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Delaware Data for Career Pathway Planning
Pathways by Career Cluster: Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
Career Cluster and PathwaysMSHSHWHDEmployment
2021
Employment
Change 2020-30
Employment
Growth 2020-30
Avg. Wage
2021
  Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources   3,620      330           11.3%           $36,174  
Food Products and Processing Systems   180      -10           -5.6%           $42,079  
Plant Systems  390      10           2.6%           $47,934  
Animal Systems     1,040      220           21.2%           $28,425  
Power, Structural & Technical Systems   200      30           15.0%           $39,560  
Natural Resources Systems  650      0           0.0%           $35,080  
Environmental Service Systems   1,160      80           6.9%           $52,489  
Pathways by Geographic Region: Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
PathwayRegionEmployment
2021
Employment
Change 2020-30
Employment
Growth 2020-30
Avg. Wage
2021
Food Products and Processing SystemsMid-Atlantic6,320     530         5.4%           $50,518  
Food Products and Processing SystemsUnited States89,930     5,300         5.3%           $49,785  
Plant SystemsMid-Atlantic31,560     3,190         4.2%           $45,445  
Plant SystemsUnited States442,800     42,800         5.8%           $38,640  
Animal SystemsMid-Atlantic29,490     11,690         24.0%           $30,079  
Animal SystemsUnited States263,560     72,500         13.4%           $30,449  
Power, Structural & Technical SystemsMid-Atlantic2,700     1,070         12.7%           $43,020  
Power, Structural & Technical SystemsUnited States62,330     13,700         12.0%           $43,363  
Natural Resources SystemsMid-Atlantic25,970     1,300         4.7%           $141,584  
Natural Resources SystemsUnited States185,710     12,800         5.5%           $93,628  
Environmental Service SystemsMid-Atlantic51,980     4,750         8.9%           $51,870  
Environmental Service SystemsUnited States468,490     31,600         6.3%           $51,706  
Agribusiness SystemsMid-Atlantic210     850         1.3%           $90,002  
Agribusiness SystemsUnited States5,660     -5,600         -0.6%           $76,571  

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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.