Table 46. Vision care benefits(1): Coverage for selected services, private industry workers, National Compensation Survey, 2011 (All workers participating in vision care plans = 100 percent) Characteristics Eye exams Glasses Contact Lasik lenses(2) surgery All workers............................. 100 100 95 16 Worker characteristic Management, professional, and related... 100 100 97 18 Management, business, and financial... 100 100 99 20 Professional and related.............. 100 100 95 16 Service................................. 100 99 93 7 Protective service.................... 100 100 100 – Sales and office........................ 100 100 92 23 Sales and related..................... 100 100 87 17 Office and administrative support..... 100 100 94 25 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance............................. 100 100 98 – Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry................. 100 100 98 – Installation, maintenance, and repair 100 100 98 23 Production, transportation, and material moving.................................. 100 100 93 14 Production............................ 100 100 95 18 Transportation and material moving.... 100 100 91 – Full time............................... 100 100 96 17 Part time............................... 100 100 82 – Union................................... 100 100 91 14 Nonunion................................ 100 100 96 17 Average wage within the following categories:(3) Lowest 25 percent..................... 100 100 92 – Second 25 percent..................... 100 100 91 17 Third 25 percent...................... 100 100 95 17 Highest 25 percent.................... 100 100 97 19 Highest 10 percent.................. 100 100 98 21 Establishment characteristic Goods-producing industries.............. 100 100 97 12 Construction.......................... 100 100 98 – Manufacturing......................... 100 100 97 17 Service-providing industries............ 100 100 94 17 Trade, transportation, and utilities.. 100 100 86 15 Wholesale trade..................... 100 100 96 – Retail trade........................ 100 100 72 – Transportation and warehousing...... 100 100 98 – Information........................... 100 100 100 33 Financial activities.................. 100 100 97 42 Finance and insurance............... 100 100 99 54 Credit intermediation and related activities........................ 100 100 98 65 Insurance carriers and related activities........................ 100 100 100 34 Professional and business services.... 100 100 99 – Professional and technical services 100 100 100 – Administrative and waste services... 100 100 98 – Education and health services......... 100 99 92 10 Educational services................ 100 100 82 – Junior colleges, colleges, and universities...................... 100 100 83 – Healthcare and social assistance.... 100 99 93 – 1 to 99 workers......................... 100 100 97 12 1 to 49 workers....................... 100 100 95 14 50 to 99 workers...................... 100 100 99 9 100 workers or more..................... 100 100 94 19 100 to 499 workers.................... 100 100 92 12 500 workers or more................... 100 100 95 24 Geographic area New England............................. 100 100 99 46 Middle Atlantic......................... 100 100 89 13 East North Central...................... 100 100 92 – West North Central...................... 100 100 99 – South Atlantic.......................... 100 100 95 21 East South Central...................... 100 100 100 – West South Central...................... 100 100 100 – Mountain................................ 100 100 98 15 Pacific................................. 100 99 96 11 1 Includes plans with employer-provided discount cards if there is a cost to the employer. 2 Includes plans that provide coverage for elective purchase of contact lenses; medically necessary contact lenses (for cataract surgery, for example) normally are provided under the surgical portion of a medical plan and are not described in this table. 3 The categories are based on the average wage for each occupation surveyed, which may include workers with earnings both above and below the threshold. The average wages are based on the estimates published in the "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings in the United States, 2010." See Technical Note for more details. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data do not meet publication criteria. For definitions of major plans, key provisions, and related terms, see the "Glossary of Employee Benefit Terms" at www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/glossary20112012.htm.