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Full-time and part-time

Full-time is usually about 40 hours a week. Part-time is fewer, often with fewer benefits.

20,329 open jobs are marked full-time and 1,023 part-time; the rest do not say. Counted on Nov 14, 2026.

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For part-time work, ask whether the hours are fixed or change week to week.

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