A full-time job is employment in which a person works a minimum number of hours defined as such by their employer.

What does full-time mean in a job?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) defines full-time as 35 hours and above, and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) doesn't define what constitutes full-time or part-time hours, but does require employers to pay overtime to employees for any weekly hours worked above 40.

Does full-time mean 40 hours?

Most employers determine full-time status based on business needs and typically consider an employee to be full-time if they work anywhere from 32 to 40 or more hours per week.