Irregular work schedules are more pervasive in the food services and production and retail industries than in all other industries (except the highly seasonal and weather-determined agriculture industry)
| Industry | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of Shift | Base | Professional Services | Retail or wholesale trade | Education, healthcare, or a not-for-profit organization | Construction or manufacturing | Transportation or utilities | Agriculture | Food services or production | Something else |
| Regular day shift | 67% | 71% | 44% | 81% | 77% | 58% | 43% | 40% | 60% |
| Evening shift | 5% | 3% | 6% | 4% | — | 9% | 5% | 18% | 5% |
| Night shift | 3% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 5% | 6% | — | 12% | — |
| Rotating shift | 5% | 1% | 12% | 1% | 8% | 8% | — | 8% | 8% |
| Split shift | 3% | 3% | 3% | 1% | — | 8% | 9% | — | 3% |
| Irregular schedule | 16% | 16% | 29% | 9% | 10% | 7% | 42% | 21% | 20% |
| Something else | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | — | 3% | — | — | 3% |
Note: The table shows responses of 500 working adults to the question, “Thinking of your main job, which of the following best describes the hours you usually work: a regular day shift, an evening shift, a night shift, a rotating shift, a split shift, an irregular schedule, or something else?”
Source: Public Policy Polling, December 2015 (80 percent phone survey, 20 percent Internet survey)