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Delaware Data for Career Pathway Planning
Pathways by Career Cluster: Human Services
Career Cluster and PathwaysMSHSHWHDEmployment
2021
Employment
Change 2020-30
Employment
Growth 2020-30
Avg. Wage
2021
  Human Services   11,510      2,150           14.9%           $44,729  
Early Childhood Development & Services     590      190           32.2%           $24,660  
Counseling & Mental Health Services    1,570      100           6.4%           $59,450  
Family & Community Services    4,330      630           14.5%           $50,052  
Personal Care Services    4,970      1,220           24.5%           $38,085  
Consumer Services  50      10           20.0%           $49,310  
Pathways by Geographic Region: Human Services
PathwayRegionEmployment
2021
Employment
Change 2020-30
Employment
Growth 2020-30
Avg. Wage
2021
Early Childhood Development & ServicesMid-Atlantic45,920     8,890         8.4%           $28,433  
Early Childhood Development & ServicesUnited States438,520     84,200         8.5%           $27,680  
Counseling & Mental Health ServicesMid-Atlantic53,140     5,430         9.6%           $66,243  
Counseling & Mental Health ServicesUnited States418,020     47,400         11.4%           $65,288  
Family & Community ServicesMid-Atlantic178,720     24,410         11.5%           $54,662  
Family & Community ServicesUnited States1,408,310     211,500         11.2%           $54,216  
Personal Care ServicesMid-Atlantic206,220     67,790         28.1%           $38,106  
Personal Care ServicesUnited States1,401,880     384,700         22.2%           $38,490  
Consumer ServicesMid-Atlantic3,660     330         10.0%           $52,351  
Consumer ServicesUnited States31,230     3,100         9.2%           $50,430  

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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.