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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 2014
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(All workers with paid sick leave = 100 percent)
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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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Average wage within the following categories5:
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Establishment characteristics
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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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Health care 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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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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3Plan does not specify maximum number of days.
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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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5Surveyed 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 ECEC data for March 2014.
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Note: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals. 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/ncs/ebs/glossary20132014.htm.
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