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Table 6. Selected paid leave benefits: Access

Table 6. Selected paid leave benefits: Access, March 2023 [All workers = 100 percent]
Characteristics Civilian(1) Private industry State and local government
Paid sick leave Paid vacation Paid holidays Paid sick leave Paid vacation Paid holidays Paid sick leave Paid vacation Paid holidays

All workers

80 77 79 78 79 80 92 60 67

Worker characteristics

Management, professional, and related occupations

93 81 84 93 92 92 94 45 55

Management, business, and financial occupations

96 96 96 96 98 97 - - -

Professional and related occupations

92 74 78 91 88 90 94 38 51

Teachers

91 23 38 - - - 93 12 30

Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers

99 22 34 - - - 99 11 25

Registered nurses

94 92 93 - - - - - -

Service occupations

64 58 57 61 55 54 87 76 80

Protective service occupations

81 77 81 68 60 70 92 90 90

Sales and office occupations

81 80 84 80 79 84 92 85 88

Sales and related occupations

71 70 77 71 70 77 - - -

Office and administrative support occupations

88 87 89 87 88 89 93 86 88

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

74 86 86 73 85 86 96 96 95

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

68 78 79 66 77 78 - - -

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

81 95 94 80 94 94 - - -

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

76 85 87 76 86 88 90 63 74

Production occupations

72 91 93 72 91 93 - - -

Transportation and material moving occupations

79 82 83 78 83 84 - - -

Full time

89 88 88 87 92 91 99 66 73

Part time

51 39 48 51 40 49 49 22 34

Union

92 75 81 86 92 92 98 57 69

Nonunion

78 77 78 77 78 79 87 62 66

Average wage within the following categories:(2)

Lowest 25 percent

58 55 60 56 55 60 81 58 66

Lowest 10 percent

40 43 46 39 43 47 71 45 54

Second 25 percent

84 83 84 82 83 83 95 85 87

Third 25 percent

88 90 90 86 92 91 98 59 69

Highest 25 percent

95 82 85 94 94 94 96 41 51

Highest 10 percent

96 84 86 96 95 95 95 36 50

Establishment characteristics

Goods-producing industries

76 90 91 75 90 91 - - -

Service-providing industries

81 74 77 78 77 78 92 59 67

Education and health services

89 70 75 87 84 85 93 42 54

Educational services

90 40 51 81 59 64 93 34 47

Elementary and secondary schools

94 26 39 - - - 94 24 37

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

90 69 81 87 74 83 91 67 80

Health care and social assistance

88 88 88 87 88 88 93 92 91

Hospitals

94 93 93 - - - 93 92 91

Public administration

93 91 92 - - - 93 91 92

1 to 99 workers

73 71 73 72 72 74 89 53 61

1 to 49 workers

71 70 73 71 71 73 87 63 69

50 to 99 workers

76 72 73 74 76 75 90 43 55

100 workers or more

87 83 85 86 88 89 93 62 69

100 to 499 workers

84 83 84 83 86 86 92 60 69

500 workers or more

90 83 85 89 91 92 94 62 69

Geographic areas

Northeast

85 75 77 84 77 79 91 56 63

New England

88 74 78 87 77 80 91 53 59

Middle Atlantic

84 75 77 83 78 79 91 57 65

South

73 77 79 70 79 81 93 61 68

South Atlantic

76 79 82 74 82 82 91 65 75

East South Central

69 79 82 65 82 85 92 63 70

West South Central

68 71 72 64 75 75 95 54 55

Midwest

75 77 79 73 80 81 89 55 65

East North Central

75 77 80 74 80 82 88 54 68

West North Central

73 76 76 70 79 78 92 56 60

West

91 78 80 91 80 81 95 65 72

Mountain

83 79 80 82 82 82 90 59 64

Pacific

95 77 80 94 79 80 97 68 76

Footnotes
(1) Includes workers in private industry and state and local government. See the Handbook of Methods: National Compensation Measures at www.bls.gov/opub/hom/ncs/home.htm for further explanation.
(2) Surveyed occupations are classified into wage categories based on the average wage for the occupation, which may include workers with earnings both above and below the threshold. The categories were formed using percentile estimates generated using data from the National Compensation Survey publication, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.

NOTE: Dash indicates no workers in this category or data did not meet publication criteria. For definitions of major plans, key provisions, and related terms, see the "Glossary of Employee Benefit Terms" at www.bls.gov/ebs/publications/national-compensation-survey-glossary-of-employee-benefit-terms.htm.
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

Last Modified Date: September 21, 2023