FTE
Full-time equivalent
FTE stands for full-time equivalent, a unit measuring workload or staffing.
One FTE equals the hours of a single full-time employee—typically 40 hours per week.
Two half-time workers equal one FTE.
The measure helps organizations compare staffing levels and budget labor costs: The department has 12 FTEs but 15 actual employees.
Also written fte or F.T.E.
Complete weekly hours
- part-timeLimited work schedule
- contractorHired construction professional
- temporaryLimited in duration
- permanentFixed without end
job-sharing · status · classification · conversion · hours · workweek · tenure · appointment
Total of individuals present
- ratioComparative numerical relation
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
- formulaFixed method or notation
conversion · normalization · proration · benchmarking · utilization · productivity · measurement · reporting
Distribution of shares
- costRequired payment amount
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
- overheadLocated directly above
forecasting · planning · fiscal · expenditure · funding · departmental · quarterly · annual
Locations or viewpoints held
- vacanciesUnfilled positions available
- hiringGiving someone work
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
coverage · scheduling · rostering · shifts · assignments · rotation · backfill · replacement
full-time
Complete weekly hours
- part-timeLimited work schedule
- contractorHired construction professional
- temporaryLimited in duration
permanent · job-sharing · status · classification · conversion · hours · workweek · tenure · appointment · role
headcount
Total of individuals present
- ratioComparative numerical relation
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
formula · conversion · normalization · proration · benchmarking · utilization · productivity · measurement · reporting · analytics
allocation
Distribution of shares
overhead · forecasting · planning · fiscal · expenditure · funding · departmental · quarterly · annual · variance
positions
Locations or viewpoints held
- vacanciesUnfilled positions available
- hiringGiving someone work
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
deployment · coverage · scheduling · rostering · shifts · assignments · rotation · backfill · replacement · team
- staffingstaffing, turnover rates, hiring, staffing firm, staffing agency
- HR metricsheadcount, turnover rate, retention rate, attrition rate, absenteeism
- corporate jargonsynergy, stakeholders, deep dive, circle back, leverage
FTEcontractor
Hired construction professional
temp · freelancer · gig worker · per diem · seasonal worker