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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jul 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Occup Rehabil. 2024 Jan 22;34(2):299–315. doi: 10.1007/s10926-023-10164-w

Table 3.

Disability and Non-disability Accommodations, 2012–2021

Any accommodations
Eqt. accommodations
Disability No disability Disability No disability
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Total 11.7% 6.8% 3.8% 2.6%
Personal care excl. child & home care 27.3% 4.8% 4.9% 1.9%
Health support excl. diagnosis and technicians 23.2% 7.7% 13.1% 2.3%
Computer/math 22.5% 10.6% 12.1% 4.6%
Admin assistants 20.9% 7.2% 11.0% 2.4%
Social services 20.4% 10.3% 7.8% 3.8%
Education 18.5% 8.2% 4.6% 3.2%
Business operations 18.1% 9.4% 6.7% 3.6%
Scientists 18.0% 10.1% 7.8% 4.8%
Architects/engineers 16.9% 9.3% 7.2% 4.5%
Home or health aides 15.1% 5.4% 2.6% 0.9%
Bus drivers 14.8% 4.2% 0.4% 1.6%
Customer reps 14.6% 7.3% 2.8% 1.8%
Legal 14.6% 10.7% 9.7% 4.5%
Cashiers 14.0% 4.8% 2.6% 0.5%
Misc. managers 13.6% 9.6% 4.1% 4.0%
Health technicians 13.4% 7.9% 5.6% 2.1%
Admin. support excl. admin assistants 13.0% 6.0% 4.5% 2.0%
Health diagnosis 12.9% 8.9% 1.6% 3.1%
Cooks 12.8% 4.9% 1.6% 1.6%
Top executives 11.9% 10.1% 7.5% 4.5%
Arts and entertainment 11.3% 9.7% 3.1% 4.3%
Sales supervisors 11.0% 5.7% 4.9% 1.5%
Financial specialists 11.0% 7.2% 4.1% 2.8%
Protective services 10.0% 6.3% 1.9% 2.4%
Production 9.9% 5.5% 5.7% 2.6%
Retail sales excl. cashiers 9.5% 4.5% 2.4% 0.6%
Receptionists 9.2% 5.4% 0.8% 2.2%
Non-bus vehicle operators 8.6% 4.7% 2.1% 1.9%
Misc. transportation 7.9% 3.9% 1.6% 1.8%
Childcare services 7.9% 3.3% 0.0% 0.3%
Non-retail sales 7.6% 5.6% 1.3% 1.9%
Construction managers 7.2% 8.1% 3.7% 3.7%
Laborers/packagers/movers 6.7% 2.8% 0.0% 1.2%
Automotive 6.2% 5.6% 1.8% 3.1%
Janitors 6.1% 3.7% 1.2% 1.9%
Maintenance excl. janitors 6.0% 3.5% 0.8% 1.8%
Construction/extraction 5.2% 3.4% 1.5% 1.9%
Maids 4.8% 3.3% 0.0% 0.8%
Food prep excl. cooks 3.7% 4.4% 0.5% 0.7%
Farming/forestry/fishing 3.7% 2.8% 0.0% 1.9%
Installation/repair 3.6% 6.7% 2.5% 3.5%
Farm/ranch managers 0.8% 4.4% 0.6% 2.8%

Percent of employees granted accommodations averaged across 2012–2021, ranked by disability accommodations rate