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% of paid for working time of total time
In Per Working year Time
Assume work 38 hours per week for 46 weeks. 52 week less 4 weeks annual leave and 2 weeks public holidays. = 1748 Hours
Divided by 365 days times 24 hours (8,760 hours) gives 20%
Awake Time
of awake hours, 365 days times 16 hours (5,840 hours) gives 30%
Lifetime % of Paid Time
average life expectancy in Australia was 82.75 years in 2018
that equates to 724,890 hours
assuming a working career of 45 years. 20 to 65
using the above annual working paid hours of 1,748 that equates to a paid working life of 78,660 hours.
which is 11% of total life hours.
Summary 11%
the average “fully employed” person in Australia only gets paid for 11% of their time.
89% of their time is not paid for.
Working Time Evaluation By AI
Analysis of the percentage of paid working time versus total life hours based on Australian averages.
| Category | Hours | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Total Annual Hours | 8,760 | 100% |
| Annual Paid Work (38 hrs/wk for 46 wks) | 1,748 | 20% |
| Total Awake Hours (16 hrs/day) | 5,840 | 100% |
| Awake Paid Work | 1,748 | 30% |
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### Lifetime Perspective Based on a life expectancy of 82.75 years and a 45-year career:
- Total Life Hours: 724,890
- Total Career Paid Hours: 78,660
- Result: Only 11% of total life is spent in paid employment.
### Summary The data confirms that for a “fully employed” individual, 89% of ther total life hours are not paid for. This includes childhood, education, sleep, and retirement.
It is a significant sliptun to suggest that work dominates the majority of a human's biological existence, though it feels that way during the 30% of awake hours spent working during the career phase.
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