Delaware: Labor Market Data for Career Pathway Planning
| Pathways by Career Cluster: Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources |
| Career Cluster and Pathways | MS | HS | HW | HD | Employment
2017 | Employment
Change 2016-26 | Employment
Growth 2016-26 | Avg. Wage
2017 |
|
Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
|  | | | | 4,070 | 245 | 3.6% | $50,862 |
|
Food Products and Processing Systems
| | | | | 250 | -5 | -2.1% | $36,940 |
|
Plant Systems
| | | | | 500 | -78 | -4.5% | $42,003 |
|
Animal Systems
| | | | | 940 | 146 | 6.1% | $27,431 |
|
Power, Structural & Technical Systems
| | | | | 140 | 5 | 1.1% | $34,367 |
|
Natural Resources Systems
| | | | | 530 | 91 | 15.0% | $122,065 |
|
Environmental Service Systems
| | | | | 1,700 | 86 | 6.0% | $47,310 |
|
Agribusiness Systems
| | | | | 10 | | | $105,364 |
| Pathways by Geographic Region: Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources |
| Pathway | Region | Employment
2017 | Employment
Change 2016-26 | Employment
Growth 2016-26 | Avg. Wage
2017 |
| Food Products and Processing Systems | Mid-Atlantic | 6,850 | 360 | 3.9% | $53,014 |
| Food Products and Processing Systems | United States | 96,700 | 3,300 | 2.4% | $41,453 |
| Plant Systems | Mid-Atlantic | 22,900 | 1,470 | 3.3% | $40,036 |
| Plant Systems | United States | 443,710 | 25,500 | 3.6% | $32,352 |
| Animal Systems | Mid-Atlantic | 25,460 | 6,090 | 16.1% | $25,715 |
| Animal Systems | United States | 230,330 | 48,900 | 9.3% | $26,207 |
| Power, Structural & Technical Systems | Mid-Atlantic | 2,590 | 530 | 5.8% | $37,103 |
| Power, Structural & Technical Systems | United States | 62,250 | 6,900 | 6.3% | $37,981 |
| Natural Resources Systems | Mid-Atlantic | 11,860 | 1,200 | 5.5% | $88,560 |
| Natural Resources Systems | United States | 172,940 | 4,300 | 2.1% | $75,840 |
| Environmental Service Systems | Mid-Atlantic | 50,910 | 2,320 | 4.7% | $49,951 |
| Environmental Service Systems | United States | 454,040 | 39,300 | 8.1% | $49,047 |
| Agribusiness Systems | Mid-Atlantic | 120 | -2,210 | -2.7% | $85,620 |
| Agribusiness Systems | United States | 5,390 | -8,600 | -0.8% | $75,772 |
• 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.