diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/users.controller.ts b/backend/src/controllers/users.controller.ts
index 1fb1e05..f57bec2 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/users.controller.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/users.controller.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export const createUser = async (request: FastifyRequest, reply: FastifyReply) =
                 email: data.email,
                 passwordHash: hashedPassword,
                 name: data.name || data.email.split('@')[0],
-                role: (data.role as any) || 'WORKER',
+                role: (data.role as any) || 'STAFF',
                 ...(data.roleId && { roleId: data.roleId }),
                 ...(data.rate !== undefined && { rate: data.rate }),
             },