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 people 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 2021-25
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	3.3	3.0	2.5	2.4	3.9	6.2	13.6	28.3	52.6	67.4	72.5	72.3
Management, professional, and related occupations	2.2	1.8	1.3	1.3	2.0	3.4	8.3	21.3	51.6	72.3	77.0	75.9
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	1.3	0.9	0.7	0.6	1.0	2.9	8.7	21.6	52.5	73.9	79.6	78.4
Management occupations	1.6	1.0	0.7	0.6	1.3	2.9	9.4	23.3	52.6	73.0	78.0	77.4
Business and financial operations occupations	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.5	2.9	7.5	18.5	52.2	75.7	82.5	80.2
Professional and related occupations	2.8	2.4	1.8	1.8	2.8	3.9	8.1	21.0	50.9	70.9	74.9	73.9
Computer and mathematical occupations	3.0	2.4	1.0	0.9	0.9	1.2	5.1	17.6	46.7	78.0	82.8	78.6
Architecture and engineering occupations	2.4	1.7	1.1	0.9	1.8	4.4	10.6	29.0	62.1	78.5	83.4	80.6
Life, physical, and social science occupations	2.4	2.3	1.8	0.8	3.5	4.0	10.6	18.5	41.5	64.4	69.3	73.8
Community and social services occupations	0.9	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	2.9	12.6	47.0	71.3	77.8	76.6
Legal occupations	0.9	1.6	(1)-	(1)-	0.6	1.2	2.9	14.9	42.8	70.8	81.9	80.0
Education, training, and library occupations	1.5	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.9	2.0	3.8	19.0	55.1	70.6	72.7	70.8
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	2.1	1.2	0.7	1.1	1.1	1.2	4.6	10.1	33.7	54.8	60.3	61.3
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations	6.1	6.1	5.8	6.5	9.0	11.4	18.3	32.8	57.9	69.7	70.8	72.2
Service occupations	6.1	5.6	5.3	4.5	5.3	8.3	16.2	29.2	43.3	54.5	59.4	61.2
Healthcare support occupations	8.3	7.8	7.7	8.2	8.2	11.9	18.5	30.2	47.9	63.0	66.0	65.0
Protective service occupations	15.4	15.3	14.2	12.8	15.0	16.4	22.1	33.5	50.3	50.0	53.6	53.0
Food preparation and serving related occupations	3.9	3.0	2.8	0.1	1.1	4.0	12.5	21.4	32.1	41.8	48.5	54.8
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	4.6	4.3	4.2	4.0	5.0	8.2	19.4	39.8	53.9	67.3	67.8	65.7
Personal care and service occupations	2.4	2.1	1.0	1.8	1.5	5.1	9.0	19.7	33.2	47.1	60.9	66.5
Sales and office occupations	1.5	1.5	0.9	1.1	2.4	4.2	9.9	22.6	46.9	64.7	72.0	72.9
Sales and related occupations	1.5	1.6	0.9	0.6	2.4	4.8	11.4	19.1	38.5	56.0	67.1	69.5
Office and administrative support occupations	1.6	1.4	1.0	1.5	2.3	3.6	8.4	25.9	55.0	73.0	76.6	76.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	1.4	1.4	1.0	1.2	2.7	5.5	17.7	47.9	74.1	76.8	81.4	80.4
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.5	4.3	10.3	16.4	49.6	66.5	64.3	(2)-	70.6
Construction and extraction occupations	1.2	1.3	0.7	0.7	1.9	4.1	20.5	52.6	77.9	79.0	83.4	84.8
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	1.5	1.4	1.0	1.7	3.3	5.8	14.3	41.0	71.7	78.4	82.7	77.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	8.3	7.9	7.7	7.2	12.5	18.0	33.5	49.6	59.5	59.4	63.6	63.6
Production occupations	7.9	6.5	6.7	5.6	8.1	15.1	35.4	57.2	63.9	65.3	68.0	70.7
Transportation and material moving occupations	8.7	9.0	8.4	8.3	15.7	20.2	32.2	44.1	56.4	55.1	60.5	58.4
Footnotes (1) Estimate is approximately zero. (2) 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 people 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 people 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 2021-25
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	56.3	66.8	70.4	65.3	53.0	31.9	18.1	12.8	10.9	9.5	7.3	4.8
Management, professional, and related occupations	57.0	69.1	75.0	70.8	58.6	32.6	14.8	9.4	8.2	7.4	6.0	3.5
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	58.4	71.0	76.1	72.8	62.3	34.7	13.9	8.2	6.9	6.5	5.3	2.3
Management occupations	56.9	71.6	74.7	71.7	61.8	35.9	15.1	9.1	7.4	6.7	5.7	2.6
Business and financial operations occupations	61.1	70.1	78.7	74.8	63.2	32.7	11.7	6.4	6.1	6.1	4.4	1.8
Professional and related occupations	55.9	67.5	74.1	69.2	55.7	30.9	15.4	10.3	9.1	8.2	6.6	4.4
Computer and mathematical occupations	57.3	72.5	82.7	77.9	67.9	32.5	11.3	7.1	8.8	8.5	5.9	5.0
Architecture and engineering occupations	49.8	76.0	82.5	75.8	63.8	31.4	12.6	5.3	6.3	6.1	6.1	3.0
Life, physical, and social science occupations	54.4	63.0	74.7	70.7	61.7	41.1	15.7	9.8	7.3	5.8	8.7	5.4
Community and social services occupations	63.8	62.6	71.5	65.3	58.2	29.4	14.9	8.6	4.4	3.2	2.0	1.0
Legal occupations	57.6	66.1	75.5	74.8	68.4	40.7	16.8	7.6	6.7	6.6	5.8	3.9
Education, training, and library occupations	55.3	68.3	73.2	64.2	38.7	20.8	11.6	8.7	8.4	7.5	5.8	2.4
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	48.4	58.0	60.2	58.1	52.1	39.1	24.2	15.9	13.4	11.4	10.4	6.0
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations	58.0	65.5	69.5	67.7	55.1	32.3	21.1	16.7	13.0	11.6	8.5	7.4
Service occupations	54.2	58.9	56.3	51.2	42.3	34.0	27.1	22.6	18.0	15.8	11.6	8.1
Healthcare support occupations	53.7	57.1	54.7	49.8	42.9	28.7	19.3	16.1	12.8	13.7	13.9	10.3
Protective service occupations	53.0	52.0	56.6	56.2	49.6	38.0	32.4	27.6	23.8	23.7	19.6	17.5
Food preparation and serving related occupations	54.8	56.7	50.4	44.7	41.9	44.9	40.9	37.9	29.0	25.2	14.8	8.0
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	50.1	64.7	58.4	48.8	28.8	21.7	14.0	13.3	14.0	10.3	6.9	5.5
Personal care and service occupations	61.8	60.7	65.8	66.2	60.6	39.4	30.9	14.9	6.2	4.1	3.9	2.3
Sales and office occupations	62.0	66.6	71.7	68.1	57.8	34.5	21.0	14.4	12.2	8.4	4.8	2.8
Sales and related occupations	61.9	66.7	69.7	67.1	57.4	39.8	25.7	18.0	15.9	10.8	5.9	3.0
Office and administrative support occupations	62.0	66.6	73.6	69.0	58.1	29.6	16.5	10.9	8.6	6.0	3.9	2.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	53.5	74.0	77.1	67.8	45.4	25.1	14.2	7.2	5.1	4.0	2.6	2.1
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	51.3	71.2	65.6	61.5	50.0	29.8	21.9	12.3	10.4	5.4	1.5	2.3
Construction and extraction occupations	52.1	73.9	79.0	66.9	38.5	19.6	9.4	4.2	2.0	2.5	2.1	1.7
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	56.2	75.0	78.5	71.1	53.1	30.9	18.0	9.5	7.4	5.6	3.8	2.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	50.0	62.2	61.1	53.4	41.3	28.2	20.0	17.3	16.3	15.8	14.4	11.5
Production occupations	48.4	68.5	66.8	57.0	40.2	26.6	18.2	13.3	14.6	15.4	13.6	11.3
Transportation and material moving occupations	51.1	57.7	57.0	50.8	42.0	29.3	21.3	20.2	17.6	16.0	14.9	11.6
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 people 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 29, 2026