# Build a 2-2-3 work schedule for your crews and print the calendar. Last updated October 31, 2026FreeNo signupFormula shown Choose the day the cycle starts and the number of crews, and the calendar shows who works every day, on which shift and for how many hours. Print it, copy the dates of one crew or share the link. Paying a crew on this schedule? The [overtime calculator](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/overtime-calculator) works out the pay. Cycle start date Next Monday Day 1 of the cycle. Crews A and C work it first. It is a Monday. Crews 2 crews3 crews4 crews Four crews cover day and night. Two crews cover one shift a day. Day and night shifts Stay the sameSwap every 14 days Swapping gives a 28-day rotation. It needs four crews. Weeks to show4 weeks8 weeks12 weeks26 weeks52 weeks Workweek starts onSundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday ShowAll crewsCrew A onlyCrew B onlyCrew C onlyCrew D only Day shift starts at Each crew works 7of every 14 days 84 hours every two weeks, in 12-hour shifts A crew is on the day shift and on the night shift on all 28 days of the rotation. teampredict.ai/tools/2-2-3-work-schedule One 14-day cycle ABCD1234567891011121314 2 days on, 2 off, 3 on, 2 off, 2 on, 3 off. Crew B works the days crew A is off. Hours with the workweek starting on Sunday One week: 3 shifts 36 hours The next week: 4 shifts 48 hours, 8 over 40 Over 40 hours, every two weeks 8 hours Print the schedule Copy resultsCopy link 2-2-3 work schedule, 4 crews 8 weeks from Nov 2, 2026. Day shift 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Night shift 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM. teampredict.ai/tools/2-2-3-work-schedule - Day shift, 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM - Night shift, 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM 8 weeks of the 2-2-3 schedule with the crews on duty each day SunSunday MonMonday TueTuesday WedWednesday ThuThursday FriFriday SatSaturday Nov 1 Nov 2AC 3AC 4BD 5BD 6AC 7AC 8AC 9BD 10BD 11AC 12AC 13BD 14BD 15BD 16AC 17AC 18BD 19BD 20AC 21AC 22AC 23BD 24BD 25AC 26AC 27BD 28BD 29BD 30AC Dec 1AC 2BD 3BD 4AC 5AC 6AC 7BD 8BD 9AC 10AC 11BD 12BD 13BD 14AC 15AC 16BD 17BD 18AC 19AC 20AC 21BD 22BD 23AC 24AC 25BD 26BD 27BD 28 29 30 31 Jan 1 2 See which of your own people may be leaving, before they hand in notice. [Start 30-Day Free Trial](https://app.teampredict.ai/signup) ## In a 2-2-3 schedule each crew works 2 days, is off 2, works 3, is off 2, works 2 and is off 3. 14 days = 2 on + 2 off + 3 on + 2 off + 2 on + 3 off The pattern repeats every 14 days, and a crew works 7 of them. Each shift is 12 hours, so a crew works 84 hours in a cycle, which averages 42 hours a week. No one works more than three days in a row, and no one is off for more than three. _Figure: The 2-2-3 schedule for four crews over 14 days, starting on a Monday. Crew A works days 1 and 2, 5, 6 and 7, and 10 and 11. Crew B works the other days: 3 and 4, 8 and 9, and 12, 13 and 14. Crew C works the same days as crew A on the night shift and crew D the same days as crew B. Every day has exactly one day crew and one night crew._ Light squares are day shifts and dark squares are night shifts. Each crew works 2, is off 2, works 3, is off 2, works 2 and is off 3. Crew B works exactly the days crew A is off, so with two crews every single day has someone on a 12-hour shift. Crews C and D work the same dates as A and B on the other half of the clock. That is how four crews cover 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with exactly one crew on each shift. - Each crew works 7 shifts in 14 days, 182 shifts in 52 weeks - That is 84 hours in 14 days and 2,184 hours in 52 weeks - With a Monday start, each crew has a full weekend off every other week ## Four crews cover day and night, and fewer crews leave part of the clock empty. The Crews buttons set how many of A, B, C and D the calendar uses. With two crews, A and B cover one 12-hour shift a day and there is no night shift. With three, crew C works the nights on the days crew A is on, so the night shift has someone on 7 of every 14 days. Four crews fill both shifts every day, and the line under the totals in the tool says how many days each shift is covered. The Day shift starts at box sets the clock times. A 6:00 AM start gives a day shift from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM and a night shift from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM, and both are printed in the legend of the calendar. ## Swapping days and nights every 14 days turns the schedule into a 28-day rotation. There are two ways to run the crews, and both use the same days on and off. Crews that stay on one shift are on fixed days or fixed nights, the arrangement often called the Pitman schedule. Crews that swap, so that day crews become night crews after one cycle and the reverse, repeat every 28 days, and this is the rotation known as the Panama schedule. The [Soon guide](https://soon.works/shift-patterns/2-2-3) and the [Deltek article](https://www.deltek.com/resources/articles/2-2-3-work-schedule/) describe both. Choose Swap every 14 days in the tool and the small cycle grid in the tool stretches to 28 days, with the dark squares showing each crew's nights. ## Where the workweek starts decides whether a crew gets 20 hours of overtime or 8. The 12-hour shifts do not divide evenly into 40-hour weeks. Federal overtime is counted by the workweek, which the Department of Labor's [Fact Sheet #23](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/23-flsa-overtime-pay) calls “a fixed and regularly recurring period of 168 hours” that “may begin on any day and at any hour of the day.” It also says “averaging of hours over two or more weeks is not permitted,” so a 60-hour week and a 24-hour week do not cancel out. _Figure: Hours worked in the two workweeks of a 14-day cycle. Workweek starts on cycle day 1 or day 5: 60 hours and 24 hours, which is 20 hours over 40 every two weeks. Workweek starts on any other day: 48 hours and 36 hours, which is 8 hours over 40 every two weeks._ The same 84 hours every two weeks, split two different ways. Only the day the workweek starts on changes. - Workweek starts on day 1 or day 5 of the cycle: 5 shifts then 2, which is 60 and 24 hours, and 20 hours over 40 every two weeks - Workweek starts on any of the other five days: 4 shifts then 3, or 3 then 4, which is 48 and 36 hours, and 8 hours over 40 every two weeks The total hours are the same, 84 every two weeks, so only the day the workweek starts on changes the overtime. The Workweek starts on box in the tool sets it, and the card beside the calendar shows the hours of the two weeks for your choice. Show a single crew and the calendar adds a column with the hours of every workweek. Check your own state Some states, California among them, count overtime by the day as well as the week. The [overtime calculator](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/overtime-calculator) covers the daily rules, and the [time card calculator](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/time-card-calculator) totals a crew member's actual punches. ## Print the calendar for the whole site or for one crew and pin it where people look. Weeks to show runs from 4 weeks to a full year of 52, and the calendar uses the weekday you choose as the first column. Day crews are shown in amber and night crews in dark squares, so the two still differ on a black and white printer. Copy puts a crew's dates in plain text, and the link rebuilds the same schedule, with the same start date, crews and options, on anyone's screen. To line a schedule up with weekly plans, the [week number calculator](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/week-number) gives the ISO week for each start date, and the [date calculator](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/date-calculator) moves a start date by weeks. ## A schedule fills every shift on paper, and it only works while the crews stay. A 2-2-3 rota has no spare crew: when one person leaves, a shift stays empty or someone covers it with overtime. TeamPredict reads public LinkedIn signals to flag resignation risk early, so a gap in the calendar shows up as a warning while there is still time to talk. ## Methodology & sources The formula this calculator uses is shown in full above, and every assumption is an input you control. There are no hidden industry presets. All math runs in your browser; nothing you enter is stored or sent to a server. For the reasoning behind the formula and its edge cases, see: - [Soon: 2-2-3 schedule (Panama), calendar, template and hours](https://soon.works/shift-patterns/2-2-3) - [Deltek: 2-2-3 work schedule](https://www.deltek.com/resources/articles/2-2-3-work-schedule/) - [U.S. Department of Labor: Fact Sheet #23, Overtime Pay Requirements of the FLSA](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/23-flsa-overtime-pay) ## Frequently asked questions What is a 2-2-3 work schedule? It is a 14-day pattern of 12-hour shifts in which each crew works 2 days, is off 2, works 3, is off 2, works 2 and is off 3. That is 7 shifts every 14 days. Four crews on it keep a site staffed around the clock, with one crew on each shift every day. How many hours a week is a 2-2-3 schedule? 42 on average. A crew works 7 twelve-hour shifts in 14 days, which is 84 hours, so the weeks are not equal: depending on where the workweek starts they are 60 and 24 hours, or 48 and 36. Over 52 weeks that is 182 shifts, or 2,184 hours. How many crews do I need for a 2-2-3 schedule? Four for day and night cover. Crews A and B alternate on the day shift, and crews C and D work the nights. Two crews cover a single 12-hour shift a day, and three leave the night shift empty on the days crew B works. The tool shows which of the three you have chosen and how many days each shift is covered. What is the difference between 2-2-3 and the Panama and Pitman schedules? The pattern is the same. The Panama schedule is the name for the version where crews swap between days and nights every two weeks, which makes a 28-day rotation. A version where day crews stay on days and night crews on nights is the one often called the Pitman schedule. Choose Swap every 14 days or Stay the same in the generator to see each. How is overtime worked out on a 2-2-3 schedule? By the workweek. Under the federal rule, hours over 40 in a fixed 168-hour workweek are overtime, and the weeks cannot be averaged. If the workweek starts on day 1 or day 5 of the cycle, a crew works 60 hours one week and 24 the next, which is 20 hours of overtime every two weeks. Start it on any of the other days and the weeks are 48 and 36 hours, or 8 hours of overtime. Some states add daily overtime. Can I swap days and nights on a 2-2-3 schedule? Yes. Choose Swap every 14 days, with four crews, and each crew moves from days to nights after one 14-day cycle and back after the next. The calendar then repeats every 28 days. The crews' days off do not change, only their shift. How do I print the 2-2-3 schedule? Press Print the schedule under the tool, and only the calendar prints, with the shift times and the crews in the legend. Show lets you print the calendar for one crew only, with the hours of each workweek beside every row. Which day should the 2-2-3 cycle start on? Any day works, and the tool starts on the next Monday. A Monday start puts every crew's three-day block on Friday to Sunday, so each crew has a full weekend off every other week. Move the start date to put the long blocks where your site needs them. ## Turnover is cheaper to prevent than to calculate. TeamPredict flags resignation risk early from public LinkedIn signals, giving you lead time to retain your best people before they hand in notice. [Start 30-Day Free Trial](https://app.teampredict.ai/signup) No charge today · Cancel anytime ## Keep reading [Overtime Calculator Overtime pay at time and a half from an hourly rate and the hours worked in a week, with California's daily rules. Read more](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/overtime-calculator) [Time Card Calculator A week of clock in and clock out times with an unpaid lunch, totalled in hours, overtime and gross pay. 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