4 on 4 off schedule

Quick answer: on 4 on 4 off, each crew works four 12-hour shifts and then has 4 days off. That is half the days of the year, 42 hours a week on average. Here crews alternate a block of days and a block of nights, a 16-day cycle for 4 crews.

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The 4 on 4 off pattern, day by day

One crew, one full 16-day cycle:

4 on 4 off hours by workweek

42 hours a week on average; single weeks from 36 to 48. Overtime over 40: 4 to 4 hours a week on average, set by the cycle day the workweek begins.

Why the week keeps changing

An 8-day block does not fit a 7-day week, so your days off drift one weekday later each cycle and land on a weekend only some of the time. Weekly hours move between 36 and 48, which is why the overtime average is lower than on DuPont or 2-2-3.

Prefer whole weeks on and off? Compare the 7 on 7 off schedule.

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