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Appendix table 20. Average regular weekly working hours in main job of employees aged 15-74 by occupation (Occupational Classification 2001) and sex in 2009

  Regular weekly working hours, hours/week
Both sexes Males Females
Classification of Occupations 2001      
Occupations total 36,5 38,2 34,9
1 Legislators, senior officials and managers 41,0 41,8 39,5
2 Professionals 36,5 37,4 35,6
3 Technicians and associate professionals 36,7 37,9 35,9
4 Clerks 34,9 36,1 34,6
5 Service and care workers, and shop and market sales workers 33,6 34,8 33,3
6 Skilled agricultural and fishery workers 35,2 36,2 34,2
7 Craft and related trades workers 39,0 39,2 36,9
8 Plant and machine operators and assemblers 39,6 39,8 38,6
9 Elementary occupations 32,7 34,4 31,4
0 Armed forces 39,2 39,5 .

Source: Labour force survey 2009. Statistics Finland

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Updated 1.6.2010

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. 15 2009, Appendix table 20. Average regular weekly working hours in main job of employees aged 15-74 by occupation (Occupational Classification 2001) and sex in 2009 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 15.11.2024].
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