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Economics Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 20+ economics jobs at companies offering unlimited PTO and best places to work—for a better work-life balance. 2 new this week. Hiring companies include Block, River, and Anthropic.

Schedules on this page

4-day weeks (80% pay) 1
compressed weeks 1
unlimited PTO 11
best places to work 3
generous parental leave 3

Updated September 23, 2026

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Senior Data Scientist, CX Analytics

3mo

Coinbase · Remote · USA

62 · GoodUnlimited PTO$180k – $212k

Video Content Strategist

26d

River · Remote · North America +2 more

61 · GoodUnlimited PTO$110k – $165k

Machine Learning Engineer

5mo

Liftoff · Remote · California, USA

59 · GoodUnlimited PTO$215k – $275k

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Anthropic Fellows Program (Economics & Policy)

3mo

Anthropic · Remote · USA

55 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave$3,850/wk

Anthropic Fellows Program, AI Safety & Security

3mo

Anthropic · Remote · USA

55 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave$3,850/wk

Manager, Analytics (Integrity)

NEW

Match Group · Hybrid · New York, NY +2 more

57 · GoodBest Place to Work$145k – $200kPro · early access

Associate Director of Monetization

28d

Ubisoft Montreal · Onsite · Montreal, QC, Canada

85 · Excellent4 Day Work Week (80%)

Sales Associate

NEW

12h

Fidelity International · Onsite · Luxembourg, Luxembourg

55 · GoodGenerous Parental LeavePro · early access

Data Scientist - Music Promotion

Spotify · Onsite · New York, NY, USA

64 · GoodGenerous PTO$95k – $135k

Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Embedded Insights

12d

Plaid · Hybrid · New York City, NY +2 more

59 · GoodUnlimited PTO$229k – $315k

Senior Data Scientist, Risk and Support

14d

Block · Hybrid · Seattle, WA, USA

61 · GoodUnlimited PTO$168k – $297k

Senior Data Scientist, Risk and Support

14d

Block · Hybrid · Bay Area, USA

61 · GoodUnlimited PTO$198k – $297k

Assistant Professor of Economics and International Affairs

25d

George Washington University · Hybrid · Washington, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week

Video Host & Producer

26d

River · Hybrid · New York City, NY, USA

61 · GoodUnlimited PTO$110k – $160k

Staff Product Data Scientist, Lending

2mo

Block · Hybrid · San Francisco, CA, USA

61 · GoodUnlimited PTO$240k – $359k

Senior Data Scientist - Marketing

14d

Enova International · Hybrid · Chicago, USA

58 · GoodBest Place to Work$96k – $125k

Associate Quantitative Strategist

21d

DebtBook · Onsite · Charlotte, USA

57 · GoodUnlimited PTO

Associate Data Analyst

2mo

Experian · Hybrid · Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

Staff Product Data Scientist, Lending

2mo

Block · Hybrid · New York, USA

61 · GoodUnlimited PTO$240k – $359k

Staff Product Data Scientist, Lending

2mo

Block · Hybrid · Seattle, WA, USA

61 · GoodUnlimited PTO$240k – $359k

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Everything you need to know about 4-day week jobs

Employers hiring for Economics on this page include Block, River, and Anthropic. Economics roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that have adopted a reduced-hours schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Economics is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Economics roles span the full seniority range — we list 20 open roles requiring Economics across entry-level, mid-level, senior, lead, and staff/principal positions. Senior and above tend to dominate because employers offering reduced-hours schedules often lean toward experienced individual contributors who can deliver consistently in fewer hours. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Economics hiring managers at reduced-hours companies care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

For the full-pay schedules here — 4-day weeks and 9-day fortnights — yes: you keep a full-time salary for a shorter week. Part-time and pro-rata roles instead scale pay to hours, and each listing makes the arrangement clear. Economics roles in tech and data typically command premium rates at both reduced-hours and traditional employers; specific ranges depend on seniority, location, and sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Economics candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for reduced-hours employers — those companies rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs to operate on a compressed schedule. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Economics on current listings.