Standard Fields, Tables, and Tabs

This article outlines how to customize employee profiles in BambooHR by utilizing standard fields, tables, and tabs. It provides a comprehensive guide on adding and deleting standard fields and tables, along with detailed instructions for managing employee profile layouts. Users can access a standard fields library to add or remove fields and tables across all employee profiles, ensuring data consistency. Additionally, custom fields and tabs can be created if the standard options do not meet specific needs. The article emphasizes the importance of updating employee access level settings for visibility and editing permissions. It also includes a table of contents for easy navigation through various features, enhancing user experience in managing employee information.

Jul 8, 2026
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Purpose: To show you what standard fields, tables, and tabs you can use to customize employee profiles in your BambooHR account.

Table of Contents

Adding a standard field
Adding a standard table
Deleting a standard field or table
Standard field and table options
Adding a standard tab
Deleting a standard tab

Need fields beyond the standard fields library? If there are fields you need that are not included in our standard fields library, you can use our custom field builder in Settings > Custom Fields & Tables.

In addition to creating custom fields, you can also create custom tabs and tables. See our step-by-step guides for each feature:

The standard fields library allows you to add or remove standard fields on a specific tab of the employee profile.* Standard fields and tables cannot be customized (e.g. adding columns to the standard Job Information table). This is to help ensure important data remains accurate in areas throughout your account, such as reporting, onboarding, etc.

While this specific help guide lists what standard fields and tables are available on each tab and where they appear, you can still add a custom field** if you do not see the option you need in the standard fields library.

*Please keep in mind that when you add or remove a standard field within an employee profile, the change will apply to ALL employee profiles.

**The system does not pull any custom fields into BambooHR® Payroll.

Adding a standard field

To add a new field to a specific tab from the standard fields library, navigate to an employee profile and click on the tab. Then, click Customize Layout in the top right corner.

From the dropdown menu, click Reorder Fields to see a list of standard fields you can add to the tab you are viewing on the employee profile. There are three categories:

Field: Stand-alone field
Field Group: Multiple fields grouped together
Table: Fields grouped in a table format

The system categorizes fields by the tab's sections, so you can only add or remove fields designated for a specific section. Click on a field you want to add to a section.

In the example above, I have added the LinkedIn URL field to the Personal tab, and it will show under the Social Links section. You also have the option to drag and drop fields to reorder them on the corresponding tab.

If you would like your employees to view or edit a new field, you will need to update your employee access level settings.

Adding a standard table

Click Customize Layout > Reorder Fields to see a list of available standard tables you can add to the tab you are viewing on the employee profile. When you scroll through the list, you will notice line breaks in the list, indicating the available tables you can add to this specific tab.

Click on the table you would like to add, and it will appear at the bottom of the tab. In the example above, I have added the Commissions table to the Job tab.

If you would like your employees to view or edit a new table, you will need to update your employee access level settings.

Deleting a standard field or table

Via standard fields library

If you no longer want one of the standard fields or tables to appear on employee profiles, open the standard fields library by clicking Customize Layout > Reorder Fields on the specific tab you would like to remove a field or table from. Locate the field you would like to delete and then click on the minus icon (delete). Click Done to save the change.

This action will remove the field/table from all employee profiles. If you decide to add the field/table again in the future, the system will restore all previous data associated with the field/table.

Via access level settings

You cannot remove the following fields from your account as removal would affect functionality in BambooHR. However, you can hide these fields from employees through Access Levels in Settings. In an employee access level, you will need to mark the fields as No Access under the See About Themselves section. For a manager or custom access level, you will need to mark the fields as No Access under the See About other Employees section.

You can preview as a user in an access level to ensure you have hidden the fields that users in the access level should not have access to.

Employee #
Status
Name
Middle Name
Last Name
Preferred Name
Birth Date
Gender
Address Line 1
Address Line 2
City
State
ZIP
Country
Work Email
Home Email
Hire Date
Direct Reports
All Veteran Status fields
All fields in the Employment Status table
All fields in the Compensation table
All fields in the Job Information table

Via Customer Support

Please reach out to our Customer Support team if you need one of the following fields removed:

Work Phone
Ext.
Mobile Phone
Home Phone
Education

Our Customer Support team can remove the following fields ONLY for companies without US employees:

SSN
Marital Status
Ethnicity
EEO Job Category

Standard field and table options

Personal tab

Field Name	Field Type	Section
Allergies	Short text area	Basic Information
Dietary Restrictions	Text area	Basic Information
Birthplace	Text area	Basic Information
Citizenship	Countries list	Basic Information
Shirt Size	List	Basic Information
T-Shirt Size	List	Basic Information
Jacket Size	List	Basic Information
Nationality	List	Basic Information
NIN	Short text area	Basic Information
SIN	Short text area	Basic Information
EIN	Short text area	Basic Information
National ID	Short text area	Basic Information
Secondary Language	Text area	Basic Information
Instagram URL	Link	Social Links
LinkedIn URL	Link	Social Links
Facebook URL	Link	Social Links
Twitter Feed	Link	Social Links

Table Name	Section
Passports	New section
Visa Information	New section
Driver License	New section

Job tab

Field Name	Field Type	Section
Probation End Date	Date	Customizable
Contract End Date	Date	Customizable
Notice Period	List	Customizable
Team	List	Customizable
Bonus	Table	New section

Table Name	Section
Commission	New section
Stock Options	New section
Project Pay Rates	New section
Equity	New section

Training tab

Table Name	Section
Certifications	New section

Assets tab

Table Name	Section
Assets	New section
Company Credit Cards	New section

COVID-19 tab

Field Name	Field Type	Section
Vaccination Status	List	New section
Vaccine Received	List	New section
Final Dose Administration Date	Date	New section
Proof of Vaccination Provided	Checkbox	New section
Upload Covid-19 Documents		New section

Table Name	Section
Testing Tracker	New section
Vaccination History	New section
Vaccination Exemptions	New section
Exposure Tracker	New section

Adding a standard tab

Adding standard tabs occurs outside of the standard fields library but on the employee profile. To add a new tab, go to an employee profile and click More. Select Customize Tabs and then click Add Tabs to see the list of available tabs* to add.

Select the new tab you would like to add to your account. In the example above, I have added the Assets tab to the Job tab and saved my changes.

*If you have added all standard tabs in your account, Add Tabs will not show as an option.

If you would like your employees to view or edit a new table, you will need to update your employee access level settings.

Deleting a standard tab

If you need to delete a standard tab, navigate to More > Customize Tabs and click on the X next to the tab name. Click Done to save your changes.

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