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5.9 million wage and salary workers requested a change to help them do their job better
January 02, 2026
In July 2024, 5.9 million wage and salary workers ages 16 to 75 had ever requested or made a change in their current job to help them do it better. These requests or changes were regardless of the presence of a work-limiting health condition or difficulty, representing 4.1 percent of the employed in that age group.
The most common changes requested or made were related to their work schedule (2.6 million), getting new or modified equipment (1.5 million), work tasks (1.4 million), and telework (802,000). The changes that were least requested or made included increased accessibility to workplace or building facilities (147,000) and arranging special transportation (73,000).
Wage and salary workers ages 16 to 75 who requested a change to do their job better by type of change requested, July 2024
Type of change requested
Number of requests
Schedule
2,609,000
Getting new or modified equipment
1,477,000
Work tasks
1,412,000
Working from home (also known as telework)
802,000
Other changes
647,000
Training to learn new job skills
550,000
Increased accessibility to workplace or building facilities
147,000
Arranging special transportation
73,000
Note: Some workers requested more than one type of change.
Most requests made by wage and salary workers to help them do their job better were granted by their employers. Among workers who requested a change in their schedule, 70.1 percent of these requests were fully granted, 21.9 percent were partially granted, and 7.5 percent were not granted.
Of the telework requests, 69.2 percent were fully granted, 21.6 percent were partially granted, and 9.2 percent were not granted. Among new or modified equipment requests, 67.8 percent were fully granted, 17.3 percent were partially granted, and 14.0 percent were not granted. About two-thirds (66.0 percent) of work tasks requests were fully granted, 23.3 percent were partially granted, and 10.3 percent were not granted.
Percent distribution of wage and salary workers ages 16 to 75 who requested a change to help do their job better, by type of change requested and outcome of request, July 2024
Type of change requested
Request was fully granted
Request was partially granted
Request was not granted
Schedule
70.1
21.9
7.5
Working from home (also known as telework)
69.2
21.6
9.2
Getting new or modified equipment
67.8
17.3
14.0
Work tasks
66.0
23.3
10.3
Training to learn new job skills
61.0
27.6
9.4
Increased accessibility to workplace or building facilities
59.1
28.2
12.7
Other changes
49.4
22.3
26.9
Arranging special transportation
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Note: Some workers requested more than one change. Percents may not sum to 100 because the total includes a relatively small number of people who did not respond to the question.
Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).
These data are from the Current Population Survey. For more information, see “People with Health Conditions or Difficulties that Limit Work — July 2024.” The July 2024 supplement collected information about people ages 16 to 75 with a work-limiting health condition or difficulty, changes workers requested or made to do their job better, and challenges in finding and maintaining employment.
United States Department of Labor
