The jobs where workers are on the clock late into the night and early morning

"The Bureau of Labor Statistics' American Time Use Survey asks thousands of Americans each year how they spend their days. That data includes showing when people are at work, and in particular, can tell us what kinds of jobs are most likely to involve working outside the traditional 9-to-5 hours. Those working in protective services, healthcare, food preparation, and production all have personnel working around the clock."

"Rochelle Cooper, a pastry chef in Silver Springs, Maryland, said she works a nine-hour shift that bleeds into the evening. "I could potentially try to rework my schedules, so I work more daytime hours and come in earlier, but then I'm missing out on part of the role I'm doing," Cooper said. "So I'd have to maybe scale back my salary.""

Night-shift work occurs across multiple industries, documented by the Bureau of Labor Statistics' American Time Use Survey. Protective services, healthcare, food preparation, and production sectors employ personnel around the clock, while construction and personal-care roles show less concentrated nighttime hours. Protective-service workers have the highest overnight presence, with 11.6% on shift at 3 a.m. Some employees report that atypical hours are integral to their roles and that moving to daytime schedules would reduce earnings. Food-preparation work peaks midday but still requires late-night shifts for preparation and cleanup. Night schedules create challenges for childcare access and work-life balance.

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