In 2023, about 64 percent of workers in the United States in service occupations had access to paid sick leave, while 96 percent of workers in management, professional, and related occupations had access to paid sick leave.
Share of civilian workers with access to paid sick leave in the United States as of March 2023, by occupation
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Share of civilian workers with access to paid sick leave in the United States as of March 2023, by occupation
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Data includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (September 21, 2023). Share of civilian workers with access to paid sick leave in the United States as of March 2023, by occupation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/324486/percentage-of-us-civilian-workers-with-access-to-paid-sick-leave-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Share of civilian workers with access to paid sick leave in the United States as of March 2023, by occupation." Chart. September 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/324486/percentage-of-us-civilian-workers-with-access-to-paid-sick-leave-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Share of civilian workers with access to paid sick leave in the United States as of March 2023, by occupation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/324486/percentage-of-us-civilian-workers-with-access-to-paid-sick-leave-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Share of Civilian Workers with Access to Paid Sick Leave in The United States as of March 2023, by Occupation." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/324486/percentage-of-us-civilian-workers-with-access-to-paid-sick-leave-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Share of civilian workers with access to paid sick leave in the United States as of March 2023, by occupation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/324486/percentage-of-us-civilian-workers-with-access-to-paid-sick-leave-by-occupation/ (last visited April 12, 2025)
Share of civilian workers with access to paid sick leave in the United States as of March 2023, by occupation [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/324486/percentage-of-us-civilian-workers-with-access-to-paid-sick-leave-by-occupation/
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