How to Use the Career Length Calculator
When you're job hunting or filling out a resume, you often need your exact tenure spelled out in years and months. Enter your start date and end date, and this calculator instantly shows your total career length as "X years Y months," along with the total in months and days.
If you're still employed, just leave the end date blank. The calculator automatically uses today's date to show your tenure up to now — handy for a resume line like "currently employed, X years Y months and counting."
To add up career length across multiple jobs, run each position through this calculator separately and sum the months. Unlike some countries, the US has no federal law tying severance pay to length of service — any severance offered typically comes from company policy or an individual employment contract, not a government mandate.
Frequently Asked Questions
Leave the end date blank and the calculator uses today's date, showing your career length up to now.
No — unlike some countries, the US has no federal law mandating severance pay based on tenure. Severance, if offered, is usually determined by company policy or an employment contract.