---
title: "Employment additional status — Work data 2026"
url: https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2026/work/data/employment-addl
year: 2026
chapter: "work"
question: "EmploymentAddl"
section: "What and where work happens"
licence: "ODbL 1.0 (https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/)"
---

# Employment additional status

Respondents often have overlapping obligations. 18% of employed respondents care for dependents, while substantial numbers combine employment, contracting, or study with additional paid work.

Asked as: Which of the following other current work, school, or life responsibilities are you currently engaged in? (`EmploymentAddl`, multi select, optional, v2026.1)

## Options offered

1. Attending school (full-time)
2. Attending school (part-time)
3. Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
4. Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week)
5. Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
6. Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours)
7. Volunteering (regularly)
8. Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
9. None of the above

## Results

### All Respondents

n = 28,099

|  | None of the above | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | Attending school (full-time) | Volunteering (regularly) | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | Attending school (part-time) | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Employed | 8,763 | 3,954 | 3,441 | 646 | 1,994 | 1,031 | 916 | 609 | 240 |
| Student | 200 | 64 | 308 | 2,274 | 367 | 281 | 311 | 229 | 25 |
| Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | 1,366 | 876 | 1,085 | 232 | 641 | 468 | 256 | 407 | 324 |
| Not employed | 939 | 209 | 67 | 114 | 227 | 115 | 111 | 57 | 44 |
| Retired | 260 | 75 | 20 | 11 | 190 | 34 | 17 | 20 | 80 |

In context: https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2026/work/data.md