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Delaware Data for Career Pathway Planning
Pathways by Career Cluster: Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
Career Cluster and PathwaysMSHSHWHDEmployment
2022
Employment
Change 2020-30
Employment
Growth 2020-30
Avg. Wage
2022
  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
2022
Employment
Change 2020-30
Employment
Growth 2020-30
Avg. Wage
2022
Food Products and Processing SystemsMid-Atlantic8,110     530         5.4%           $59,706  
Food Products and Processing SystemsUnited States93,160     5,300         5.3%           $53,603  
Plant SystemsMid-Atlantic29,910     3,190         4.2%           $47,719  
Plant SystemsUnited States450,710     42,800         5.8%           $41,086  
Animal SystemsMid-Atlantic32,810     11,690         24.0%           $32,326  
Animal SystemsUnited States293,480     72,500         13.4%           $33,157  
Power, Structural & Technical SystemsMid-Atlantic3,030     1,070         12.7%           $44,561  
Power, Structural & Technical SystemsUnited States65,610     13,700         12.0%           $46,389  
Natural Resources SystemsMid-Atlantic27,730     1,300         4.7%           $140,020  
Natural Resources SystemsUnited States193,450     12,800         5.5%           $100,581  
Environmental Service SystemsMid-Atlantic53,050     4,750         8.9%           $54,342  
Environmental Service SystemsUnited States482,290     31,600         6.3%           $54,246  
Agribusiness SystemsMid-Atlantic310     850         1.3%           $91,011  
Agribusiness SystemsUnited States6,800     -5,600         -0.6%           $81,431  

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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.