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Delaware Data for Career Pathway Planning
Pathways by Career Cluster: Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
Career Cluster and PathwaysMSHSHWHDEmployment
2021
Employment
Change 2020-30
Employment
Growth 2020-30
Avg. Wage
2021
  Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security  18,290      1,080           6.1%           $45,282  
Correction Services   2,420        $50,852  
Emergency and Fire Management Services    2,310      130           5.6%           $46,623  
Security & Protective Services    4,450      560           12.6%           $34,657  
Law Enforcement Services   2,500      200           8.0%           $84,199  
Legal Services  6,610      190           2.9%           $60,137  
Pathways by Geographic Region: Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
PathwayRegionEmployment
2021
Employment
Change 2020-30
Employment
Growth 2020-30
Avg. Wage
2021
Correction ServicesMid-Atlantic67,240     -2,330         -3.5%           $59,284  
Correction ServicesUnited States539,210     -28,000         -4.9%           $56,756  
Emergency and Fire Management ServicesMid-Atlantic81,020     3,950         8.3%           $55,366  
Emergency and Fire Management ServicesUnited States770,530     42,500         8.5%           $52,835  
Security & Protective ServicesMid-Atlantic211,080     27,160         14.6%           $38,246  
Security & Protective ServicesUnited States1,514,370     196,000         15.2%           $36,731  
Law Enforcement ServicesMid-Atlantic127,110     8,480         6.5%           $83,563  
Law Enforcement ServicesUnited States976,750     65,600         6.6%           $75,624  
Legal ServicesMid-Atlantic201,130     7,820         3.4%           $116,470  
Legal ServicesUnited States1,345,690     83,400         5.5%           $105,677  

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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.