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Paid leave combinations: Access

Table 46. Paid leave combinations: Access, private industry workers, 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
leave1 		Personal
leave, sick
leave, paid
family
leave, or
vacation1 		Personal
leave,
vacation, or
holidays1
All workers
42
41
66
73
74
83
83
Worker characteristics
             
Management, professional, and related
60
61
86
88
91
94
93
    Management, business, and financial
64
63
93
95
95
98
98
    Professional and related
58
60
82
84
89
92
90
Service
24
24
44
46
54
65
64
    Protective service
25
25
53
58
60
73
71
Sales and office
47
46
71
76
77
84
86
    Sales and related
39
38
60
66
67
77
80
    Office and administrative support
52
51
78
84
83
89
90
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
29
27
57
71
66
82
84
    Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and
     forestry
18
16
41
55
53
72
75
    Installation, maintenance, and repair
40
38
71
85
77
91
91
Production, transportation, and material moving
38
34
63
81
70
86
87
    Production
37
31
61
86
69
89
91
    Transportation and material moving
39
37
65
76
71
82
84
Full time
52
50
79
88
84
93
93
Part time
16
16
29
31
43
52
53
Union
56
53
81
87
87
92
92
Nonunion
41
40
65
72
72
82
82
Average wage within the following categories:2
             
    Lowest 25 percent
22
21
38
45
47
60
62
        Lowest 10 percent
13
12
26
32
33
47
50
    Second 25 percent
43
41
69
78
76
88
88
    Third 25 percent
51
50
80
87
87
94
94
    Highest 25 percent
60
61
87
90
92
95
94
        Highest 10 percent
62
62
89
91
94
95
95
Establishment characteristics
             
Goods-producing industries
38
34
66
85
73
90
92
    Construction
23
21
47
63
56
76
80
    Manufacturing
46
41
74
95
81
97
98
Service-providing industries
43
43
67
71
74
81
81
    Trade, transportation, and utilities
43
40
68
76
75
84
86
        Wholesale trade
47
46
82
88
86
91
93
        Retail trade
38
36
60
68
68
78
81
        Transportation and warehousing
50
47
75
85
82
91
91
        Utilities
59
59
97
98
98
99
99
    Information
81
80
94
94
95
96
97
    Financial activities
62
62
91
92
93
95
94
        Finance and insurance
69
69
96
97
98
98
98
            Credit intermediation and related activities
62
62
97
98
98
99
99
            Insurance carriers and related activities
79
79
95
96
97
98
97
        Real estate and rental and leasing
41
41
76
78
80
85
84
    Professional and business services
45
44
68
74
75
81
83
        Professional and technical services
61
61
89
93
93
97
96
        Administrative and waste services
22
22
42
50
51
62
66
    Education and health services
55
57
78
79
85
88
89
        Educational services
34
47
55
53
82
83
77
            Junior colleges, colleges, and universities
40
45
72
72
87
88
86
        Health care and social assistance
59
59
82
84
85
89
90
    Leisure and hospitality
12
12
30
32
44
57
52
        Accommodation and food services
11
11
27
30
40
55
50
    Other services
28
26
54
60
63
75
72
1 to 99 workers
32
31
56
64
64
76
77
    1 to 49 workers
30
30
55
63
63
75
76
    50 to 99 workers
39
38
61
68
69
79
80
100 workers or more
54
53
78
84
85
91
90
    100 to 499 workers
50
48
74
82
82
90
90
    500 workers or more
62
61
85
87
88
91
91
Geographic areas
             
Northeast
51
50
70
75
78
83
83
    New England
45
46
72
73
80
84
86
    Middle Atlantic
53
52
70
75
77
83
83
South
42
41
65
74
70
81
84
    South Atlantic
43
42
64
73
69
80
83
    East South Central
37
35
61
74
66
80
83
    West South Central
44
42
69
76
74
82
85
Midwest
40
38
61
71
68
80
81
    East North Central
40
38
61
71
67
80
81
    West North Central
41
38
63
71
69
78
81
West
38
38
70
73
82
88
84
    Mountain
43
43
68
75
71
83
86
    Pacific
36
36
72
72
87
90
83
1Includes workers with access to one or more of these leave benefits.
2Surveyed 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.