Delaware Data for Career Pathway Planning
| Career Cluster and Pathway | MS | HS | HW | HD | Employment
2019 | Employment
Change 2016-26 | Employment
Growth 2016-26 | Avg. Wage
2019 |
| Human Services | |  | | | 11,940 | 2,458 | 13.9% | $41,285 |
| Counseling & Mental Health Services | | | | | 1,290 | 398 | 15.5% | $59,390 |
Delaware
| Occupations by Career Pathway: Counseling & Mental Health Services |
| Occupation | MS | HS | HW | HD | Employment
2019 | Employment
Change
2016-26 | Employment
Growth
2016-26 | Avg. Wage
2019 | My
Next
Move | Occupational
Outlook
Handbook |
| Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists | | | | | 560 | 40 | 9.6% | $80,060 |
MNM
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OOH
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| Counselors, All Other | | | N/A | N/A | N/A | | | $48,800** |
MNM
|
OOH
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| Marriage and Family Therapists | | | N/A | | N/A | 30 | 10.9% | $54,590** |
MNM
|
OOH
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| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | | | | | 400 | 50 | 14.4% | $50,190 |
MNM
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OOH
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| Mental Health Counselors | | | | | N/A | 140 | 21.8% | $49,950 |
MNM
|
OOH
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| Psychologists, All Other | | | N/A | N/A | N/A | | | $98,230** |
MNM
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OOH
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| Rehabilitation Counselors | | | | | 330 | 100 | 14.0% | $35,470 |
MNM
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OOH
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| Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors | | | | | N/A | 40 | 17.9% | $49,950 |
MNM
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OOH
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Mid-Atlantic States
| Occupations by Career Pathway: Counseling & Mental Health Services |
| Occupation | Employment
2019 | Employment
Change 2016-26 | Employment
Growth 2016-26 | Avg. Wage
2019 |
| Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists | 13,970 | 1,940 | 11.2% | $88,724 |
| Counselors, All Other | N/A | 500 | 13.1% | N/A |
| Industrial-Organizational Psychologists | N/A | 50 | N/A | N/A |
| Marriage and Family Therapists | N/A | 750 | 9.0% | N/A |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | 17,260 | 3,290 | 16.2% | $49,974 |
| Mental Health Counselors | N/A | 6,340 | 22.1% | N/A |
| Psychologists, All Other | N/A | 170 | 8.3% | N/A |
| Rehabilitation Counselors | 14,720 | 2,250 | 13.2% | $43,421 |
| Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors | N/A | 2,500 | 18.3% | N/A |
** National wage data; the state data is not available.
• A blank numerical table cell indicates the data is not available.
• 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.