, skilled trades, and office/administrative & professional roles. It also operates an online job board where candidates can search and apply for openings, and delivers its clerical/administrative staffing line through a dedicated OFFICEforce sub-brand. Revenue is generated via hourly wage mark-ups on placed temporary workers and flat placement fees on direct hires, with payroll services provided for placed workers.

Product overview

Tempstar Staffing operates as a regional staffing agency providing three core staffing service lines—Industrial, Skilled Trades, and Office/Administrative & Professional placement—served through four physical office locations in South-Central Pennsylvania (York, Hanover, Lancaster, and Reading). The company offers a proprietary job board platform (jobs.tempstarstaffing.com) where candidates can search and apply for positions, with social login support via Facebook, LinkedIn, and X. Its OFFICEforce sub-brand handles clerical and administrative placements. Additional services include an employee referral bonus program and The Hiring Loop quarterly newsletter. The company was founded in 1986 and serves employers seeking temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct hire workers in the industrial and professional sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Staffing Services Provides temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct hire placement for light industrial positions including general labor, production work, assembly, warehousing, and material handling across South-Central Pennsylvania.
• Skilled Trades Staffing Services Recruitment and placement services for skilled trades workers including machine operators, welders, and maintenance/industrial technicians.
• Office/Administrative & Professional Staffing (OFFICEforce) Provides clerical, administrative, and professional placement services through Tempstar's OFFICEforce sub-brand for office and professional roles.
• Tempstar Job Board

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• American Staffing Association (ASA)minorOthersProfessional membership organization for the staffing industry. Affiliation provides industry resources, standards, and networking opportunities.
• York County Economic Alliance (YCEA)minorOthersLocal chamber and economic development organization serving the York business community.
• Lancaster Chamber of Commerce & IndustryminorOthersLocal chamber of commerce serving the Lancaster business community.
• Hanover Area Chamber of CommerceminorOthersLocal chamber of commerce serving the Hanover business community.
• Greater Reading Chamber of CommerceminorOthersLocal chamber of commerce serving the Reading, PA business community.
• OFFICEforceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorA separate clerical/office staffing division that handles office/administrative/professional placements, referred to as a separate brand for specialized office staffing services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Kelly Services: Diversified staffing firm covering industrial, office, professional, and skilled trades placements; competes for the same employer RFPs and job-seeker pools as Tempstar.
• ManpowerGroup: Global staffing leader with industrial, office, and professional placement services across permanent, temp, and RPO models; the dominant incumbent against which Tempstar competes for regional accounts.
• Adecco: Largest global staffing company serving industrial, office, and skilled trades segments; broad incumbent competing with Tempstar for the same South-Central PA employer accounts.
• Robert Half: Large staffing and consulting firm with a strong office/administrative and professional placement practice — overlaps with Tempstar's OFFICEforce sub-brand at a national scale.

Direct peers

• Express Employment Professionals: Franchised generalist staffing firm placing industrial, skilled trades, and office/administrative workers; mirrors Tempstar's multi-service, locally-franchised regional model almost exactly.
• Spherion Staffing: Mid-market generalist staffing franchise operating across the U.S. with industrial, administrative, and professional service lines — directly comparable in service mix and customer segments to Tempstar.
• Aerotek: Specializes in industrial, skilled trades, and professional placements including manufacturing and light-industrial roles — overlaps directly with Tempstar's largest service line.
• AtWork Group: Multi-service staffing franchise providing temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct-hire placements across industrial, office, and professional categories; operates the same hub-and-spoke regional office model.
• ProLogistix: Niche staffing provider focused on warehouse, logistics, and light-industrial placements — closest pure-play comparison to Tempstar's industrial production, assembly, and material-handling roles.

Regional players

• PeopleShare: Regional staffing firm headquartered in Pennsylvania with light-industrial, office, and skilled-trades service lines; comparable because it overlaps Tempstar's geography and core segments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tempstarstaff

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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