diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 64737724c07b..eb6c281d7f30 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 - `[pretty-format]` Print `BigInt` as a readable number instead of `{}` ([#8138](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8138))
 - `[jest-core]` Fix ability to transform dependencies required from globalSetup script [#8143](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8143)
 - `[@jest/reporters]` Fix Cannot read property converageData of null ([#8168](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8168))
+- `[jest-worker]` `JEST_WORKER_ID` starts at 1 ([#8205](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8205))
 
 ### Chore & Maintenance
 
diff --git a/packages/jest-worker/src/workers/ChildProcessWorker.ts b/packages/jest-worker/src/workers/ChildProcessWorker.ts
index 2b540c762c7c..d58197781cca 100644
--- a/packages/jest-worker/src/workers/ChildProcessWorker.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-worker/src/workers/ChildProcessWorker.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export default class ChildProcessWorker implements WorkerInterface {
       cwd: process.cwd(),
       env: {
         ...process.env,
-        JEST_WORKER_ID: String(this._options.workerId),
+        JEST_WORKER_ID: String(this._options.workerId + 1), // 0-indexed workerId, 1-indexed JEST_WORKER_ID
         ...forceColor,
       } as NodeJS.ProcessEnv,
       // Suppress --debug / --inspect flags while preserving others (like --harmony).
diff --git a/packages/jest-worker/src/workers/NodeThreadsWorker.ts b/packages/jest-worker/src/workers/NodeThreadsWorker.ts
index 45d748e40e8a..b76f1ee89037 100644
--- a/packages/jest-worker/src/workers/NodeThreadsWorker.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-worker/src/workers/NodeThreadsWorker.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export default class ExperimentalWorker implements WorkerInterface {
         cwd: process.cwd(),
         env: {
           ...process.env,
-          JEST_WORKER_ID: String(this._options.workerId),
+          JEST_WORKER_ID: String(this._options.workerId + 1), // 0-indexed workerId, 1-indexed JEST_WORKER_ID
         } as NodeJS.ProcessEnv,
         // Suppress --debug / --inspect flags while preserving others (like --harmony).
         execArgv: process.execArgv.filter(v => !/^--(debug|inspect)/.test(v)),
diff --git a/packages/jest-worker/src/workers/__tests__/ChildProcessWorker.test.js b/packages/jest-worker/src/workers/__tests__/ChildProcessWorker.test.js
index 8b1e2fad4c35..cce114d6f991 100644
--- a/packages/jest-worker/src/workers/__tests__/ChildProcessWorker.test.js
+++ b/packages/jest-worker/src/workers/__tests__/ChildProcessWorker.test.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ it('passes fork options down to child_process.fork, adding the defaults', () =>
       execPath: 'hello',
     },
     maxRetries: 3,
-    workerId: process.env.JEST_WORKER_ID,
+    workerId: process.env.JEST_WORKER_ID - 1,
     workerPath: '/tmp/foo/bar/baz.js',
   });
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ it('passes fork options down to child_process.fork, adding the defaults', () =>
   });
 });
 
-it('passes workerId to the child process and assign it to env.JEST_WORKER_ID', () => {
+it('passes workerId to the child process and assign it to 1-indexed env.JEST_WORKER_ID', () => {
   new Worker({
     forkOptions: {},
     maxRetries: 3,
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ it('passes workerId to the child process and assign it to env.JEST_WORKER_ID', (
     workerPath: '/tmp/foo',
   });
 
-  expect(childProcess.fork.mock.calls[0][2].env.JEST_WORKER_ID).toEqual('2');
+  expect(childProcess.fork.mock.calls[0][2].env.JEST_WORKER_ID).toEqual('3');
 });
 
 it('initializes the child process with the given workerPath', () => {
diff --git a/packages/jest-worker/src/workers/__tests__/NodeThreadsWorker.test.js b/packages/jest-worker/src/workers/__tests__/NodeThreadsWorker.test.js
index 998f12c1f808..d729a7661cc6 100644
--- a/packages/jest-worker/src/workers/__tests__/NodeThreadsWorker.test.js
+++ b/packages/jest-worker/src/workers/__tests__/NodeThreadsWorker.test.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ it('passes fork options down to child_process.fork, adding the defaults', () =>
       execPath: 'hello',
     },
     maxRetries: 3,
-    workerId: process.env.JEST_WORKER_ID,
+    workerId: process.env.JEST_WORKER_ID - 1,
     workerPath: '/tmp/foo/bar/baz.js',
   });
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ it('passes workerId to the child process and assign it to env.JEST_WORKER_ID', (
   });
 
   expect(childProcess.mock.calls[0][1].workerData.env.JEST_WORKER_ID).toEqual(
-    '2',
+    '3',
   );
 });