Almost half of people employed in sales and related occupations worked weekends and holidays in 2016
July 14, 2017
On average, almost half of workers employed in sales and related occupations (47.5 percent) worked on weekends and holidays in 2016, the largest percentage among major occupational categories. A large proportion of workers in service occupations (40.2 percent) also worked on an average Saturday, Sunday, and holiday, although people employed in service occupations had the lowest rate of working weekdays (69.8 percent) among major occupational categories in 2016.
Occupation | Percent working on an average weekday | Percent working on an average weekend or holiday |
---|---|---|
Sales and related |
82.2% | 47.5% |
Service |
69.8 | 40.2 |
Management, business, and financial operations |
88.5 | 32.5 |
Professional and related |
86.9 | 30.1 |
Transportation and material moving |
81.5 | 26.6 |
Construction and extraction |
85.3 | 23.4 |
Production |
81.7 | 21.2 |
Office and administrative support |
79.7 | 19.5 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair |
88.7 | 10.4 |
People employed in installation, maintenance, and repair occupations had the lowest rate of working on an average weekend or holiday (10.4 percent) among occupational categories in 2016, while they had one of the highest rates of working on an average weekday (88.7 percent).
These data are from the American Time Use Survey. For more information, see "American Time Use Survey — 2016 Results" (HTML) (PDF). For additional charts, see Graphics for Economic News Releases: American Time Use Survey.
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