Delaware Data for Career Pathway Planning
| Pathways by Career Cluster: Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security |
| Career Cluster and Pathways | MS | HS | HW | HD | Employment
2020 | Employment
Change 2018-28 | Employment
Growth 2018-28 | Avg. Wage
2020 |
|
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
|  | | | | 3,048 | 480 | 2.7% | $56,873 |
|
Emergency and Fire Management Services
| | | | | 900 | 330 | 9.7% | $48,322 |
|
Security & Protective Services
| | | | | 893 | 180 | 3.1% | $29,295 |
|
Law Enforcement Services
| | | | | 701 | 160 | 6.6% | $84,227 |
|
Legal Services
| | | | | 554 | -190 | -3.1% | $82,553 |
| Pathways by Geographic Region: Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security |
| Pathway | Region | Employment
2020 | Employment
Change 2018-28 | Employment
Growth 2018-28 | Avg. Wage
2020 |
| Correction Services | Mid-Atlantic | 65,040 | -2,690 | -3.8% | $58,757 |
| Correction Services | United States | 549,360 | -31,800 | -5.6% | $55,391 |
| Emergency and Fire Management Services | Mid-Atlantic | 47,050 | 7,650 | 6.5% | $64,470 |
| Emergency and Fire Management Services | United States | 490,550 | 65,400 | 6.3% | $58,421 |
| Security & Protective Services | Mid-Atlantic | 181,810 | 13,280 | 5.3% | $35,146 |
| Security & Protective Services | United States | 1,279,060 | 71,000 | 3.8% | $33,986 |
| Law Enforcement Services | Mid-Atlantic | 125,570 | 5,250 | 4.0% | $80,584 |
| Law Enforcement Services | United States | 962,200 | 45,900 | 4.6% | $74,523 |
| Legal Services | Mid-Atlantic | 203,580 | 9,180 | 3.8% | $113,617 |
| Legal Services | United States | 1,329,560 | 55,900 | 3.7% | $104,634 |
• 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.