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Who’s burning the midnight oil? A study by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found that more than 3 percent of all full-time workers age 15 and older were at their primary job at 2 a.m. Here’s a look at the top night owl industries and workers from 2003 to 2006.
14%
The percentage of full-time protective services workers
11%
Health-care support workers
9%
Transportation and material-moving workers
9%
Production workers
7%
Health-care practitioner and technical workers
6%
Farming, fishing and forestry workers
4%
Food preparation and serving-related workers
4%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media workers
4%
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers
3%
Installation, maintenance and repair workers




