{"id":13540,"date":"2023-01-11T06:30:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T14:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/?p=13540"},"modified":"2023-05-11T14:54:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T21:54:31","slug":"average-working-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/average-working-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Average Working Hours [2023]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--Skip-->\n<link href=\"https:\/\/static.zippia.com\/galleries\/css\/htgaj.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\"\/>\n<style>#jobsNearToYou{display:none;}.noImage-major-hero{display:none;}.major-hero-header-wrapper.w-100{display:none;}@media only screen and (min-width: 800px){.intro-research{}}#jopbTypeEntryContainer{display:none;}<\/style>\n<style>\n\tth, td {\n\t\twhite-space: normal !important;\n\t\tword-wrap: break-word;\n\t}\n<\/style>\n<p><b>Research Summary:<\/b> The 40-hour work week may seem tough at times, but would you believe it\u2019s a modern luxury we actually take for granted? Between 1880-1890, the average American worker was on the job for 60-100 hours every week.<\/p>\n<p>However, that doesn\u2019t mean many Americans aren\u2019t overworking themselves today. From grinding for that next promotion to taking overtime to afford a new transmission, average work hours can deviate significantly from the standard 40.<\/p>\n<p>To find out more, we\u2019ve gathered all of the essential trends and statistics about average working hours, and according to our extensive research:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"ordered-list-large\">\n<li class=\"ordered-list-large-item\">\n<p><b>The average US worker clocks in 1,791 hours of work per year.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s equivalent to 34.4 hours per week, which is actually higher than most European averages. In fact, Europeans, on the whole, work 12.6% fewer hours than their American counterparts, at 1,565 on average.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ordered-list-large-item\">\n<p><b>Between 1970 and 2021, hours worked by US citizens decreased by just over 5%.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In 1970, the average <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/employees-rights-what-you-can-and-cant-legally-ask-your-employees\/\">worker<\/a> worked 1,891 hours per year, which, while down from the staggering 3,150-3,650 hours worked per year in 1850, is still more than the average American today.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/average-annual-working-hours-over-time.jpg\" style=\"width:100%;\" alt=\"average annual working hours over time\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ordered-list-large-item\">\n<p><b>The average American will work 34.4 hours per week in 2022.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This average has remained fairly steady since 2006, with a high of 35 hours on average in January 2021 and a low of 33.70 hours in June 2009.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ordered-list-large-item\">\n<p><b>The Mining and logging industry has the highest average hours worked, at 46.6 hours per week.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This is then followed by Manufacturing (40.2), Financial activities (37.2), and Professional and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/how-to-hire-small-business\/\">business<\/a> services (36.5). Conversely, the Leisure and hospitality industry have the fewest average hours worked, at only 25.5.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"table\">\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 130px;\">Industry<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 130px;\">Average hours worked (Nov. 2021)<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 130px;\">Average hours worked (Nov. 2022)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total Private<\/td>\n<td>34.8<\/td>\n<td>34.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mining and logging<\/td>\n<td>45.0<\/td>\n<td>46.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Construction<\/td>\n<td>39.0<\/td>\n<td>38.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Manufacturing<\/td>\n<td>40.3<\/td>\n<td>40.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Trade, transportation, and utilities<\/td>\n<td>34.5<\/td>\n<td>34.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Information<\/td>\n<td>36.8<\/td>\n<td>36.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Financial Activities<\/td>\n<td>37.4<\/td>\n<td>37.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Professional and business services<\/td>\n<td>36.7<\/td>\n<td>36.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Education and health services<\/td>\n<td>33.4<\/td>\n<td>33.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Leisure and hospitality<\/td>\n<td>26.2<\/td>\n<td>25.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ordered-list-large-item\">\n<p><b>Mexico has the highest average work hours out of all OECD countries at 2,127 per year.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s equal to 40.9 hours per week, with other workaholic OECD countries including Costa Rica (2,073), Chile (1,915), South Korea (1,915), and Malta (1,882).<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/top-5-oecd-countries-by-annual-working-hours.jpg\" style=\"width:100%;\" alt=\"top 5 oecd countries by annual working hours\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"table\">\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 130px;\">Country<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 130px;\">Average annual hours worked.<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 130px;\">Average weekly hours worked.<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mexico<\/td>\n<td>2,127<\/td>\n<td>40.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Costa Rica<\/td>\n<td>2,073<\/td>\n<td>39.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chile<\/td>\n<td>1,915<\/td>\n<td>36.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>South Korea<\/td>\n<td>1,915<\/td>\n<td>36.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Malta<\/td>\n<td>1,882<\/td>\n<td>36.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ordered-list-large-item\">\n<p><b>Working hours last peaked in 2000, when they reached an average of 1,845 in the US.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Between 2000 and 2022, average working hours decreased by 2.9%. Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/job-requirements-work-hours\/\">average working hours<\/a> are similar to working hours in 1990, which saw an average of 1,796 hours per year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"table\">\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 130px;\">Year<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 130px;\">Average annual working hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1970<\/td>\n<td>1,891<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1975<\/td>\n<td>1,812<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1980<\/td>\n<td>1,801<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1985<\/td>\n<td>1,801<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1990<\/td>\n<td>1,796<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1995<\/td>\n<td>1,818<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2000<\/td>\n<td>1,845<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2005<\/td>\n<td>1,787<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2010<\/td>\n<td>1,736<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2015<\/td>\n<td>1,765<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2022<\/td>\n<td>1,791<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ordered-list-large-item\">\n<p><b>The US ranks as the 10th highest OECD country by average hours worked.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/advice\/are-americans-overworked\/\">American citizens<\/a> don\u2019t work as many hours as Mexican or Costa Rican citizens, they still rank tenth out of 38 countries. On the other hand, all of the countries with the fewest average hours worked are in Europe, with Germany ranking the lowest.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"table\">\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 110px;\">Country<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 55px;\">2021<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 55px;\">2020<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 55px;\">2019<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 55px;\">2018<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 55px;\">2017<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mexico<\/td>\n<td>2,127<\/td>\n<td>2,123<\/td>\n<td>2,138<\/td>\n<td>2,149<\/td>\n<td>2,148<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Costa Rica<\/td>\n<td>2,073<\/td>\n<td>1,913<\/td>\n<td>2,059<\/td>\n<td>2,121<\/td>\n<td>2,178<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chile<\/td>\n<td>1,915<\/td>\n<td>1,825<\/td>\n<td>1,929<\/td>\n<td>1,955<\/td>\n<td>1,963<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>South Korea<\/td>\n<td>1,915<\/td>\n<td>1,908<\/td>\n<td>1,967<\/td>\n<td>1,993<\/td>\n<td>2,018<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Malta<\/td>\n<td>1,882<\/td>\n<td>1,902<\/td>\n<td>2,062<\/td>\n<td>1,972<\/td>\n<td>1,942<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Greece<\/td>\n<td>1,872<\/td>\n<td>1,730<\/td>\n<td>1,916<\/td>\n<td>1,961<\/td>\n<td>1,946<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Romania<\/td>\n<td>1,838<\/td>\n<td>1,806<\/td>\n<td>1,803<\/td>\n<td>1,787<\/td>\n<td>1,785<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Croatia<\/td>\n<td>1,835<\/td>\n<td>1,833<\/td>\n<td>1,837<\/td>\n<td>1,811<\/td>\n<td>1,823<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Poland<\/td>\n<td>1,830<\/td>\n<td>1,768<\/td>\n<td>1,782<\/td>\n<td>1,787<\/td>\n<td>1,811<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>United States<\/td>\n<td>1,791<\/td>\n<td>1,767<\/td>\n<td>1,777<\/td>\n<td>1,781<\/td>\n<td>1,777<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ireland<\/td>\n<td>1,775<\/td>\n<td>1,746<\/td>\n<td>1,771<\/td>\n<td>1,782<\/td>\n<td>1,775<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Estonia<\/td>\n<td>1,767<\/td>\n<td>1,637<\/td>\n<td>1,694<\/td>\n<td>1,707<\/td>\n<td>1,768<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Czech Republic<\/td>\n<td>1,752<\/td>\n<td>1,703<\/td>\n<td>1,786<\/td>\n<td>1,784<\/td>\n<td>1,776<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Israel<\/td>\n<td>1,752<\/td>\n<td>1,782<\/td>\n<td>1,898<\/td>\n<td>1,910<\/td>\n<td>1,918<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cyprus<\/td>\n<td>1,745<\/td>\n<td>1,701<\/td>\n<td>1,809<\/td>\n<td>1,809<\/td>\n<td>1,821<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>New Zealand<\/td>\n<td>1,730<\/td>\n<td>1,739<\/td>\n<td>1,783<\/td>\n<td>1,759<\/td>\n<td>1,756<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hungary<\/td>\n<td>1,697<\/td>\n<td>1,657<\/td>\n<td>1,722<\/td>\n<td>1,729<\/td>\n<td>1,747<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Australia<\/td>\n<td>1,694<\/td>\n<td>1,683<\/td>\n<td>1,722<\/td>\n<td>1,732<\/td>\n<td>1,738<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>1,685<\/td>\n<td>1,644<\/td>\n<td>1,690<\/td>\n<td>1,708<\/td>\n<td>1,695<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Italy<\/td>\n<td>1,668<\/td>\n<td>1,553<\/td>\n<td>1,710<\/td>\n<td>1,719<\/td>\n<td>1,719<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Portugal<\/td>\n<td>1,648<\/td>\n<td>1,611<\/td>\n<td>1,743<\/td>\n<td>1,737<\/td>\n<td>1,727<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Spain<\/td>\n<td>1,640<\/td>\n<td>1,569<\/td>\n<td>1,682<\/td>\n<td>1,697<\/td>\n<td>1,692<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lithuania<\/td>\n<td>1,620<\/td>\n<td>1,594<\/td>\n<td>1,665<\/td>\n<td>1,664<\/td>\n<td>1,656<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bulgaria<\/td>\n<td>1,619<\/td>\n<td>1,604<\/td>\n<td>1,645<\/td>\n<td>1,644<\/td>\n<td>1,643<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Japan<\/td>\n<td>1,607<\/td>\n<td>1,598<\/td>\n<td>1,643<\/td>\n<td>1,680<\/td>\n<td>1,708<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Latvia<\/td>\n<td>1,601<\/td>\n<td>1,576<\/td>\n<td>1,631<\/td>\n<td>1,661<\/td>\n<td>1,649<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Slovenia<\/td>\n<td>1,596<\/td>\n<td>1,533<\/td>\n<td>1,601<\/td>\n<td>1,599<\/td>\n<td>1,621<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Slovak Republic<\/td>\n<td>1,583<\/td>\n<td>1,572<\/td>\n<td>1,692<\/td>\n<td>1,703<\/td>\n<td>1,713<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Switzerland<\/td>\n<td>1,533<\/td>\n<td>1,498<\/td>\n<td>1,549<\/td>\n<td>1,551<\/td>\n<td>1,559<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Finland<\/td>\n<td>1,518<\/td>\n<td>1,528<\/td>\n<td>1,538<\/td>\n<td>1,546<\/td>\n<td>1,548<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td>1,497<\/td>\n<td>1,363<\/td>\n<td>1,537<\/td>\n<td>1,536<\/td>\n<td>1,535<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Belgium<\/td>\n<td>1,493<\/td>\n<td>1,443<\/td>\n<td>1,577<\/td>\n<td>1,580<\/td>\n<td>1,578<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<td>1,490<\/td>\n<td>1,407<\/td>\n<td>1,518<\/td>\n<td>1,514<\/td>\n<td>1,507<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sweden<\/td>\n<td>1,444<\/td>\n<td>1,426<\/td>\n<td>1,453<\/td>\n<td>1,466<\/td>\n<td>1,466<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Austria<\/td>\n<td>1,442<\/td>\n<td>1,400<\/td>\n<td>1,508<\/td>\n<td>1,502<\/td>\n<td>1,498<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Iceland<\/td>\n<td>1,433<\/td>\n<td>1,446<\/td>\n<td>1,480<\/td>\n<td>1,496<\/td>\n<td>1,507<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Norway<\/td>\n<td>1,427<\/td>\n<td>1,410<\/td>\n<td>1,418<\/td>\n<td>1,419<\/td>\n<td>1,419<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Netherlands<\/td>\n<td>1,416<\/td>\n<td>1,406<\/td>\n<td>1,438<\/td>\n<td>1,436<\/td>\n<td>1,436<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Luxembourg<\/td>\n<td>1,382<\/td>\n<td>1,420<\/td>\n<td>1,507<\/td>\n<td>1,509<\/td>\n<td>1,508<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Denmark<\/td>\n<td>1,363<\/td>\n<td>1,342<\/td>\n<td>1,371<\/td>\n<td>1,381<\/td>\n<td>1,404<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Germany<\/td>\n<td>1,349<\/td>\n<td>1,324<\/td>\n<td>1,381<\/td>\n<td>1,384<\/td>\n<td>1,389<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 class=\"fancy\" class=\"fancy\" id=\"average-working-hours-faq\">Average Working Hours FAQ<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"ordered-list-large\">\n<li class=\"ordered-list-large-item\">\n<p><b>What are typical work hours?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Typical work hours in the US are 40 hours per week for full-time employees and fewer than 35 hours per week for part-time employees.<\/b> This weekly schedule usually manifests as working eight hours per day for five days a week. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/advice\/many-hours-week-considered-part-time\/\">Part-time<\/a> employees often work eight hours per day as well, but for fewer days so they don\u2019t go over 30-35 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of a year, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/full-part-time-seasonal-temp\/\">full-time<\/a> employee would work at least 2,080 hours in total. The 40-hour work week was created and normalized in 1940 when congress amended the Fair Labor Standards Act by reducing work week hours from 44 to 40.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ordered-list-large-item\">\n<p><b>Is the average work day 8 hours?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Yes, the average work day is 8 hours.<\/b> However, because many Americans take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/advice\/overtime-pay\/\">overtime<\/a> or can be mandated at their jobs, the average hours worked per day in the US is actually 8.8 hours.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, not every shift is required to be scheduled for eight hours. Some shifts (especially for part-time employees) can vary anywhere from 7.5 hours to only four hours total.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div ckmz=\"zippia\">\n<div class=\"row\" onclick=\"location.href='\/employer\/?src=inlinePostAJob-13540';\" style=\"font-size: 14px;color: #333; background: #fff; width: 100%; border: 1px solid #d8dee2; border-radius: 0 0 5px 5px; padding: 20px; justify-content: space-between;box-shadow: 0 18px 20px -20px rgb(0 0 0 \/ 15%); margin:0px; cursor:pointer;\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-8 col-xs-12\" style=\"-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0,0,0,0); --vh: 12.87px;font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.42857143; color: #333; font-family: Open Sans,serif;font-style: normal; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n<div style=\"display: inline-block;margin-top: 10px;font-weight: 600;font-size: 20px;\">Get Started Hiring Now<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col-xs-12\" style=\"font-weight: 600;font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px; text-align: center; text-transform: capitalize; color: #fff; background: #ff6000; border-radius: 4px; height: 48px; border: none; font-family: Open Sans,serif; display: -webkit-flex; display: flex; -webkit-justify-content: center; justify-content: center; -webkit-align-items: center; align-items: center;\">\n<a href=\"\/employer\/?src=inlinePostAJob-13540\" style=\"color: white!important;\">Post A Job<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"fancy\" class=\"fancy\" id=\"conclusion\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>On a steady decline for the past 20 years, Americans now work an average of 1,791 hours per year (34.4 hours per week). That\u2019s 2.9% fewer hours compared to 2000 and 5% fewer compared to 1970.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the US ranks as the tenth highest OECD country by average hours worked. Americans work 32.7% more hours than Germans, who work the fewest hours on average. While on the other hand, Americans also work 15.8% fewer hours than Mexicans, who work the most hours on average.<\/p>\n<p>Overall though, no one can disagree that we\u2019re better off now than we were working over 3,000 hours on average in 1850. And though many still believe that average working hours should further be reduced, we should also acknowledge that we\u2019ve come a long way.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"fancy\" class=\"fancy\" id=\"references\">References<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"ordered-list-large\">\n<li class=\"ordered-list-large-item\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/data.oecd.org\/emp\/hours-worked.htm\">OECD Data &#8211; Hours worked<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ordered-list-large-item\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/empsit.t18.htm\">BLS &#8211; Table B-2. Average weekly hours and overtime of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Summary: The 40-hour work week may seem tough at times, but would you believe it\u2019s a modern luxury we actually take for granted? Between 1880-1890, the average American worker was on the job for 60-100 hours every week. However, that doesn\u2019t mean many Americans aren\u2019t overworking themselves today. 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