Job Training for Delaware

“The First State”

Delaware presents you with specific training opportunities for the largest and fastest growing:

• industrial sectors
• occupations
• companies

But first, let’s take a quick look at the overall economy and key industrial locations.

Delaware Economic Overview

In 2016, Delaware Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ranked 41st with over $70 billion and ranked 5^th with a per capita GDP of over 63,000. For June 2017, Delaware had an employed workforce of over 477,000 and an unemployment rate of 4.7%. For 2016, Delaware ranked 32nd on the cost of living.

The following shows per capita gross state product for the last 20 years, relative to America at large; Delaware’s rank on this measure has fallen from 2nd to 5th.

Delaware Locations for Job Training

Here at OJT.com, we can help you get the on-the-job training you need for your business anywhere in Delaware, including the following major cities:

• Dover
• Philadelphia
  • Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ
• Salisbury

Delaware Industries for Job Training

OJT.com connects you with training providers that support all the major Delaware industries. The chart below shows the percentage of the economy, in terms of jobs, that various industry supersectors contribute to the Delaware economy, relative to the percentage that those sectors contribute to the overall U.S. economy.

Delaware OJT supersectors with a proportionate part of their workforce that is 2% or more than the country at large are the Financial Activities supersector and the Mining, Logging, and Construction.

Financial Activities. This supersector includes the following subsectors:

• Finance and Insurance: NAICS 52
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: NAICS 53

Financial Activities is the top supersector in Delaware, with over with over 130,000 employed in this supersector (June 2017). Companies reporting the most single site employees in this supersector are:

• 21st Century North America Insurance Company
• HSBC Bank USA
• JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association
• The Nemours Foundation
• Bayhealth Medical Center, Inc.

Mining, Logging, and Construction. This supersector includes the following subsectors:

• Mining: NAICS 21
  • Oil and Gas Extraction: NAICS 211
  • Mining (except Oil and Gas): NAICS 212
  • Support Activities for Mining: NAICS 213
• Logging: NAICS 1133
• Construction: (NAICS 23)
  • Construction of Buildings: (NAICS 236)
  • Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction: (NAICS 237)
  • Specialty Trade Contractors: (NAICS 238)

Mining, Logging, and Construction is one of the top supersectors in Delaware, with over 21,000 employed in this supersector (June 2017). Companies reporting the most single site employees in this supersector are:

• Construction Management Services, Inc.
• Horizon Services, Inc.
• Asplundh Tree Expert Co.
• Delaware Department of Transportation
• J. White, Inc.

Delaware Growth Industries for Job Training

The following chart shows the growth of the major supersectors over the last year, from June 2016 thru June 2017, relative to the growth of those sectors for the country at large.

The Delaware OJT industry that grew its workforce 2% or more than the country at large is the Mining, Logging, and Construction supersector.

Mining, Logging, and Construction. This supersector includes the following subsectors:

• Mining: NAICS 21
  • Oil and Gas Extraction: NAICS 211
  • Mining (except Oil and Gas): NAICS 212
  • Support Activities for Mining: NAICS 213
• Logging: NAICS 1133
• Construction: (NAICS 23)
  • Construction of Buildings: (NAICS 236)
  • Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction: (NAICS 237)
  • Specialty Trade Contractors: (NAICS 238)

Mining, Logging, and Construction is the top growth industry in Delaware, relative to the rest of America, with over 21,000 (4.8% of the employed workforce) in this supersector (June 2017). Mining, Logging, and Construction employment growth between June 1016 and June 2017 grew 5.9% while the national average grew 2.0%.

Delaware Occupations for Job Training

The following shows Delaware occupations with the largest proportion of employees, relative to the rest of the nation. For example, a location quotient of “5” indicates that the percentage of employees in the occupation is five times greater than for the entire nation.

Delaware Job Training Providers

Delaware has a variety of different training opportunities that you can access on the state government website, see Delaware Training. See OJT trainers in Delaware for additional training providers.

At OJT.com, we connect you with the best on-the-job training programs and on-the-job training providers in Delaware. Whether you are looking for job training manuals, job training videos, on the job training programs, or any other sort of job training programs in Delaware, OJT.com can help you.

Drop OJT.com a line today and let us help you with your job training needs! 

Call 866.465.8266 to speak with someone on our project evaluation team.