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Delaware Data for Career Pathway Planning

Career Cluster and Pathway	Employment 2022	Employment Change 2020-30	Employment Growth 2020-30	Avg. Wage 2022

Business Management & Administration	75,060	50	0.5%	$66,710
Administrative Support	52,830	-1,240	-2.3%	$45,741

Delaware

Occ Number	Occupation	Employment 2022	Employment Change 2020-30	Employment Growth 2020-30	Avg. Wage 2022	My Next Move	Occupational Outlook Handbook
Occupations by Career Pathway: Administrative Support
43-3031	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	5,670	-190	-3.0%	$47,050	MNM	OOH
15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	770	N/A	N/A	$120,970	MNM	OOH
43-4051	Customer Service Representatives	7,200	-360	-4.2%	$42,460	MNM	OOH
43-9021	Data Entry Keyers	440	-100	-23.8%	$33,820	MNM	OOH
43-6011	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	1,460	-300	-20.1%	$70,170	MNM	OOH
43-4071	File Clerks	700	-60	-15.4%	$31,070	MNM	OOH
43-1011	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	5,970	-80	-1.5%	$68,950	MNM	OOH
43-4161	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	420	-10	-2.9%	$41,810	MNM	OOH
43-4199	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	240	-10	-2.8%	$45,410	MNM	OOH
43-4111	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	500	-30	-5.2%	$48,460	MNM	OOH
43-4121	Library Assistants, Clerical	420	10	2.4%	$27,540	MNM	OOH
43-9051	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	290	N/A	N/A	$35,600	MNM	OOH
43-5041	Meter Readers, Utilities	40	-10	-10.0%	$53,360	MNM	OOH
43-4141	New Accounts Clerks	50	-20	-14.3%	$50,580	MNM	OOH
43-9199	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	490	50	8.3%	$53,410	MNM	OOH
43-9061	Office Clerks, General	5,040	-150	-2.5%	$37,540	MNM	OOH
43-9071	Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	310	-50	-14.7%	$39,520	MNM	OOH
43-4151	Order Clerks	220	-40	-12.1%	$34,400	MNM	OOH
43-3051	Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	380	-70	-14.0%	$45,420	MNM	OOH
43-5051	Postal Service Clerks	230	0	0.0%	$58,300	MNM	OOH
43-5052	Postal Service Mail Carriers	1,070	30	2.9%	$56,260	MNM	OOH
43-5053	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	460	-10	-2.6%	$53,080	MNM	OOH
43-3061	Procurement Clerks	160	N/A	N/A	$38,440	MNM	OOH
43-4171	Receptionists and Information Clerks	2,240	40	1.7%	$31,630	MNM	OOH
43-6014	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	7,540	-680	-9.6%	$44,640	MNM	OOH
43-5071	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	3,390	-60	-2.0%	$37,810	MNM	OOH
53-7065	Stockers and Order Fillers	6,840	910	13.7%	$31,910	MNM	OOH
43-2011	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	250	-40	-22.2%	$34,000	MNM	OOH
43-9022	Word Processors and Typists	40	-10	-25.0%	$47,960	MNM	OOH

Mid-Atlantic States

Occupation	Employment 2022	Employment Change 2020-30	Employment Growth 2020-30	Avg. Wage 2022
Occupations by Career Pathway: Administrative Support
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	172,270	-1,530	-0.9%	$48,539
Computer Occupations, All Other	86,630	9,700	11.3%	$114,345
Correspondence Clerks	N/A	0	N/A	N/A
Customer Service Representatives	313,160	2,850	0.9%	$42,273
Data Entry Keyers	19,730	-4,750	-21.4%	$38,152
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	57,400	-10,640	-16.3%	$71,875
File Clerks	12,360	-1,750	-10.1%	$38,595
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	193,350	1,640	0.9%	$67,035
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	16,630	110	0.6%	$48,209
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	14,040	470	2.7%	$51,911
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	21,080	-1,110	-4.8%	$41,028
Library Assistants, Clerical	11,330	-10	-0.1%	$33,411
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	12,080	-90	-0.7%	$36,739
Meter Readers, Utilities	2,510	-170	-5.6%	$52,610
New Accounts Clerks	3,020	-450	-13.8%	$45,992
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	23,080	1,590	5.9%	$45,748
Office Clerks, General	304,170	-1,640	-0.5%	$42,393
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	5,980	-700	-10.2%	$38,871
Order Clerks	12,770	-2,500	-15.8%	$39,387
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	17,560	-1,720	-10.5%	$54,492
Postal Service Clerks	9,990	-750	-7.0%	$56,909
Postal Service Mail Carriers	40,440	-2,630	-6.6%	$56,333
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	18,070	-1,650	-10.7%	$53,419
Procurement Clerks	9,660	-190	-1.9%	$49,094
Receptionists and Information Clerks	129,500	11,710	7.7%	$35,727
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	240,460	-17,770	-6.6%	$44,710
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	90,750	-490	-0.6%	$41,378
Stockers and Order Fillers	331,660	37,950	13.5%	$35,307
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	5,460	-1,340	-19.1%	$34,953
Telephone Operators	N/A	-140	N/A	N/A
Word Processors and Typists	9,720	-4,150	-35.8%	$44,798

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• Sources: Delaware Department of Labor and U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Mid-Atlantic includes Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
• MS, HS, HW and HD are abbreviations for Middle Skill, High Skill, High Wage and High Demand Occupations
• MS & HS Cluster/Pathway: A Cluster/Pathway is designated as MS if, within the cluster/pathway, the percentage of MS occupations is at least thirty (30) percent
of the total number of occupations reported for that cluster/pathway. The same process is used to determine HS clusters/pathways.
• HW & HD Cluster/Pathway: A Cluster/Pathway is designated as HW if, within the cluster/pathway, the total employment for HW occupations is greater than the
total employment for non-HW occupations. The same process is used to determine HD for clusters/pathways.