Number of salaried workers left behind by the Trump overtime proposal, by industry and occupation, projected for 2020

Workers left behind by 2019 proposal Under the 2016 rule Under the 2019 proposal
Group Total workers left behind Workers who would have gotten new protections under the 2016 rule Workers who would have gotten strengthened protections under 2016 rule Total affected workers Workers with new protections Workers with strengthened protections Total affected workers Workers with new protections Workers with strengthened protections Total salaried workers in the U.S.
All 8,240,000 3,140,000 5,100,000 13,470,000 4,550,000 8,920,000 5,230,000 1,410,000 3,820,000 59,140,000
Major industry
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 100,000 10,000 90,000 200,000 10,000 180,000 90,000 90,000 490,000
Mining 40,000 10,000 30,000 60,000 20,000 40,000 20,000 10,000 20,000 350,000
Construction 500,000 90,000 410,000 910,000 140,000 770,000 410,000 40,000 370,000 2,740,000
Manufacturing 700,000 250,000 450,000 1,080,000 350,000 720,000 380,000 110,000 270,000 5,660,000
Wholesale and retail trade 1,060,000 380,000 680,000 1,700,000 560,000 1,140,000 640,000 180,000 460,000 6,000,000
Transportation and utilities 400,000 100,000 310,000 670,000 140,000 530,000 270,000 50,000 220,000 3,060,000
Information 210,000 110,000 100,000 310,000 160,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 50,000 1,510,000
Financial services 870,000 410,000 450,000 1,330,000 610,000 730,000 470,000 190,000 270,000 5,750,000
Professional and business services 1,090,000 530,000 550,000 1,680,000 760,000 920,000 600,000 230,000 370,000 8,610,000
Educational and health services 1,730,000 780,000 950,000 2,860,000 1,130,000 1,730,000 1,140,000 350,000 780,000 15,600,000
Leisure and hospitality 560,000 180,000 380,000 1,010,000 270,000 740,000 450,000 90,000 360,000 2,830,000
Other services 440,000 120,000 320,000 830,000 180,000 660,000 390,000 60,000 340,000 2,800,000
Public administration 550,000 160,000 390,000 830,000 210,000 620,000 280,000 60,000 220,000 3,750,000
Major occupation
Management, business, and financial occupations 1,740,000 1,290,000 450,000 2,480,000 1,810,000 660,000 740,000 530,000 210,000 15,800,000
Professional and related occupations 1,850,000 1,160,000 690,000 2,750,000 1,660,000 1,080,000 900,000 500,000 390,000 20,640,000
Service occupations 950,000 60,000 890,000 1,990,000 100,000 1,890,000 1,040,000 40,000 1,010,000 4,990,000
Sales and related occupations 970,000 360,000 610,000 1,580,000 560,000 1,010,000 610,000 210,000 400,000 5,830,000
Office and administrative support occupations 1,420,000 250,000 1,160,000 2,300,000 370,000 1,930,000 890,000 120,000 770,000 5,200,000
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 70,000 70,000 140,000 140,000 80,000 80,000 300,000
Construction and extraction occupations 360,000 360,000 690,000 690,000 330,000 330,000 1,580,000
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 260,000 260,000 420,000 10,000 410,000 160,000 160,000 1,190,000
Production occupations 290,000 10,000 280,000 480,000 10,000 470,000 190,000 190,000 1,330,000
Transportation and material moving occupations 340,000 10,000 330,000 630,000 10,000 630,000 300,000 290,000 2,270,000

Notes: Subtotals may not add up to totals due to rounding. Following the methodology used by the U.S. Department of Labor, the estimates include all workers affected by the federal salary threshold increase, and do not account for higher state salary thresholds. Values less than 5,000 are omitted from the table and are indicated with the “–” symbol.

Source: EPI analysis of pooled Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata, 2016–2018, following the methodology used in the U.S. Department of Labor’s 2019 proposed rule, “Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees,” 29 CFR Part 541 (published March 22, 2019).

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