Delaware Data for Career Pathway Planning
Pathways by Career Cluster: Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security |
Career Cluster and Pathways | MS | HS | HW | HD | Employment 2019 | Employment Change 2016-26 | Employment Growth 2016-26 | Avg. Wage 2019 |
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
|  | |  |  | 17,520 | 815 | 5.2% | $66,005 |
Correction Services
|  |  |  |  | 2,280 | | | $45,365 |
Emergency and Fire Management Services
|  | | |  | 2,040 | 118 | 7.2% | $44,349 |
Security & Protective Services
| | | |  | 4,960 | 356 | 6.5% | $29,542 |
Law Enforcement Services
|  | |  |  | 2,460 | 158 | 6.6% | $73,715 |
Legal Services
|  |  |  |  | 5,780 | 183 | 2.9% | $109,798 |
Pathways by Geographic Region: Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security |
Pathway | Region | Employment 2019 | Employment Change 2016-26 | Employment Growth 2016-26 | Avg. Wage 2019 |
Correction Services | Mid-Atlantic | 66,020 | -4,840 | -7.1% | $55,325 |
Correction Services | United States | 546,420 | -32,800 | -5.6% | $52,348 |
Emergency and Fire Management Services | Mid-Atlantic | 80,130 | 6,070 | 7.6% | $50,614 |
Emergency and Fire Management Services | United States | 754,380 | 74,700 | 10.0% | $49,245 |
Security & Protective Services | Mid-Atlantic | 218,790 | 14,890 | 6.6% | $34,236 |
Security & Protective Services | United States | 1,588,160 | 103,300 | 6.5% | $32,847 |
Law Enforcement Services | Mid-Atlantic | 125,130 | 3,470 | 2.7% | $76,867 |
Law Enforcement Services | United States | 959,060 | 65,200 | 6.6% | $70,029 |
Legal Services | Mid-Atlantic | 205,510 | 9,580 | 4.1% | $109,384 |
Legal Services | United States | 1,304,780 | 79,100 | 5.4% | $100,738 |
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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.