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Paid leave combinations: Access

Table 46. Paid leave combinations: Access, civilian workers,1 March 2018
(All workers = 100 percent)
Characteristics Personal
leave and
vacation 		Personal
leave and
sick leave 		Sick leave
and
vacation 		Vacation
and
holidays 		Personal
leave, sick
leave, or
paid family
leave2 		Personal
leave, sick
leave, paid
family
leave, or
vacation2 		Personal
leave,
vacation, or
holidays2
All workers
41
44
66
71
76
84
84
Worker characteristics
             
Management, professional, and related
52
61
75
76
92
94
91
    Management, business, and financial
62
62
92
94
95
98
97
    Professional and related
47
61
68
69
91
92
89
        Teachers
11
61
16
14
88
89
76
            Primary, secondary, and special education
             school teachers
11
78
15
12
96
99
86
        Registered nurses
66
67
88
88
93
95
94
Service
27
28
48
50
58
68
67
    Protective service
39
40
73
74
77
83
82
Sales and office
47
46
72
77
78
85
86
    Sales and related
40
38
60
66
67
77
80
    Office and administrative support
52
52
79
84
85
89
90
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
31
29
60
73
68
83
85
    Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and
     forestry
21
20
46
59
57
74
77
    Installation, maintenance, and repair
41
39
73
86
79
92
92
Production, transportation, and material moving
38
35
63
80
71
86
87
    Production
37
31
61
86
70
89
91
    Transportation and material moving
39
38
64
74
72
83
84
Full time
50
53
77
84
87
94
94
Part time
16
16
28
30
43
52
52
Union
48
61
70
73
92
95
92
Nonunion
40
41
65
71
74
82
82
Average wage within the following categories:3
             
    Lowest 25 percent
23
23
39
46
50
62
63
        Lowest 10 percent
13
13
26
34
33
48
52
    Second 25 percent
43
43
71
79
79
89
89
    Third 25 percent
52
52
81
86
89
94
94
    Highest 25 percent
53
63
77
79
93
95
93
        Highest 10 percent
54
62
78
79
94
96
91
Establishment characteristics
             
Goods-producing industries
38
35
66
85
73
90
92
Service-providing industries
42
45
65
69
77
83
82
    Education and health services
45
59
67
66
88
90
88
        Educational services
24
60
41
38
91
91
83
            Elementary and secondary schools
18
70
27
23
93
93
83
            Junior colleges, colleges, and universities
36
42
69
69
91
92
87
        Health care and social assistance
58
58
83
84
86
89
91
            Hospitals
68
69
93
92
95
95
95
    Public administration
53
53
90
90
93
93
92
1 to 99 workers
32
33
56
63
66
77
78
    1 to 49 workers
30
30
55
63
64
75
76
    50 to 99 workers
38
42
59
65
72
80
81
100 workers or more
51
54
75
79
87
91
90
    100 to 499 workers
48
50
72
79
83
90
89
    500 workers or more
53
59
78
78
90
92
90
Geographic areas
             
Northeast
50
53
68
72
80
85
84
    New England
46
51
69
70
82
85
86
    Middle Atlantic
52
54
68
72
80
85
83
South
41
43
65
72
74
83
85
    South Atlantic
42
45
65
72
72
82
84
    East South Central
34
36
60
71
70
82
84
    West South Central
41
44
67
72
78
84
86
Midwest
40
41
60
69
70
81
82
    East North Central
40
41
60
69
70
81
82
    West North Central
40
41
62
68
72
80
82
West
38
40
70
71
84
89
84
    Mountain
41
43
67
72
74
84
85
    Pacific
36
38
71
71
88
91
83
1Includes workers in private industry and state and local government. See Technical Note for further explanation.
2Includes workers with access to one or more of these leave benefits.
3Surveyed 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 wage data for March 2018.

Note: For definitions of major plans, key provisions, and related terms, see the "Glossary of Employee Benefit Terms" at
www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/national-compensation-survey-glossary-of-employee-benefit-terms.htm.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.