Top PTO users and losers

Some 17% of Americans waste their paid time off, according to a survey by American Express. However, your boss and hairdresser? Not among them. Those are just two on a list of positions that are less likely to leave unused vacation days at the end of the year. On the flip side, employees in other job spheres — such as personal trainers and PR representatives — are chronic PTO neglectors. Check out positions on each list, and see which — perhaps some at your own company — could use a nudge toward better work-life balance. [Images: Thinkstock]

Doctors as a group generally use up all their PTO days; nurses (taking up the slack, perhaps?) tend to forego time off.

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