Table A‐4. Percent of employed persons working on their main job on days they worked by occupation and hour of day : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Table A-4A. Percent of employed persons working on their main job on days they worked by occupation and hour of day, 12 AM to 11 AM, average for the combined years 2021-22
Occupation	12 AM	1 AM	2 AM	3 AM	4 AM	5 AM	6 AM	7 AM	8 AM	9 AM	10 AM	11 AM
Total, 15 years and over	3.6	3.0	2.6	2.5	3.7	5.9	13.9	28.4	52.9	67.7	72.4	72.9
Management, professional, and related occupations	2.5	2.0	1.7	1.4	2.0	3.3	9.2	20.8	51.2	72.6	76.2	75.7
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	1.6	1.1	1.0	0.6	0.9	2.1	9.4	22.0	52.6	74.8	79.2	78.5
Management occupations	1.8	1.0	0.9	0.6	1.2	2.6	10.7	23.4	53.4	73.9	78.9	78.1
Business and financial operations occupations	1.0	1.2	1.2	0.6	0.4	1.3	7.0	19.3	51.2	76.4	79.9	79.3
Professional and related occupations	3.3	2.7	2.2	2.0	2.9	4.1	9.0	19.9	50.1	70.9	73.9	73.6
Computer and mathematical occupations	2.3	0.5	0.6	0.6	1.0	1.4	4.0	15.0	45.3	77.7	82.3	77.5
Architecture and engineering occupations	4.1	2.9	1.6	1.6	2.3	5.0	10.7	27.8	56.3	76.5	81.0	77.7
Life, physical, and social science occupations	6.1	5.2	4.0	1.2	3.5	4.8	11.5	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-
Community and social services occupations	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.1	4.8	8.2	(1)-	74.3	76.0	74.3
Legal occupations	2.3	3.9	(2)-	(2)-	(2)-	1.4	4.1	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	81.8	(1)-
Education, training, and library occupations	2.8	1.5	0.9	0.2	1.5	2.6	4.5	17.4	51.8	67.1	69.0	69.5
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	1.7	1.1	1.5	1.8	2.5	2.8	5.2	11.9	36.9	62.2	65.7	70.6
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations	5.7	6.5	6.4	7.0	7.9	10.2	21.8	32.1	59.2	71.5	73.4	74.8
Service occupations	5.3	5.0	4.7	4.3	4.2	6.1	13.2	29.7	45.7	56.8	61.8	62.8
Healthcare support occupations	7.9	8.3	7.2	8.1	10.3	11.4	14.3	28.6	(1)-	60.8	61.6	65.7
Protective service occupations	16.3	15.5	15.8	12.9	7.7	10.6	17.3	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-
Food preparation and serving related occupations	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.1	0.5	1.8	9.4	20.8	34.1	42.5	51.5	56.8
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	5.4	4.6	4.8	4.1	3.8	7.0	17.8	42.6	61.4	69.3	69.3	66.4
Personal care and service occupations	2.4	1.6	0.6	1.2	0.5	2.0	7.5	22.2	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-
Sales and office occupations	1.5	1.2	0.6	0.9	2.4	5.0	10.9	23.0	50.5	65.6	72.4	74.6
Sales and related occupations	1.5	1.1	0.3	0.6	3.1	5.8	12.6	22.2	44.1	55.7	68.8	73.0
Office and administrative support occupations	1.5	1.4	0.8	1.2	1.7	4.3	9.5	23.7	56.0	74.1	75.4	76.0
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	1.2	1.4	1.1	1.5	2.9	6.4	19.4	50.5	72.3	76.9	83.9	83.3
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	5.9	10.8	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-
Construction and extraction occupations	0.5	1.0	0.5	1.0	2.0	5.2	24.5	52.0	74.3	76.7	82.3	85.7
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	2.4	2.2	2.2	2.5	2.9	6.4	12.5	43.0	69.8	79.0	89.6	84.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	9.8	8.1	7.9	7.3	11.8	16.3	31.9	47.0	56.4	58.0	61.8	63.9
Production occupations	7.9	6.6	7.3	7.0	4.9	12.2	36.1	57.6	60.6	64.5	64.7	70.4
Transportation and material moving occupations	11.1	9.1	8.3	7.5	16.6	19.1	28.9	39.5	53.5	53.3	59.7	59.2
Footnotes (1) Estimate is suppressed because it does not meet the American Time Use Survey publication standards. (2) Estimate is approximately zero.
NOTE: Estimates refer to work done for one's main job only and exclude travel related to work. These estimates are a snapshot showing the percent of individuals working at the one-minute interval that starts at the time indicated. Data refer to persons 15 years and over. For technical information about the American Time Use Survey, see the ATUS User's Guide at https://www.bls.gov/tus/atususersguide.pdf. Source: American Time Use Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Table A-4B. Percent of employed persons working on their main job on days they worked by occupation and hour of day, 12 PM to 11 PM, average for the combined years 2021-22
Occupation	12 PM	1 PM	2 PM	3 PM	4 PM	5 PM	6 PM	7 PM	8 PM	9 PM	10 PM	11 PM
Total, 15 years and over	56.6	65.5	69.5	64.9	54.2	32.2	18.3	13.1	11.0	9.4	7.9	5.2
Management, professional, and related occupations	57.0	66.9	74.0	71.6	60.7	34.4	15.9	9.8	8.4	7.5	6.7	4.1
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	60.5	70.0	76.5	73.7	64.2	36.3	14.5	9.5	7.2	6.6	5.3	2.7
Management occupations	59.9	71.4	76.4	74.6	63.6	36.7	15.7	10.2	7.9	6.9	5.7	2.9
Business and financial operations occupations	61.8	67.5	76.7	71.9	65.3	35.5	12.5	8.2	6.0	6.1	4.7	2.4
Professional and related occupations	54.3	64.4	72.0	69.9	58.0	32.9	16.9	10.0	9.3	8.2	7.8	5.2
Computer and mathematical occupations	56.2	68.6	79.3	81.1	72.8	33.7	9.9	6.2	7.0	6.9	7.5	4.9
Architecture and engineering occupations	48.3	68.9	82.0	77.0	69.2	36.2	19.5	6.3	7.3	9.7	7.5	3.6
Life, physical, and social science occupations	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	6.4	13.2	8.7	16.5	9.7
Community and social services occupations	63.8	(1)-	73.6	(1)-	65.0	25.6	12.2	5.3	3.5	2.7	2.1	1.3
Legal occupations	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	10.1	4.6	5.3	5.1	7.4
Education, training, and library occupations	55.1	64.5	68.8	63.9	42.7	25.8	12.1	8.2	7.7	7.3	7.2	3.3
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	46.8	55.7	62.3	59.9	50.1	(1)-	23.7	15.2	15.6	10.6	11.2	6.8
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations	56.5	65.6	68.1	68.5	53.6	34.8	23.0	17.8	14.3	11.7	8.4	7.8
Service occupations	54.4	59.8	57.3	51.4	43.0	32.6	26.4	22.1	18.7	16.6	13.6	8.8
Healthcare support occupations	53.0	59.0	52.9	50.6	(1)-	33.1	24.1	22.0	17.8	15.8	17.3	10.8
Protective service occupations	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	22.0	19.4
Food preparation and serving related occupations	52.5	55.3	49.5	39.8	40.7	39.1	35.8	34.9	30.0	26.8	18.3	8.8
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	51.0	67.0	61.3	52.1	30.1	21.5	14.3	12.9	11.5	10.0	8.3	7.3
Personal care and service occupations	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	68.0	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	14.8	6.8	5.3	3.6	2.0
Sales and office occupations	63.5	66.6	69.5	64.9	57.6	32.6	18.4	12.3	9.6	6.4	3.9	2.4
Sales and related occupations	64.2	65.0	68.4	61.6	55.4	37.7	22.3	17.7	13.9	9.7	5.2	2.3
Office and administrative support occupations	62.9	68.0	70.5	67.7	59.4	28.3	15.0	7.8	5.8	3.6	2.7	2.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	49.2	73.0	77.8	67.9	46.7	23.3	13.5	7.9	5.8	3.6	2.5	2.0
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	(1)-	16.0	10.8	3.8	3.3	2.4
Construction and extraction occupations	50.0	74.3	79.9	65.4	38.7	16.3	8.4	3.0	3.1	2.5	2.4	1.7
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	(1)-	70.7	80.9	72.3	54.9	29.9	15.6	11.2	7.6	4.8	2.2	2.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	53.3	59.9	60.8	53.2	43.1	29.5	21.9	20.4	17.7	16.6	15.6	11.4
Production occupations	51.5	64.3	64.4	57.0	38.4	25.8	17.6	14.1	14.7	16.2	14.8	11.4
Transportation and material moving occupations	54.5	56.8	58.2	50.5	46.4	32.1	24.9	24.9	19.9	16.9	16.2	11.4
Footnotes (1) Estimate is suppressed because it does not meet the American Time Use Survey publication standards.
NOTE: Estimates refer to work done for one's main job only and exclude travel related to work. These estimates are a snapshot showing the percent of individuals working at the one-minute interval that starts at the time indicated. Data refer to persons 15 years and over. For technical information about the American Time Use Survey, see the ATUS User's Guide at https://www.bls.gov/tus/atususersguide.pdf. Source: American Time Use Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Last Modified Date: June 22, 2023