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Paid sick leave: Type of provision
Table 34. Paid sick leave: Type of provision, civilian workers,1 National
Compensation Survey, March 2012
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(All workers with paid sick leave = 100 percent)
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Characteristics
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Sick leave provision
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Fixed number
of days per
year2
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As needed3
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As part of
consolidated
leave plan4
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Management, professional, and related
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Management, business, and financial
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Primary, secondary, and special education
school teachers
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Office and administrative support
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Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
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Installation, maintenance, and repair
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Production, transportation, and material moving
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Transportation and material moving
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Average wage within the following categories:5
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Establishment characteristics
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Goods-producing industries
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Service-providing industries
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Education and health services
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Elementary and secondary schools
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Junior colleges, colleges, and universities
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Healthcare and social assistance
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1Includes workers in the private nonfarm
economy except those in private households, and
workers in the public sector, except the federal
government. See Technical Note for further
explanation.
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4A 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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2Employees earn or accrue a specified number
of sick leave days per year. This number may vary
by length of service.
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5The categories are based on the average
wage for each occupation surveyed, which may
include workers with earnings both above and
below the threshold. The average wages are based
on the estimates published in the "National
Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings in
the United States, 2010." See Technical Note for
more details.
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3Plan does not specify maximum number of
days.
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NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual
items may not equal totals. For definitions of major
plans, key provisions, and related terms, see the
"Glossary of Employee Benefit Terms" at
www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/glossary20112012.htm.
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