In 2020, about 71 percent of workers in service related occupations had a fixed number of days per year for paid sick leave, while 68 percent of all workers on average in different industries had a fixed number of days per year for paid sick leave.
Percentage of civilian workers with access to paid sick leave in the United States as of March 2020, by occupation and type of leave provision
*Employees earn or accrue a specified number of sick leave days per year. This number may vary by length of service.
**Plan does not specify maximum number of days.
***A consolidated leave plan provides a single amount of time-off for workers to use for multiple purposes, such as vacation, illness or personal business.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (September 24, 2020). Percentage of civilian workers with access to paid sick leave in the United States as of March 2020, by occupation and type of leave provision [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/324549/percentage-of-us-workers-with-access-to-paid-sick-leave-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Percentage of civilian workers with access to paid sick leave in the United States as of March 2020, by occupation and type of leave provision." Chart. September 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/324549/percentage-of-us-workers-with-access-to-paid-sick-leave-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2020). Percentage of civilian workers with access to paid sick leave in the United States as of March 2020, by occupation and type of leave provision. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/324549/percentage-of-us-workers-with-access-to-paid-sick-leave-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Percentage of Civilian Workers with Access to Paid Sick Leave in The United States as of March 2020, by Occupation and Type of Leave Provision." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/324549/percentage-of-us-workers-with-access-to-paid-sick-leave-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Percentage of civilian workers with access to paid sick leave in the United States as of March 2020, by occupation and type of leave provision Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/324549/percentage-of-us-workers-with-access-to-paid-sick-leave-by-occupation/ (last visited May 17, 2022)
