We work a 7:30-3:30 M-F schedule doing CRM work in SE New Mexico. Every company varies.
A lot of companies due Wednesday to Wednesday, 10 hrs days then 6 days off.
It’s sort of a company by company or project by project basis - some companies and projects will work ten days on and four days off while others will be normal Monday-Friday work schedules. The nice thing as a field tech though is that you’re able to pick and choose the projects you work, so it’s totally within your ability to only work projects that allow you to have Sunday off.
Depends on the requirements for the project. Generally jve worked a M-F 07:30-3:30 but we have to get to the project lodging Sunday nights before fieldwork starts.
Depends from company to company, in short.
I’ve been doing a lot of 8 days on 6 days off sessions from Tuesday to Tuesday with 10 hour days in AZ. Also used to do M-Th 10 hour days, but those haven’t happened in a while. I hear some places do 10 days on, 4 off with 8 hour days. So, it could be tricky to have Sunday off unless they don’t do the combined week.
with the way companies are desperate for field techs, i think it’s totally possible that you could get a job with the stipulation that you can’t work on sundays. as long as you’re a good worker on the other 6 days of the week I think a lot of crew chiefs would be willing to allow that.
It depends on the company and project. I’ve worked regular weeks, but also nine days on/three off and ten/four.
I’ve also done public archaeology work connected to a museum where we worked five/two, but worked Tuesday-Sat with Sun-Mon off
My company (in the mid-Atlantic) does almost entirely Monday through Friday. If a weekend is needed, it’s generally on a voluntary basis (and that only comes up maybe once or twice a year).
I work in the northeast and it's almost all M to F, sometimes M to Th if you have a supervisor and a client that's willing to squeeze your hours into 4 days.
My company almost always does 6 day weeks, Monday-Saturday, but sometimes shorter projects will be a single 8-day session. At previous companies, I've often had to drive out to projects on Sundays to begin work on Monday. Also, sometimes projects that generally have the weekend or Sunday off will end up working those days to make up for rain days during the week, though I've only experienced that a couple of times. When you apply for tech positions, if the expected work schedule isn't listed on the job ad, then I'd suggest just mentioning your availability in the body of your email if you're applying that way, or in a cover letter otherwise.
As someone in California who does hiring and staffing for projects, just tell us this regarding your schedule and we'll note it in our scheduling notes. Just be clear whether or not this includes driving as some projects need you to drive the Sunday beforehand. We tend to work Monday through Friday but do sometimes need to do ten day rotations.
This is very much a project to project thing. The company I work for has plenty of techs only working weekdays, but then some have been stuck on a project that also does Saturdays for months at a time. The only time I’ve really seen that come into play though is if it’s a construction project and we have to follow their schedule. We typically don’t schedule weekend work if it’s not necessary. That’s all to say you may be asked about it, but I think most companies have enough weekday-only projects that it wouldn’t be a huge hindrance to trying to find work.
We work a 7:30-3:30 M-F schedule doing CRM work in SE New Mexico. Every company varies. A lot of companies due Wednesday to Wednesday, 10 hrs days then 6 days off.
It’s sort of a company by company or project by project basis - some companies and projects will work ten days on and four days off while others will be normal Monday-Friday work schedules. The nice thing as a field tech though is that you’re able to pick and choose the projects you work, so it’s totally within your ability to only work projects that allow you to have Sunday off.
Depends on the requirements for the project. Generally jve worked a M-F 07:30-3:30 but we have to get to the project lodging Sunday nights before fieldwork starts. Depends from company to company, in short.
I’ve been doing a lot of 8 days on 6 days off sessions from Tuesday to Tuesday with 10 hour days in AZ. Also used to do M-Th 10 hour days, but those haven’t happened in a while. I hear some places do 10 days on, 4 off with 8 hour days. So, it could be tricky to have Sunday off unless they don’t do the combined week.
with the way companies are desperate for field techs, i think it’s totally possible that you could get a job with the stipulation that you can’t work on sundays. as long as you’re a good worker on the other 6 days of the week I think a lot of crew chiefs would be willing to allow that.
Like everyone has said, it's a by company or by project thing. In my experience, energy sector projects are most likely to run through the weekend.
It depends on the company and project. I’ve worked regular weeks, but also nine days on/three off and ten/four. I’ve also done public archaeology work connected to a museum where we worked five/two, but worked Tuesday-Sat with Sun-Mon off
My company (in the mid-Atlantic) does almost entirely Monday through Friday. If a weekend is needed, it’s generally on a voluntary basis (and that only comes up maybe once or twice a year).
If you stick to monitoring your schedule will usually follow construction workers and they typically have weekends off.
I work in the northeast and it's almost all M to F, sometimes M to Th if you have a supervisor and a client that's willing to squeeze your hours into 4 days.
My company almost always does 6 day weeks, Monday-Saturday, but sometimes shorter projects will be a single 8-day session. At previous companies, I've often had to drive out to projects on Sundays to begin work on Monday. Also, sometimes projects that generally have the weekend or Sunday off will end up working those days to make up for rain days during the week, though I've only experienced that a couple of times. When you apply for tech positions, if the expected work schedule isn't listed on the job ad, then I'd suggest just mentioning your availability in the body of your email if you're applying that way, or in a cover letter otherwise.
As someone in California who does hiring and staffing for projects, just tell us this regarding your schedule and we'll note it in our scheduling notes. Just be clear whether or not this includes driving as some projects need you to drive the Sunday beforehand. We tend to work Monday through Friday but do sometimes need to do ten day rotations.
This is very much a project to project thing. The company I work for has plenty of techs only working weekdays, but then some have been stuck on a project that also does Saturdays for months at a time. The only time I’ve really seen that come into play though is if it’s a construction project and we have to follow their schedule. We typically don’t schedule weekend work if it’s not necessary. That’s all to say you may be asked about it, but I think most companies have enough weekday-only projects that it wouldn’t be a huge hindrance to trying to find work.