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Pitman 2-2-3 schedule

Two on, two off, three on, then the same the other way round, on 12-hour shifts. In TurnoRest that’s two weeks of days, then two of nights.

Start the cycle on January 5, 2026 and your first two weeks of nights in 2027 begin Monday, January 18. Change the start in the calendar and both years follow.

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Day 1 here is Monday, January 5. Weeks 2 and 4 end with Friday, Saturday and Sunday off.

Every other weekend off in 2027

The 2-2-3 gives the whole weekend off every second week, on days and on nights alike. Each pair below is a Saturday and a Sunday of 2027, with day 1 on Mon, Jan 5.

Is Pitman the 12-hour schedule with every other weekend off?

Yes, that’s the one. With day 1 on a Monday every second weekend is free, 26 in 2027, on days and on nights alike. Start the cycle on another weekday and the weekends slide.

Circadian lists “Every Other Weekend Off” among the names for this pattern in its comparison of 12-hour schedules.

Pitman 2-2-3 schedule calendar 2026–2027

Day 1 of the cycle is Monday, January 5, 2026 here. Change it to yours and 2026 redraws.

Shifts in 2026
183
Hours on the schedule
2,196h
Full weekends off
26of 52
Days off
182

How many hours a year is a Pitman schedule?

2,184 hours in 2027, over 182 shifts, and 2,196 in 2026. That’s with day 1 on Monday, January 5, 2026. Whatever day your cycle starts, a year holds 2,184 to 2,196 hours.

January 202615 shifts180 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 night shift2 off3 off
4 off5 day shift, day 1 of the cycle6 day shift7 off8 off9 day shift10 day shift
11 day shift12 off13 off14 day shift15 day shift16 off17 off
18 off19 night shift20 night shift21 off22 off23 night shift24 night shift
25 night shift26 off27 off28 night shift29 night shift30 off31 off
February 202614 shifts168 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 off2 day shift, day 1 of the cycle3 day shift4 off5 off6 day shift7 day shift
8 day shift9 off10 off11 day shift12 day shift13 off14 off
15 off16 night shift17 night shift18 off19 off20 night shift21 night shift
22 night shift23 off24 off25 night shift26 night shift27 off28 off
March 202616 shifts192 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 off2 day shift, day 1 of the cycle3 day shift4 off5 off6 day shift7 day shift
8 day shift9 off10 off11 day shift12 day shift13 off14 off
15 off16 night shift17 night shift18 off19 off20 night shift21 night shift
22 night shift23 off24 off25 night shift26 night shift27 off28 off
29 off30 day shift, day 1 of the cycle31 day shift
April 202614 shifts168 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 off2 off3 day shift4 day shift
5 day shift6 off7 off8 day shift9 day shift10 off11 off
12 off13 night shift14 night shift15 off16 off17 night shift18 night shift
19 night shift20 off21 off22 night shift23 night shift24 off25 off
26 off27 day shift, day 1 of the cycle28 day shift29 off30 off
May 202617 shifts204 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 day shift2 day shift
3 day shift4 off5 off6 day shift7 day shift8 off9 off
10 off11 night shift12 night shift13 off14 off15 night shift16 night shift
17 night shift18 off19 off20 night shift21 night shift22 off23 off
24 off25 day shift, day 1 of the cycle26 day shift27 off28 off29 day shift30 day shift
31 day shift
June 202614 shifts168 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 off2 off3 day shift4 day shift5 off6 off
7 off8 night shift9 night shift10 off11 off12 night shift13 night shift
14 night shift15 off16 off17 night shift18 night shift19 off20 off
21 off22 day shift, day 1 of the cycle23 day shift24 off25 off26 day shift27 day shift
28 day shift29 off30 off
July 202616 shifts192 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 day shift2 day shift3 off4 off
5 off6 night shift7 night shift8 off9 off10 night shift11 night shift
12 night shift13 off14 off15 night shift16 night shift17 off18 off
19 off20 day shift, day 1 of the cycle21 day shift22 off23 off24 day shift25 day shift
26 day shift27 off28 off29 day shift30 day shift31 off
August 202615 shifts180 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 off
2 off3 night shift4 night shift5 off6 off7 night shift8 night shift
9 night shift10 off11 off12 night shift13 night shift14 off15 off
16 off17 day shift, day 1 of the cycle18 day shift19 off20 off21 day shift22 day shift
23 day shift24 off25 off26 day shift27 day shift28 off29 off
30 off31 night shift
September 202615 shifts180 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 night shift2 off3 off4 night shift5 night shift
6 night shift7 off8 off9 night shift10 night shift11 off12 off
13 off14 day shift, day 1 of the cycle15 day shift16 off17 off18 day shift19 day shift
20 day shift21 off22 off23 day shift24 day shift25 off26 off
27 off28 night shift29 night shift30 off
October 202616 shifts192 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 off2 night shift3 night shift
4 night shift5 off6 off7 night shift8 night shift9 off10 off
11 off12 day shift, day 1 of the cycle13 day shift14 off15 off16 day shift17 day shift
18 day shift19 off20 off21 day shift22 day shift23 off24 off
25 off26 night shift27 night shift28 off29 off30 night shift31 night shift
November 202615 shifts180 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 night shift2 off3 off4 night shift5 night shift6 off7 off
8 off9 day shift, day 1 of the cycle10 day shift11 off12 off13 day shift14 day shift
15 day shift16 off17 off18 day shift19 day shift20 off21 off
22 off23 night shift24 night shift25 off26 off27 night shift28 night shift
29 night shift30 off
December 202616 shifts192 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 off2 night shift3 night shift4 off5 off
6 off7 day shift, day 1 of the cycle8 day shift9 off10 off11 day shift12 day shift
13 day shift14 off15 off16 day shift17 day shift18 off19 off
20 off21 night shift22 night shift23 off24 off25 night shift26 night shift
27 night shift28 off29 off30 night shift31 night shift

Pitman 2-2-3 schedule calendar 2027

Carried on from 2026
January 202714 shifts168 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 off2 off
3 off4 day shift, day 1 of the cycle5 day shift6 off7 off8 day shift9 day shift
10 day shift11 off12 off13 day shift14 day shift15 off16 off
17 off18 night shift19 night shift20 off21 off22 night shift23 night shift
24 night shift25 off26 off27 night shift28 night shift29 off30 off
31 off
February 202714 shifts168 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 day shift, day 1 of the cycle2 day shift3 off4 off5 day shift6 day shift
7 day shift8 off9 off10 day shift11 day shift12 off13 off
14 off15 night shift16 night shift17 off18 off19 night shift20 night shift
21 night shift22 off23 off24 night shift25 night shift26 off27 off
28 off
March 202716 shifts192 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 day shift, day 1 of the cycle2 day shift3 off4 off5 day shift6 day shift
7 day shift8 off9 off10 day shift11 day shift12 off13 off
14 off15 night shift16 night shift17 off18 off19 night shift20 night shift
21 night shift22 off23 off24 night shift25 night shift26 off27 off
28 off29 day shift, day 1 of the cycle30 day shift31 off
April 202715 shifts180 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 off2 day shift3 day shift
4 day shift5 off6 off7 day shift8 day shift9 off10 off
11 off12 night shift13 night shift14 off15 off16 night shift17 night shift
18 night shift19 off20 off21 night shift22 night shift23 off24 off
25 off26 day shift, day 1 of the cycle27 day shift28 off29 off30 day shift
May 202716 shifts192 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 day shift
2 day shift3 off4 off5 day shift6 day shift7 off8 off
9 off10 night shift11 night shift12 off13 off14 night shift15 night shift
16 night shift17 off18 off19 night shift20 night shift21 off22 off
23 off24 day shift, day 1 of the cycle25 day shift26 off27 off28 day shift29 day shift
30 day shift31 off
June 202715 shifts180 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 off2 day shift3 day shift4 off5 off
6 off7 night shift8 night shift9 off10 off11 night shift12 night shift
13 night shift14 off15 off16 night shift17 night shift18 off19 off
20 off21 day shift, day 1 of the cycle22 day shift23 off24 off25 day shift26 day shift
27 day shift28 off29 off30 day shift
July 202715 shifts180 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 day shift2 off3 off
4 off5 night shift6 night shift7 off8 off9 night shift10 night shift
11 night shift12 off13 off14 night shift15 night shift16 off17 off
18 off19 day shift, day 1 of the cycle20 day shift21 off22 off23 day shift24 day shift
25 day shift26 off27 off28 day shift29 day shift30 off31 off
August 202716 shifts192 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 off2 night shift3 night shift4 off5 off6 night shift7 night shift
8 night shift9 off10 off11 night shift12 night shift13 off14 off
15 off16 day shift, day 1 of the cycle17 day shift18 off19 off20 day shift21 day shift
22 day shift23 off24 off25 day shift26 day shift27 off28 off
29 off30 night shift31 night shift
September 202714 shifts168 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 off2 off3 night shift4 night shift
5 night shift6 off7 off8 night shift9 night shift10 off11 off
12 off13 day shift, day 1 of the cycle14 day shift15 off16 off17 day shift18 day shift
19 day shift20 off21 off22 day shift23 day shift24 off25 off
26 off27 night shift28 night shift29 off30 off
October 202717 shifts204 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 night shift2 night shift
3 night shift4 off5 off6 night shift7 night shift8 off9 off
10 off11 day shift, day 1 of the cycle12 day shift13 off14 off15 day shift16 day shift
17 day shift18 off19 off20 day shift21 day shift22 off23 off
24 off25 night shift26 night shift27 off28 off29 night shift30 night shift
31 night shift
November 202714 shifts168 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 off2 off3 night shift4 night shift5 off6 off
7 off8 day shift, day 1 of the cycle9 day shift10 off11 off12 day shift13 day shift
14 day shift15 off16 off17 day shift18 day shift19 off20 off
21 off22 night shift23 night shift24 off25 off26 night shift27 night shift
28 night shift29 off30 off
December 202716 shifts192 h
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1 night shift2 night shift3 off4 off
5 off6 day shift, day 1 of the cycle7 day shift8 off9 off10 day shift11 day shift
12 day shift13 off14 off15 day shift16 day shift17 off18 off
19 off20 night shift21 night shift22 off23 off24 night shift25 night shift
26 night shift27 off28 off29 night shift30 night shift31 off

The 28-day cycle

Two weeks on day shifts, then two on nights. Each half goes 2 on, 2 off, 3 on, 2 off, 2 on, 3 off, so you never work more than three in a row, and never get more than three days off either.

The switch between days and nights comes after three days off, twice a cycle. Over 2027 it all comes to 2,184 hours and 182 shifts.

Often mixed up with Panama 2-2-3, which draws differently.

Shift
12 h
Cycle
28 days
Average week
42 h
Hours per cycle
168 h
Days worked per cycle
14 of 28
Longest run of shifts
3
Nights in a row, at most
3
Longest break
3 days
Shortest rest between shifts
12 h
Full weekends off
2 in 4 weeks

How many hours a week is a Pitman schedule?

42 hours on average (168 hours in 28 days), but a real week, Sunday to Saturday, is 36 or 48 hours. Under a 40-hour rule the 48-hour weeks are where the overtime comes from.

Day 1 starts a block of 2 day shifts. Then 2 days off, 3 day shifts, 2 days off, 2 day shifts, 3 days off, 2 nights, 2 days off, 3 nights, 2 days off, 2 nights and 3 days off, and it starts again.
Pitman 2-2-3: what each crew works on each of the first 28 days, starting from crew A’s day 1.
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ADayDayDay offDay offDayDayDayDay offDay offDayDayDay offDay offDay offNightNightDay offDay offNightNightNightDay offDay offNightNightDay offDay offDay off
BDay offDay offNightNightDay offDay offDay offDayDayDay offDay offDayDayDayDay offDay offDayDayDay offDay offDay offNightNightDay offDay offNightNightNight
CNightNightDay offDay offNightNightNightDay offDay offNightNightDay offDay offDay offDayDayDay offDay offDayDayDayDay offDay offDayDayDay offDay offDay off
DDay offDay offDayDayDay offDay offDay offNightNightDay offDay offNightNightNightDay offDay offNightNightDay offDay offDay offDayDayDay offDay offDayDayDay
Read down any column and you’ll find one day, one night, and the rest off.

Pitman schedule pay calculator

Police on the 171-hour rule get no overtime from a Pitman on its own. Most other jobs count by the 40-hour week, where the 48-hour weeks go over. Pick the rule your contract uses.

Your rate
= $4.20 an hour
= $2.80 an hour
Night work is 10 PM to 7 AM. Overtime is +50%, time and a half.

Gross for 2026: $69,137.17, $1,325.92 a week on average.

2026, before taxesovertime over 40 h a week

At $28 an hour, the example rate, with nights +15% and weekends +10%.

$69,137

$1,325.92 a week on average.Two-week checks, counted from day 1, run from $2,534.00 to $2,799.03.

Base2,197 h × $28.00, 1 h more than the calendar: the night the clocks go back is an hour longer, and it pays what you work
$61,516.00
Night work829 h
$3,481.80
Weekend625 h
$1,750.00
Overtime160 h, the extra +50% on the regular rate
$2,389.37
Gross for 2026
$69,137.17

The week’s total is free. Pro splits each pay period into lines. What Pro costs.

The pay calculator takes these numbers one pay period at a time, and shows how each line and each overtime rule is counted.

Pitman pros and cons

You never work long stretches, and every other weekend is yours. The catch is flipping to nights every two weeks.

Pros

  • Never more than three shifts in a row, or three nights.

  • 26 full weekends off in 2027, every other one.

Cons

  • A switch between days and nights every 14 days, with three days off to turn your sleep around.

  • The longest break is three days. Nothing like DuPont’s week off.

  • Some 7-day stretches reach 60 hours. Ten of the 14 shifts in a cycle start one of more than 40, which NIOSH’s training for nurses links to worse outcomes.

    Behind it: NIOSH 2015, Rogers et al. 2004

None of these limits is law for most US workers. The sleep planner lists where each comes from, and opens with Pitman 2-2-3 picked.

Putting Pitman 2-2-3 in the app

Settings › Schedule in TurnoRest, with Pitman 2-2-3 and the day 1 from the calendar above
  1. Pattern

    Pick Pitman / 2-2-3 (12 h, 28 days) from the list.

  2. First day of the cycle

    Set it to your day 1, the date in the calendar above.

Support explains how to find your day 1.

Adding Pitman 2-2-3 to the iPhone Calendar by hand takes 14 events that repeat every 28 days. With Pro it’s one switch.

Is this a fixed or a rotating Pitman?

Rotating. Every crew does two weeks of days, then two of nights. On a fixed Pitman a crew keeps to days or to nights with the same 2-2-3. For fixed days, pick Panama (12 h, 2-2-3, 14 days) in the app, which is exactly that. For fixed nights, draw the same 14 days as 12-hour nights with Draw my own pattern… in the app.

The fixed-nights version is already drawn in the generator.

Next to Panama 2-2-3, DuPont and 4 on 4 off

Pitman 2-2-3 compared with Panama 2-2-3, DuPont, 4 on 4 off
RotationShiftCycleAvg. weekNights in a rowLongest breakWeekends offCrews
Pitman 2-2-312 h28 days42 h33 days2 in 4 wk4
Panama 2-2-312 h14 days42 hNone3 days1 in 2 wk2
DuPont12 h28 days42 h47 days2 in 4 wk4
4 on 4 off12 h16 days42 h44 days5 in 16 wk4

What is the difference between Pitman and Panama?

The days on and off are the same 2-2-3. In TurnoRest, Panama is the 14-day version on day shifts only, worked by two crews; Pitman is 28 days long, with two weeks of days followed by two weeks of nights, worked by four crews. Both average 42 hours a week.

The days-only version has a page of its own, with both years drawn.

Questions

  • What is a Pitman schedule?

    A 2-2-3 on 12-hour shifts. On days you work 2, get 2 off, work 3, get 2 off, work 2 and get 3 off, then do the same fortnight on nights. Four crews share it, a week apart, so days and nights are always covered.

  • Do police on a Pitman schedule get overtime?

    Not from the schedule alone, under the law enforcement rule of 171 hours in 28 days. A Pitman cycle has 168 hours, and TurnoRest finds no overtime in 2026. Under a plain 40-hour week the same schedule has 160 hours of overtime in 2026.

    You can try your own rate and rule in the shift pay calculator.

Day 16 of 28, counted on your Home Screen.

On days or on nights, the widget has the next shift (7:00 PM–7:00 AM) and when to sleep before it (7:30 AM–3:00 PM).

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Scan it with your iPhone for the app and your two answersPitman 2-2-3, day 1 on Mon, Jan 5, 2026
The Home Screen widget on Pitman 2-2-3