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Working hours

The table below compares jobs by the average weekly hours using official UK data.

 

74 hours

#1 Longest Weekly Hours

Shopkeepers and proprietors – wholesale and retail

68 hours

#2 Longest Weekly Hours

Garage managers and proprietors

64 hours

#3 Longest Weekly Hours

Elementary construction occupations


16 hours

#346 Longest Weekly Hours

School midday and crossing patrol occupations

14 hours

#348 Longest Weekly Hours

Driving instructors

14 hours

#347 Longest Weekly Hours

Playworkers

# Career Average hourly pay Avarege weekly hours
1Shopkeepers and proprietors – wholesale and retail£1274 hours
2Garage managers and proprietors£1168 hours
3Elementary construction occupations£864 hours
4Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors£963 hours
5Quarry workers and related operatives£1260 hours
6Farm workers£958 hours
7Forestry workers£957 hours
8Health care practice managers£1457 hours
9Crane drivers£1457 hours
10Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services£1156 hours
11Publicans and managers of licensed premises£1056 hours
12Boat and ship builders and repairers£1056 hours
13Air-conditioning and refrigeration engineers£1355 hours
14Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors£955 hours
15Coal mine operatives£1254 hours
16Waste disposal and environmental services managers£1753 hours
17Steel erectors£1153 hours
18Rubber process operatives£1152 hours
19Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.£1552 hours
20Process operatives n.e.c.£1052 hours
21Road construction operatives£1352 hours
22Leisure and sports managers£1352 hours
23Travel agency managers and proprietors£1352 hours
24Agricultural machinery drivers£1351 hours
25Electroplaters£1151 hours
26Aircraft maintenance and related trades£1651 hours
27Elected officers and representatives£1850 hours
28Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors£849 hours
29Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters£1049 hours
30Scaffolders, stagers and riggers£1249 hours
31Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians£1249 hours
32Construction operatives n.e.c.£1149 hours
33Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c.£949 hours
34Glass and ceramics process operatives£949 hours
35Property, housing and estate managers£1849 hours
36TV, video and audio engineers£1348 hours
37Metal making and treating process operatives£1348 hours
38Energy plant operatives£1648 hours
39Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters£948 hours
40Large goods vehicle drivers£1348 hours
41Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors£1748 hours
42Assemblers (electrical and electronic products)£1048 hours
43School secretaries£1047 hours
44Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.£1447 hours
45Plastics process operatives£1147 hours
46Air traffic controllers£3747 hours
47Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out£1447 hours
48Rail construction and maintenance operatives£1647 hours
49Vehicle paint technicians£1147 hours
50Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c.£1047 hours
51Plant and machine operatives n.e.c.£1147 hours
52Medical secretaries£1147 hours
53Metal machining setters and setter-operators£1446 hours
54Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors£1746 hours
55Marine and waterways transport operatives£1546 hours
56Metal working production and maintenance fitters£1546 hours
57Bricklayers and masons£1146 hours
58Precision instrument makers and repairers£1246 hours
59Paper and wood machine operatives£1046 hours
60Plumbers and heating and ventilating engineers£1346 hours
61Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers£2146 hours
62Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers£1046 hours
63Construction and building trades supervisors£1746 hours
64Chemical and related process operatives£1545 hours
65Footwear and leather working trades£1145 hours
66Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.£1645 hours
67Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture£1645 hours
68Social and humanities scientists£1545 hours
69Carpenters and joiners£1245 hours
70Metal working machine operatives£1145 hours
71Van drivers£1145 hours
72Water and sewerage plant operatives£1445 hours
73Industrial cleaning process occupations£1145 hours
74Floorers and wall tilers£1245 hours
75Weighers, graders and sorters£1244 hours
76Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.£1144 hours
77Air transport operatives£1244 hours
78Rail transport operatives£2344 hours
79Construction and building trades n.e.c.£1344 hours
80Plasterers£1444 hours
81Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers£1044 hours
82Food, drink and tobacco process operatives£1144 hours
83Painters and decorators£1144 hours
84Textile process operatives£1044 hours
85Telecommunications engineers£1844 hours
86Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods)£1344 hours
87Routine inspectors and testers£1443 hours
88Cleaners and domestics£943 hours
89Roofers, roof tilers and slaters£1243 hours
90Security guards and related occupations£1343 hours
91Actors, entertainers and presenters£2643 hours
92Printing machine assistants£1243 hours
93Elementary administration occupations n.e.c.£943 hours
94IT engineers£1842 hours
95Fire service officers (watch manager and below)£1842 hours
96Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.£1342 hours
97Physical scientists£2242 hours
98Butchers£1342 hours
99Bus and coach drivers£1342 hours
100Weavers and knitters£1142 hours
101Fork-lift truck drivers£1442 hours
102Production managers and directors in construction£2441 hours
103Print finishing and binding workers£1141 hours
104Advertising and public relations directors£4141 hours
105Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.£2041 hours
106Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs£1241 hours
107Electronics engineers£2441 hours
108Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers£1141 hours
109Senior police officers£3340 hours
110Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related services£2740 hours
111Police officers (sergeant and below)£2340 hours
112Aircraft pilots and flight engineers£4640 hours
113Chemical scientists£2040 hours
114Ship and hovercraft officers£3040 hours
115Public services associate professionals£1840 hours
116Caretakers£1140 hours
117Hospital porters£1240 hours
118Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers£1240 hours
119Sports players£3339 hours
120Train and tram drivers£3139 hours
121Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers£939 hours
122Health services and public health managers and directors£2839 hours
123Textiles, garments and related trades n.e.c.£1039 hours
124Social services managers and directors£2239 hours
125Prison service officers (below principal officer)£1739 hours
126Pre-press technicians£1639 hours
127Production managers and directors in mining and energy£2939 hours
128Printers£1339 hours
129Conservation professionals£1739 hours
130Transport and distribution clerks and assistants£1439 hours
131Environmental health professionals£2139 hours
132Fishmongers and poultry dressers£1139 hours
133Chefs£1339 hours
134Electrical engineers£2639 hours
135Importers and exporters£1539 hours
136National government administrative occupations£1539 hours
137Elementary storage occupations£1339 hours
138Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers and couriers£1339 hours
139Chartered architectural technologists£2439 hours
140Kitchen and catering assistants£939 hours
141Waiters and waitresses£938 hours
142Collector salespersons and credit agents£1238 hours
143Legal secretaries£1438 hours
144Engineering professionals n.e.c.£2338 hours
145Sports and leisure assistants£1138 hours
146Travel agents£1138 hours
147£1238 hours
148Rail travel assistants£2038 hours
149Sales accounts and business development managers£2738 hours
150Records clerks and assistants£1438 hours
151Managers and directors in retail and wholesale£1938 hours
152Police community support officers£1638 hours
153Financial managers and directors£4038 hours
154Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.£1138 hours
155Paramedics£2438 hours
156Human resources and industrial relations officers£1738 hours
157Parking and civil enforcement occupations£1238 hours
158Brokers£5238 hours
159Vocational and industrial trainers and instructors£1838 hours
160Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists£1638 hours
161Civil engineers£2438 hours
162Information technology and telecommunications directors£4238 hours
163Mechanical engineers£2438 hours
164Functional managers and directors n.e.c.£3438 hours
165Arts officers, producers and directors£2638 hours
166Telephone salespersons£1138 hours
167Local government administrative occupations£1538 hours
168Managers and directors in transport and distribution£2338 hours
169Office supervisors£1538 hours
170Graphic designers£1638 hours
171Construction project managers and related professionals£2238 hours
172Managers and directors in storage and warehousing£1838 hours
173Production and process engineers£2338 hours
174Medical radiographers£2337 hours
175Other skilled trades n.e.c.£1537 hours
176Buyers and procurement officers£1837 hours
177IT specialist managers£2937 hours
178Business sales executives£1937 hours
179Roundspersons and van salespersons£1337 hours
180IT project and programme managers£3237 hours
181Production managers and directors in manufacturing£3237 hours
182IT business analysts, architects and systems designers£3037 hours
183Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants£1437 hours
184Biological scientists and biochemists£2237 hours
185Marketing and sales directors£4337 hours
186Stock control clerks and assistants£1437 hours
187Estimators, valuers and assessors£2137 hours
188Environment professionals£2137 hours
189Bakers and flour confectioners£1237 hours
190Research and development managers£2837 hours
191Human resource managers and directors£3037 hours
192Human resources administrative occupations£1337 hours
193Medical and dental technicians£1637 hours
194Inspectors of standards and regulations£2237 hours
195Cooks£1137 hours
196Health and safety officers£2037 hours
197Other administrative occupations n.e.c.£1537 hours
198Catering and bar managers£1337 hours
199Office managers£2037 hours
200Electrical and electronics technicians£2137 hours
201Financial and accounting technicians£2737 hours
202Design and development engineers£2437 hours
203Financial accounts managers£2437 hours
204Credit controllers£1436 hours
205Social workers£2136 hours
206Chief executives and senior officials£5636 hours
207Street cleaners£1236 hours
208Bar staff£936 hours
209Sports coaches, instructors and officials£1336 hours
210Bank and post office clerks£1536 hours
211Marketing associate professionals£1836 hours
212Air travel assistants£1436 hours
213Finance officers£1936 hours
214Estate agents and auctioneers£1436 hours
215Financial administrative occupations n.e.c.£1536 hours
216Programmers and software development professionals£2736 hours
217Conference and exhibition managers and organisers£1636 hours
218Conservation and environmental associate professionals£1336 hours
219Quality control and planning engineers£2336 hours
220Information technology and telecommunications professionals n.e.c.£2636 hours
221Actuaries, economists and statisticians£3136 hours
222Beauticians and related occupations£1036 hours
223Nurses£2236 hours
224Insurance underwriters£2436 hours
225Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics)£1636 hours
226Town planning officers£2336 hours
227Sales administrators£1336 hours
228Quantity surveyors£2836 hours
229Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators£1736 hours
230Building and civil engineering technicians£1936 hours
231Veterinarians£2136 hours
232Business and related associate professionals n.e.c.£1936 hours
233Quality assurance technicians£1835 hours
234Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks£1735 hours
235Debt, rent and other cash collectors£1235 hours
236Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.£1735 hours
237Welfare professionals n.e.c.£2035 hours
238Other elementary services occupations n.e.c.£1035 hours
239Architectural and town planning technicians£1735 hours
240Sewing machinists£1135 hours
241Web design and development professionals£1935 hours
242Speech and language therapists£1935 hours
243Business and financial project management professionals£3235 hours
244Sales supervisors£1535 hours
245Legal associate professionals£1935 hours
246Artists£2035 hours
247Purchasing managers and directors£3235 hours
248Midwives£2235 hours
249Higher education teaching professionals£3535 hours
250Finance and investment analysts and advisers£2635 hours
251Health associate professionals n.e.c.£1335 hours
252Senior care workers£1535 hours
253Engineering technicians£2235 hours
254Officers of non-governmental organisations£1935 hours
255Upholsterers£1134 hours
256Probation officers£1934 hours
257Physiotherapists£2234 hours
258Draughtspersons£1934 hours
259Occupational therapists£2134 hours
260Sales related occupations n.e.c.£1534 hours
261Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.£2634 hours
262Quality assurance and regulatory professionals£3034 hours
263Business and related research professionals£2334 hours
264Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.£2834 hours
265Library clerks and assistants£1434 hours
266Communication operators£1734 hours
267Elementary security occupations n.e.c.£1434 hours
268Medical practitioners£4234 hours
269Shelf fillers£1234 hours
270Laboratory technicians£1534 hours
271Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.£1633 hours
272Planning, process and production technicians£2033 hours
273Legal professionals n.e.c.£5133 hours
274Market and street traders and assistants£1533 hours
275Chartered and certified accountants£2733 hours
276Librarians£2033 hours
277Management consultants and business analysts£2833 hours
278IT operations technicians£2233 hours
279Hairdressers and barbers£1033 hours
280IT user support technicians£2133 hours
281Veterinary nurses£1333 hours
282Call and contact centre occupations£1433 hours
283Authors, writers and translators£2133 hours
284Pharmaceutical technicians£1633 hours
285Public relations professionals£2333 hours
286Customer service occupations n.e.c.£1533 hours
287Taxation experts£3133 hours
288Customer service managers and supervisors£2033 hours
289Chartered surveyors£2533 hours
290Financial institution managers and directors£4333 hours
291Child and early years officers£1633 hours
292Pharmacy and other dispensing assistants£1233 hours
293Housing officers£1833 hours
294Counsellors£1833 hours
295Product, clothing and related designers£1933 hours
296Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants£1832 hours
297Leisure and theme park attendants£1132 hours
298Merchandisers and window dressers£1532 hours
299Dispensing opticians£1432 hours
300Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors£1432 hours
301Dental nurses£1332 hours
302Sales and retail assistants£1432 hours
303Psychologists£2732 hours
304Youth and community workers£1732 hours
305Florists£1032 hours
306Window cleaners£1231 hours
307Nursery nurses and assistants£1231 hours
308Health professionals n.e.c.£2531 hours
309Pest control officers£1531 hours
310Housekeepers and related occupations£1431 hours
311Nursing auxiliaries and assistants£1631 hours
312Architects£3031 hours
313Further education teaching professionals£2631 hours
314Advertising accounts managers and creative directors£2931 hours
315Secondary education teaching professionals£2831 hours
316Elementary sales occupations n.e.c.£1231 hours
317Care workers and home carers£1531 hours
318Solicitors£3730 hours
319Clergy£2030 hours
320Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c.£1830 hours
321Telephonists£1430 hours
322Journalists, newspaper and periodical editors£3130 hours
323Houseparents and residential wardens£1830 hours
324Pharmacists£2930 hours
325Senior professionals of educational establishments£4030 hours
326Education advisers and school inspectors£2830 hours
327Company secretaries£2429 hours
328Teaching assistants£1429 hours
329Archivists and curators£2029 hours
330Educational support assistants£1429 hours
331Dancers and choreographers£2629 hours
332Retail cashiers and check-out operators£1329 hours
333Barristers and judges£3528 hours
334Primary and nursery education teaching professionals£2828 hours
335Tailors and dressmakers£2227 hours
336Childminders and related occupations£1827 hours
337Special needs education teaching professionals£2727 hours
338Fitness instructors£1626 hours
339Ophthalmic opticians£3826 hours
340Therapy professionals n.e.c.£2725 hours
341Dental practitioners£4523 hours
342Podiatrists£3322 hours
343Musicians£3722 hours
344Teaching and other educational professionals n.e.c.£2920 hours
345Market research interviewers£2617 hours
346School midday and crossing patrol occupations£2416 hours
347Playworkers£2514 hours
348Driving instructors£4114 hours
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*Based on avaerage hours per week for each occupation.

Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2020

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