Delaware: Labor Market Data for Career Pathway Planning
| Pathways by Career Cluster: Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security |
| Career Cluster and Pathways | MS | HS | HW | HD | Employment
2017 | Employment
Change 2016-26 | Employment
Growth 2016-26 | Avg. Wage
2017 |
|
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
|  | | | | 17,620 | 815 | 5.2% | $64,493 |
|
Correction Services
| | | | | 2,360 | | | $39,707 |
|
Emergency and Fire Management Services
| | | | | 2,220 | 118 | 7.2% | $43,242 |
|
Security & Protective Services
| | | | | 4,810 | 356 | 6.5% | $29,111 |
|
Law Enforcement Services
| | | | | 2,470 | 158 | 6.6% | $72,155 |
|
Legal Services
| | | | | 5,760 | 183 | 2.9% | $109,099 |
| Pathways by Geographic Region: Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security |
| Pathway | Region | Employment
2017 | Employment
Change 2016-26 | Employment
Growth 2016-26 | Avg. Wage
2017 |
| Correction Services | Mid-Atlantic | 65,580 | -4,840 | -7.1% | $54,429 |
| Correction Services | United States | 558,850 | -32,800 | -5.6% | $50,476 |
| Emergency and Fire Management Services | Mid-Atlantic | 79,660 | 6,070 | 7.6% | $49,445 |
| Emergency and Fire Management Services | United States | 739,760 | 74,700 | 10.0% | $47,799 |
| Security & Protective Services | Mid-Atlantic | 217,830 | 14,890 | 6.6% | $32,670 |
| Security & Protective Services | United States | 1,566,130 | 103,300 | 6.5% | $31,544 |
| Law Enforcement Services | Mid-Atlantic | 106,980 | 3,470 | 2.7% | $75,054 |
| Law Enforcement Services | United States | 951,550 | 65,200 | 6.6% | $68,631 |
| Legal Services | Mid-Atlantic | 205,290 | 9,580 | 4.1% | $108,930 |
| Legal Services | United States | 1,281,640 | 79,100 | 5.4% | $98,852 |
• 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.