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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.

Longest working week

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#OccupationAverage Weekly Hours 2019
1Shopkeepers and proprietors – wholesale and retail74 hours
2Garage managers and proprietors68 hours
3Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors63 hours
4Health care practice managers57 hours
5Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services56 hours
6Publicans and managers of licensed premises56 hours
7Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors55 hours
8Waste disposal and environmental services managers53 hours
9Leisure and sports managers52 hours
10Travel agency managers and proprietors52 hours
11Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.52 hours
12Elected officers and representatives50 hours
13Property, housing and estate managers49 hours
14Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors49 hours
15Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors48 hours
16Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture45 hours
17Social and humanities scientists45 hours
18Physical scientists42 hours
19Production managers and directors in construction41 hours
20Advertising and public relations directors41 hours
21Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.41 hours
22Electronics engineers41 hours
23Chemical scientists40 hours
24Production managers and directors in mining and energy39 hours
25Electrical engineers39 hours
26Conservation professionals39 hours
27Financial managers and directors38 hours
28Information technology and telecommunications directors38 hours
29Functional managers and directors n.e.c.38 hours
30Civil engineers38 hours
31Mechanical engineers38 hours
32Production and process engineers38 hours
33Engineering professionals n.e.c.38 hours
34Production managers and directors in manufacturing37 hours
35Marketing and sales directors37 hours
36Human resource managers and directors37 hours
37Biological scientists and biochemists37 hours
38Design and development engineers37 hours
39IT specialist managers37 hours
40IT project and programme managers37 hours
41IT business analysts, architects and systems designers37 hours
42Environment professionals37 hours
43Research and development managers37 hours
44Chief executives and senior officials36 hours
45Programmers and software development professionals36 hours
46Information technology and telecommunications professionals n.e.c.36 hours
47Purchasing managers and directors35 hours
48Web design and development professionals35 hours
49Medical practitioners34 hours
50Psychologists32 hours
#1
74 hours
Shopkeepers and proprietors – wholesale and retail
Average weekly hours UK 2019 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
#2
68 hours
Garage managers and proprietors
Average weekly hours UK 2019 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
#3
63 hours
Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors
Average weekly hours UK 2019 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
#4
57 hours
Health care practice managers
Average weekly hours UK 2019 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

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Comparing the 50 longest average working weeks

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