Delaware Data for Career Pathway Planning
| Pathways by Career Cluster: Hospitality & Tourism |
| Career Cluster and Pathways | MS | HS | HW | HD | Employment
2022 | Employment
Change 2020-30 | Employment
Growth 2020-30 | Avg. Wage
2022 |
|
Hospitality & Tourism
|  | | | | 52,780 | 9,620 | 18.9% | $31,092 |
|
Restaurants and Food/Beverage Services
| | | | | 38,450 | 8,320 | 21.6% | $30,654 |
|
Lodging
| | | | | 11,700 | 640 | 5.5% | $32,517 |
|
Travel & Tourism
| | | | | 110 | 0 | 0.0% | $53,720 |
|
Recreation, Amusements & Attractions
| | | | | 2,520 | 660 | 26.2% | $30,181 |
| Pathways by Geographic Region: Hospitality & Tourism |
| Pathway | Region | Employment
2022 | Employment
Change 2020-30 | Employment
Growth 2020-30 | Avg. Wage
2022 |
| Restaurants and Food/Beverage Services | Mid-Atlantic | 1,363,600 | 287,020 | 23.2% | $33,717 |
| Restaurants and Food/Beverage Services | United States | 12,951,040 | 2,331,500 | 19.3% | $32,789 |
| Lodging | Mid-Atlantic | 414,910 | 51,780 | 11.1% | $34,819 |
| Lodging | United States | 3,448,290 | 333,500 | 8.3% | $34,421 |
| Travel & Tourism | Mid-Atlantic | 12,600 | 1,500 | 8.5% | $41,157 |
| Travel & Tourism | United States | 172,310 | 16,400 | 10.1% | $46,307 |
| Recreation, Amusements & Attractions | Mid-Atlantic | 96,730 | 29,600 | 31.5% | $33,551 |
| Recreation, Amusements & Attractions | United States | 891,190 | 258,600 | 27.3% | $36,974 |
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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.