Which jobs have the longest weekly hours?

Using official 'big data' sources, we look at who has the longest average working week in the UK.

#	Occupation	Average Weekly Hours 2019
1	Shopkeepers and proprietors – wholesale and retail	74 hours
2	Garage managers and proprietors	68 hours
3	Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors	63 hours
4	Health care practice managers	57 hours
5	Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services	56 hours
6	Publicans and managers of licensed premises	56 hours
7	Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors	55 hours
8	Waste disposal and environmental services managers	53 hours
9	Leisure and sports managers	52 hours
10	Travel agency managers and proprietors	52 hours
11	Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.	52 hours
12	Elected officers and representatives	50 hours
13	Property, housing and estate managers	49 hours
14	Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors	49 hours
15	Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors	48 hours
16	Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture	45 hours
17	Social and humanities scientists	45 hours
18	Physical scientists	42 hours
19	Production managers and directors in construction	41 hours
20	Advertising and public relations directors	41 hours
21	Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.	41 hours
22	Electronics engineers	41 hours
23	Chemical scientists	40 hours
24	Production managers and directors in mining and energy	39 hours
25	Electrical engineers	39 hours
26	Conservation professionals	39 hours
27	Financial managers and directors	38 hours
28	Information technology and telecommunications directors	38 hours
29	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	38 hours
30	Civil engineers	38 hours
31	Mechanical engineers	38 hours
32	Production and process engineers	38 hours
33	Engineering professionals n.e.c.	38 hours
34	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	37 hours
35	Marketing and sales directors	37 hours
36	Human resource managers and directors	37 hours
37	Biological scientists and biochemists	37 hours
38	Design and development engineers	37 hours
39	IT specialist managers	37 hours
40	IT project and programme managers	37 hours
41	IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	37 hours
42	Environment professionals	37 hours
43	Research and development managers	37 hours
44	Chief executives and senior officials	36 hours
45	Programmers and software development professionals	36 hours
46	Information technology and telecommunications professionals n.e.c.	36 hours
47	Purchasing managers and directors	35 hours
48	Web design and development professionals	35 hours
49	Medical practitioners	34 hours
50	Psychologists	32 hours

74 hours

Shopkeepers and proprietors – wholesale and retail

Average weekly hours UK 2019 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

68 hours

Garage managers and proprietors

Average weekly hours UK 2019 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

63 hours

Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors

Average weekly hours UK 2019 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

57 hours

Health care practice managers

Average weekly hours UK 2019 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

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