Editing Shift work (section)

==Adoption==
It is estimated that 15–20% of workers in industrialized countries are employed in shift work.<ref name=":1" /> Shift work is common in the [[Hours of service|transportation]] sector as well. Some of the earliest instances appeared with the railroads, where freight trains have clear tracks to run on at night.

Shift work is also the norm in fields related to public protection and healthcare, such as law enforcement, [[emergency medical services]], firefighting, security and hospitals. Shift work is a contributing factor in many cases of [[medical errors]].<ref name=":1" /> Shift work has often been common in the [[armed force]]s. Military personnel, pilots, and others that regularly change [[time zones]] while performing shift work experience [[jet lag]] and consequently suffer sleep disorders.<ref name=":1" />

Those in the field of [[meteorology]], such as the [[National Weather Service]] and private forecasting companies, also use shift work, as constant monitoring of the weather is necessary. Much of the Internet services and telecommunication industry relies on shift work to maintain worldwide operations and [[uptime]].

Service industries now increasingly operate on some shift system; for example a restaurant or convenience store will normally be open on most days for much longer than a working day.

There are many industries requiring 24/7 coverage that employ workers on a shift basis, including:

*[[Caregiver]]
**[[Direct support professional]]
* [[Customer service]], including call centers
* [[Data center]] and IT operations
* [[Death care]] ([[medical examiner]] or [[coroner]])
* [[Emergency services]]
** Police
** [[Firefighter|Firefighting]]
** [[Emergency medical services]]
* Entertainment
**[[Casino|Casino workers]]
*Health care
**[[Funeral|Funeral workers]]
* [[Hospitality industry|Hospitality]]
* Logistics and transportation
**[[Railroads|Railways]]
**[[Ship transport|Ship crew]]
* Manufacturing
*[[Flight test]]ing
* Military
* Mining
* [[Public utility|Public utilities]]
** [[Nuclear power]]
** [[Fossil fuel]]
** [[Solar power|Solar]], [[wind power|wind]], and [[hydropower|hydro]] power
* Retail
* Telecommunications
** Television
** [[Radio broadcasting]]
* Security
* Weather