Table 5

Industry of shift work jobs

IndustryYears shift work history
≥3015–290–14None
n (%)n (%)n (%)n (%)
Management occupations1 (0.7)10 (1.7)11 (0.7)
Business, finance and administrative occupations1 (2.4)10 (6.5)29 (4.9)243 (16.0)
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations3 (2.0)11 (1.9)64 (4.2)
Health occupations18 (43.9)63 (41.2)110 (18.6)156 (10.2)
Occupations in social science, education, government science and religion9 (22.0)24 (15.7)82 (13.8)449 (29.5)
Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport3 (7.3)11 (7.2)47 (7.9)81 (5.3)
Sales and service occupations7 (17.1)31 (20.3)257 (43.3)252 (16.6)
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations2 (4.9)4 (2.6)26 (4.4)79 (5.2)
Occupations unique to primary industry3 (2.0)2 (0.3)15 (1.0)
Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities1 (2.4)3 (2.0)19 (3.2)81 (5.3)
No job83 (5.5)
Missing2 (0.3)10 (0.7)