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#OccupationAverage Weekly Hours 2022
1Plumbers and heating and ventilating installers and repairers51 hours
2Sheet metal workers47 hours
3Publicans and managers of licensed premises46 hours
4Chefs44 hours
5Textiles, garments and related trades n.e.c.44 hours
6Aerospace engineers43 hours
7Computer system and equipment installers and servicers43 hours
8Musicians42 hours
9Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators42 hours
10IT quality and testing professionals42 hours
11Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants41 hours
12Interior designers41 hours
13Gardeners and landscape gardeners41 hours
14IT network professionals41 hours
15Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers41 hours
16Artists40 hours
17Architects40 hours
18Clothing, fashion and accessories designers39 hours
19Marketing, sales and advertising directors39 hours
20Footwear and leather working trades39 hours
21Management consultants and business analysts38 hours
22Arts officers, producers and directors38 hours
23Project support officers38 hours
24Librarians37 hours
25Teaching professionals n.e.c.35 hours
26Authors, writers and translators33 hours
27Actors, entertainers and presenters32 hours

Compare the highest and lowest average weekly hours

#1
51 hours
Plumbers and heating and ventilating installers and repairers
Average weekly hours UK 2022 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
#2
47 hours
Sheet metal workers
Average weekly hours UK 2022 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
#3
46 hours
Publicans and managers of licensed premises
Average weekly hours UK 2022 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
#4
44 hours
Chefs
Average weekly hours UK 2022 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

Comparing the 50 longest average working weeks

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