Longer Vacations For Those Who Keep Their Jobs
by Steven Davies on Jul 30, 2013 | Views: 177 | Score: 0
Less than 5 paid vacation days per year | 5 to 9 days | 10 to 14 days | 15 to 19 days | 20 to 24 days | More than 24 days | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
After 1 year of service | 7 | 38 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
After 5 years of service | 2 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 12 | 6 |
After 10 years of service | 2 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 22 | 13 |
After 20 years of service | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 35 | 25 |
% of private industry workers
Sources:
bls.gov
The longer you work for the same employer, the more vacation days you get. After 20 years of service with the same employer, 35% of private industry employees earned between 20 and 24 days of paid vacation per year. Only 7% of employees were given this many vacation days after working for one year.