Need to know your exact years of work experience for a resume, job application, or LinkedIn profile? This free work experience calculator adds up all your roles in seconds — just enter each job's start and end dates and watch the total update in real time. Toggle Present for roles you're still in, and the tool uses today's date automatically. It even handles overlapping jobs so shared months are never double-counted. No sign-up, no ads, no data stored — everything runs in your browser. Whether you're a job seeker, recruiter, or HR professional, get your total experience in years and months in under 30 seconds.
Total Work Experience
How to Calculate Work Experience
- 1 Click Add Another Job and optionally enter your role and company name.
- 2 Select your start month and year from the dropdowns.
- 3 Set the end date, or toggle Present if you still work there. The end month is included in the count.
- 4 Repeat for every role. The total updates instantly as you make changes.
- 5 Click Copy Result to paste the summary into your resume or application.
Formula Used
Both the start and end months are counted (inclusive). For example, March 2020 to July 2023: (2023 − 2020) × 12 + (7 − 3 + 1) = 36 + 5 = 41 months = 3 years 5 months.
When jobs overlap, the calculator merges the date ranges before summing, so shared months are counted exactly once.
Examples
| Job | Period | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Job A | Jan 2020 – Jun 2022 | 30 months |
| Job B | Apr 2022 – Dec 2023 | 21 months |
| Total (overlap Apr–Jun 2022 counted once) | 48 months = 4 years | |
| Experience Input | Result |
|---|---|
| Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 (same month) | 1 month |
| Jan 2020 – Dec 2020 | 12 months = 1 year |
| Jun 2018 – May 2022 | 48 months = 4 years |
| Mar 2015 – Present (Apr 2026) | 133 months = 11 years 1 month |
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I calculate my total work experience?
What formula is used to calculate years of experience?
Both start and end months are counted. Then: Years = Total Months ÷ 12 (rounded down), Remaining Months = Total Months mod 12.