Wages by Occupation in Urban Honolulu, HI

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Urban Honolulu, HI metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 446,380 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $57,220 for all occupations combined. 481 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

Who lives in the Urban Honolulu, HI area and what they earn, by education, from federal survey data (not a measure of any one employer or college).

38.5% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±30181.3), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 111.0 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 135.5; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024; estimates are revised). A higher number means prices are higher on average, not that the area is better or worse.

About 69,896 residents (7.2% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,810; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 2.3% in 2025, with a labor force of about 476,179 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

38.7% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.1), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

Median yearly earnings by education, adults 25 and over who have earnings

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	$31,753	$32,485
High school graduate	$43,160	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$51,279	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$66,654	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$89,405	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	20.9% (±1.5)	24.2%
High school graduate	12.2% (±0.7)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	7.4% (±0.5)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.1% (±0.3)	4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	8.1% (±1.6)	7.7%
High school graduate	5.4% (±0.6)	5.9%
Some college or associate's degree	4.0% (±0.4)	4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.1% (±0.3)	2.8%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	36.7%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	10.4%	10.0%
Business	19.5%	20.1%
Education	10.2%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	23.2%	23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Tables B15003, B20004 (earnings shown only when the margin of error is at most 20% of the value), B23006 (unemployment shown only when every margin is at most 3 points), B17003 (margins of error at the 90% level; poverty shown only when every margin is at most 8 points) and C15010 (the Census Bureau’s own field groups, in a fixed order, not ranked). Describes residents of the area, not a prediction for any person; the Census Bureau has not endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

Wages by occupation

Occupation	Jobs	Median annual wage	Mean annual wage	Jobs per 1,000 jobs here	Concentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors	3,590	$74,990	$78,840	8.05	0.86
Acupuncturists	—	$64,570	$76,980	—	—
Administrative Services Managers	1,190	$119,530	$125,350	2.68	1.58
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	270	$44,110	$46,350	0.59	2.47
Advertising and Promotions Managers	—	$78,460	$99,140	—	—
Advertising Sales Agents	260	$61,290	$63,650	0.58	0.99
Agricultural Inspectors	60	$58,290	$59,960	0.13	1.36
Agricultural Technicians	90	$46,850	$50,770	0.20	2.08
Agricultural Workers, All Other	—	$45,570	$50,280	—	—
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	80	$64,860	$65,550	0.17	2.68
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	870	$90,110	$91,580	1.96	2.21
Aircraft Service Attendants	150	$51,930	$55,660	0.34	1.67
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	2,260	$36,630	$40,200	5.05	1.98
Animal Caretakers	370	$37,290	$44,380	0.82	0.48
Anthropologists and Archeologists	170	$84,530	$97,760	0.38	6.50
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	520	$101,930	$95,820	1.17	1.71
Architectural and Civil Drafters	510	$64,130	$68,800	1.14	1.71
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,040	$150,220	$152,100	2.33	1.64
Art Directors	30	$77,570	$86,800	0.07	0.22
Athletic Trainers	160	$75,540	$71,310	0.35	1.77
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	70	$122,880	$123,060	0.15	2.28
Audio and Video Technicians	370	$60,150	$59,930	0.83	1.84
Audiologists	—	$113,850	$109,670	—	—
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	170	$50,360	$47,790	0.37	0.57
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	300	$60,540	$63,070	0.66	0.69
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,720	$49,020	$55,450	3.86	0.85
Avionics Technicians	80	$84,310	$85,020	0.17	1.43
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	780	$39,660	$44,210	1.74	9.51
Bakers	1,090	$47,150	$47,930	2.45	1.61
Bartenders	2,130	$75,340	$72,660	4.77	0.98
Bill and Account Collectors	160	$55,210	$54,130	0.37	0.36
Billing and Posting Clerks	930	$50,800	$53,200	2.09	0.80
Biological Scientists, All Other	290	$98,680	$100,640	0.66	1.83
Biological Technicians	470	$50,000	$50,050	1.05	2.34
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	3,590	$48,030	$49,780	8.04	0.91
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	60	$81,120	$79,810	0.13	0.38
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	110	$51,060	$83,510	0.26	1.88
Broadcast Technicians	70	$49,200	$58,650	0.15	1.13
Budget Analysts	180	$92,520	$93,120	0.41	1.36
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	540	$85,040	$78,380	1.20	0.65
Bus Drivers, School	300	$61,220	$58,880	0.67	0.26
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	1,810	$68,500	$63,460	4.05	3.95
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	3,620	$94,330	$96,650	8.10	1.16
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	310	$67,880	$80,180	0.70	1.32
Butchers and Meat Cutters	330	$49,860	$50,070	0.75	0.85
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	1,330	$76,690	$82,090	2.99	0.95
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	100	$46,500	$49,890	0.23	0.46
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	90	$44,230	$48,050	0.19	1.39
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	420	$72,880	$79,980	0.94	3.97
Cardiologists	40	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	0.09	0.83
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	130	$111,730	$95,980	0.30	0.73
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	50	$50,770	$52,670	0.12	0.16
Cargo and Freight Agents	980	$42,080	$50,250	2.19	3.49
Carpenters	3,120	$94,310	$89,400	6.98	1.62
Cashiers	6,830	$35,930	$37,340	15.29	0.77
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	500	$96,260	$86,770	1.12	0.85
Chefs and Head Cooks	740	$74,380	$75,730	1.66	1.29
Chemical Technicians	40	$63,910	$75,700	0.08	0.23
Chemists	130	$84,910	$91,470	0.28	0.53
Chief Executives	340	$315,920	$334,000	0.77	0.58
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	820	$68,270	$69,460	1.84	0.73
Childcare Workers	1,410	$36,710	$37,590	3.16	0.95
Chiropractors	160	$72,800	$82,580	0.36	1.41
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	90	$64,390	$64,470	0.20	0.45
Civil Engineers	2,300	$94,600	$96,180	5.15	2.18
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	770	$78,970	$80,510	1.73	0.83
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	790	$38,030	$40,090	1.77	0.72
Clergy	540	$60,540	$62,450	1.22	3.32
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	190	$119,420	$118,150	0.43	0.88
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	920	$66,020	$71,190	2.06	0.96
Coaches and Scouts	550	$52,520	$66,900	1.23	0.77
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	160	$52,000	$55,370	0.37	0.36
Commercial Divers	50	$95,750	$92,570	0.12	5.49
Commercial Pilots	210	$103,460	$107,150	0.48	1.56
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	540	$61,000	$61,840	1.20	1.74
Community Health Workers	140	$56,460	$56,070	0.31	0.79
Compensation and Benefits Managers	60	$110,120	$121,000	0.12	0.84
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	220	$64,100	$75,670	0.48	0.67
Compliance Officers	1,080	$83,390	$86,770	2.41	0.90
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,050	$141,510	$155,120	2.36	0.55
Computer Hardware Engineers	60	$143,020	$137,430	0.15	0.30
Computer Network Architects	290	$104,350	$116,970	0.65	0.56
Computer Network Support Specialists	270	$83,700	$83,810	0.61	0.64
Computer Occupations, All Other	1,880	$120,100	$118,020	4.21	1.50
Computer Programmers	330	$111,170	$107,560	0.73	1.24
Computer Systems Analysts	1,470	$90,980	$95,000	3.29	0.98
Computer User Support Specialists	1,900	$58,960	$61,550	4.27	0.93
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	110	$49,270	$55,390	0.25	0.58
Concierges	220	$56,200	$53,360	0.49	1.56
Conservation Scientists	110	$65,740	$83,250	0.24	1.44
Construction and Building Inspectors	540	$84,910	$81,950	1.22	1.29
Construction Laborers	3,040	$77,960	$70,120	6.81	0.97
Construction Managers	2,190	$128,730	$129,850	4.90	2.00
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	80	$81,850	$77,750	0.17	0.55
Cooks, All Other	70	$39,870	$41,740	0.16	1.28
Cooks, Fast Food	—	$29,120	$37,550	—	—
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	1,080	$46,780	$50,250	2.42	0.85
Cooks, Restaurant	6,960	$42,450	$44,620	15.59	1.72
Cooks, Short Order	290	$40,860	$41,510	0.64	0.72
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	70	$36,670	$39,580	0.15	3.45
Cost Estimators	830	$80,090	$86,200	1.85	1.28
Counter and Rental Clerks	870	$43,980	$50,120	1.95	0.76
Couriers and Messengers	210	$38,580	$39,930	0.46	1.05
Crane and Tower Operators	170	$120,560	$118,530	0.38	1.38
Credit Analysts	120	$98,900	$104,450	0.28	0.66
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	160	$40,800	$44,420	0.35	0.58
Curators	120	$60,610	$62,380	0.26	3.31
Customer Service Representatives	6,260	$44,630	$45,830	14.02	0.84
Data Entry Keyers	160	$47,630	$44,380	0.36	0.44
Data Scientists	250	$102,080	$118,020	0.56	0.33
Database Administrators	100	$84,880	$95,600	0.21	0.48
Database Architects	50	$134,040	$143,250	0.12	0.27
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	240	$38,140	$40,760	0.53	1.27
Dental Assistants	1,450	$42,750	$42,430	3.25	1.30
Dental Hygienists	600	$96,440	$91,530	1.35	0.95
Dental Laboratory Technicians	110	$45,300	$47,500	0.25	1.12
Dentists, General	650	$168,090	$229,620	1.45	1.81
Designers, All Other	—	$43,890	$69,020	—	—
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	350	$140,750	$129,430	0.77	1.05
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	160	$123,070	$118,010	0.36	0.62
Dietetic Technicians	100	$43,570	$43,260	0.21	1.06
Dietitians and Nutritionists	320	$79,580	$83,570	0.71	1.43
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	2,500	$50,200	$48,640	5.61	1.61
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	240	$47,590	$54,930	0.54	3.80
Dishwashers	2,810	$36,400	$40,110	6.30	2.05
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	720	$50,640	$61,240	1.62	1.24
Driver/Sales Workers	710	$35,440	$40,540	1.58	0.60
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	710	$105,910	$97,000	1.59	2.97
Editors	90	$54,690	$66,620	0.21	0.35
Education Administrators, All Other	220	$74,710	$79,930	0.49	1.37
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	1,380	$126,670	$123,900	3.09	1.46
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	470	$81,770	$89,580	1.05	0.90
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	160	$70,270	$72,780	0.35	0.75
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	780	$63,690	$65,640	1.74	2.28
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	1,170	$61,030	$67,750	2.63	1.16
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	420	$96,200	$95,310	0.94	1.53
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	70	$67,670	$71,000	0.17	1.45
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	340	$85,420	$84,330	0.77	1.85
Electrical Engineers	930	$105,460	$109,190	2.09	1.63
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	450	$135,080	$116,590	1.02	1.21
Electricians	2,290	$100,270	$94,570	5.14	1.05
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	60	$68,480	$57,200	0.14	2.59
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	270	$126,050	$125,340	0.61	0.97
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	4,220	$73,080	$70,090	9.46	1.06
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	430	$56,240	$58,090	0.96	0.96
Emergency Management Directors	60	$71,000	$90,770	0.13	1.54
Emergency Medical Technicians	460	$67,050	$70,060	1.03	0.89
Emergency Medicine Physicians	90	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	0.20	0.97
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	390	$92,620	$89,680	0.87	2.25
Engineers, All Other	960	$121,010	$127,820	2.15	2.17
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	40	$62,420	$78,420	0.09	0.38
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	50	$51,810	$59,240	0.11	1.46
Environmental Engineers	130	$110,010	$115,820	0.30	1.22
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	140	$50,640	$54,210	0.31	1.39
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	570	$79,510	$80,930	1.28	2.23
Epidemiologists	60	$76,780	$78,060	0.13	1.70
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	1,040	$80,600	$82,000	2.33	0.79
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	750	$48,200	$53,800	1.69	0.81
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	80	$66,850	$73,490	0.17	5.29
Facilities Managers	500	$106,020	$114,040	1.11	1.11
Family Medicine Physicians	—	$218,990	$222,460	—	—
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	30	$57,320	$64,550	0.07	1.68
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	290	$36,440	$39,600	0.64	0.38
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	90	$43,560	$46,410	0.19	0.91
Fashion Designers	—	$50,310	$57,390	—	—
Fast Food and Counter Workers	17,240	$35,080	$34,970	38.63	1.56
File Clerks	50	$42,590	$46,470	0.11	0.23
Financial and Investment Analysts	530	$93,220	$94,640	1.18	0.51
Financial Clerks, All Other	100	$46,560	$49,050	0.22	0.96
Financial Examiners	260	$62,720	$68,850	0.58	1.34
Financial Managers	3,000	$134,330	$148,620	6.71	1.24
Financial Risk Specialists	90	$89,860	$96,460	0.20	0.48
Financial Specialists, All Other	780	$77,190	$85,140	1.75	2.06
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	2,040	$103,020	$103,240	4.57	0.87
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	390	$52,660	$56,220	0.88	1.33
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	100	$60,300	$57,040	0.23	1.29
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	5,060	$48,310	$52,710	11.34	1.44
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	850	$58,010	$59,700	1.91	1.66
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	—	$62,450	$62,510	—	—
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	2,430	$90,400	$96,290	5.44	1.37
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	680	$63,020	$72,230	1.53	1.11
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	7,220	$62,980	$66,900	16.18	1.75
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	530	$52,510	$58,020	1.19	1.62
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	490	$140,590	$135,920	1.10	1.11
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,050	$75,000	$81,010	2.34	0.54
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	130	$77,190	$73,610	0.30	2.26
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	4,150	$55,410	$56,980	9.30	1.29
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	450	$54,920	$58,000	1.00	1.91
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	2,320	$65,890	$69,160	5.19	1.29
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	150	$77,280	$74,890	0.34	2.26
Floral Designers	280	$44,230	$44,560	0.63	2.41
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	50	$45,450	$45,720	0.12	0.91
Food Batchmakers	240	$37,490	$39,020	0.53	0.47
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	230	$35,710	$43,140	0.52	0.95
Food Preparation Workers	4,210	$37,300	$40,080	9.43	1.64
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	530	$36,650	$39,840	1.18	0.62
Food Service Managers	680	$85,390	$87,350	1.52	0.99
Forest and Conservation Technicians	60	$50,450	$53,690	0.12	0.64
Fundraisers	300	$62,780	$69,150	0.67	0.94
Fundraising Managers	190	$93,610	$104,920	0.43	1.72
Funeral Home Managers	70	$59,630	$56,630	0.15	1.73
General and Operations Managers	9,430	$113,940	$130,360	21.12	0.94
General Internal Medicine Physicians	160	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	0.36	0.82
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	90	$106,260	$106,070	0.20	1.32
Glaziers	210	$80,940	$81,210	0.46	1.23
Graphic Designers	410	$58,270	$62,300	0.92	0.72
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	740	$31,020	$44,540	1.65	0.84
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	310	$58,440	$58,750	0.69	2.08
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	60	$79,460	$95,910	0.14	1.01
Health Education Specialists	130	$63,740	$68,070	0.28	0.68
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	90	$50,190	$71,360	0.21	0.85
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	760	$59,580	$64,420	1.71	1.46
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	80	$120,270	$115,450	0.18	0.96
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	690	$57,330	$66,150	1.54	6.86
Healthcare Social Workers	520	$86,970	$83,500	1.16	0.96
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	910	$47,450	$47,860	2.04	2.89
Hearing Aid Specialists	60	$75,300	$73,240	0.12	1.73
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	1,060	$65,450	$66,760	2.37	0.90
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,890	$59,330	$59,850	6.47	0.49
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	160	$30,900	$36,810	0.36	2.27
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	30	$61,020	$59,810	0.07	0.74
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	430	$45,790	$48,210	0.97	1.58
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	70	$40,610	$42,640	0.15	3.17
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	120	$52,000	$50,010	0.27	0.94
Helpers--Production Workers	140	$44,020	$46,930	0.32	0.30
Historians	70	$95,470	$101,930	0.15	6.63
Home Appliance Repairers	140	$58,300	$52,820	0.31	1.50
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	4,400	$37,770	$38,760	9.87	0.36
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	1,740	$47,110	$44,820	3.89	1.40
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	1,360	$59,940	$58,640	3.05	1.81
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	370	$48,930	$51,220	0.83	1.43
Human Resources Managers	550	$129,240	$137,280	1.23	0.87
Human Resources Specialists	1,990	$75,490	$78,490	4.46	0.76
Industrial Engineers	50	$125,980	$125,160	0.12	0.05
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	720	$81,120	$84,980	1.62	0.57
Industrial Production Managers	90	$124,290	$132,510	0.20	0.13
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	750	$51,260	$63,690	1.69	0.34
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	630	$55,620	$55,900	1.41	1.62
Information Security Analysts	510	$113,080	$119,940	1.13	0.92
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	520	$61,630	$61,730	1.16	0.30
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	870	$77,560	$76,260	1.94	1.71
Instructional Coordinators	800	$95,920	$91,570	1.79	1.22
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	60	$87,570	$89,750	0.14	0.85
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	330	$47,070	$48,990	0.73	0.53
Insurance Sales Agents	820	$64,170	$74,040	1.84	0.60
Insurance Underwriters	220	$73,580	$76,410	0.50	0.74
Interior Designers	180	$62,330	$71,450	0.40	0.87
Interpreters and Translators	50	$40,690	$55,160	0.12	0.36
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	70	$35,870	$38,970	0.15	0.16
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	8,090	$36,760	$39,370	18.12	1.28
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	130	$48,450	$52,630	0.28	1.96
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	50	$56,970	$58,710	0.12	0.17
Labor Relations Specialists	410	$71,190	$105,070	0.93	2.23
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	7,020	$44,120	$47,160	15.72	0.83
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	3,330	$44,540	$43,320	7.47	1.22
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	1,080	$33,940	$37,310	2.42	1.90
Lawyers	1,960	$120,870	$126,580	4.39	0.90
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	140	$87,570	$86,130	0.31	8.17
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	600	$49,390	$55,900	1.35	1.34
Legal Support Workers, All Other	140	$55,490	$68,040	0.31	1.02
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	230	$71,000	$73,280	0.51	0.60
Library Assistants, Clerical	290	$37,110	$36,830	0.66	1.19
Library Technicians	80	$52,450	$51,570	0.19	0.42
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	520	$71,840	$72,950	1.17	0.28
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	750	$50,630	$55,580	1.68	3.54
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	—	$49,730	$51,540	—	—
Light Truck Drivers	2,510	$45,860	$51,780	5.62	0.89
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	400	$55,970	$58,220	0.89	0.84
Loan Officers	740	$69,150	$84,270	1.67	0.94
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	80	$50,140	$50,080	0.19	1.86
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	40	$64,970	$58,470	0.10	1.04
Lodging Managers	70	$115,190	$118,610	0.17	0.60
Logisticians	540	$101,750	$103,020	1.20	0.74
Machinists	250	$84,410	$81,140	0.56	0.30
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	110	$119,370	$116,240	0.25	0.89
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	6,540	$53,850	$52,270	14.66	2.65
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	150	$37,020	$40,620	0.33	0.93
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	5,120	$55,280	$57,150	11.47	1.17
Management Analysts	2,540	$101,750	$108,490	5.70	0.99
Managers, All Other	—	$134,670	$138,770	—	—
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	120	$108,200	$108,120	0.26	4.96
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,090	$62,990	$69,720	2.44	0.42
Marketing Managers	450	$118,180	$134,530	1.02	0.40
Marriage and Family Therapists	190	$141,960	$124,080	0.42	0.97
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	510	$39,730	$41,090	1.15	1.23
Mechanical Engineers	490	$98,740	$102,870	1.10	0.57
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	260	$79,750	$77,130	0.58	7.31
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	40	$47,690	$60,490	0.09	0.68
Medical and Health Services Managers	2,140	$151,180	$160,430	4.79	1.25
Medical Assistants	2,700	$47,720	$49,110	6.04	1.15
Medical Equipment Preparers	160	$51,520	$53,270	0.36	0.71
Medical Equipment Repairers	220	$69,090	$70,690	0.49	1.16
Medical Records Specialists	310	$65,220	$66,700	0.69	0.55
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	1,580	$49,460	$50,040	3.54	0.57
Medical Transcriptionists	—	$37,840	$40,760	—	—
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	320	$64,210	$66,310	0.71	0.77
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	—	$50,360	$59,230	—	—
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	740	$39,090	$42,620	1.65	1.56
Microbiologists	50	$65,650	$70,520	0.11	0.93
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,790	$71,000	$71,710	4.01	1.01
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	320	$53,500	$56,550	0.71	0.08
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	70	$64,960	$69,280	0.16	0.88
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	350	$81,120	$80,910	0.77	0.68
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	140	$77,560	$77,490	0.31	0.32
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	120	$46,310	$45,090	0.28	1.71
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	180	$64,800	$58,490	0.41	1.36
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	100	$78,040	$75,520	0.23	1.55
Motorboat Operators	140	$81,440	$72,740	0.32	20.18
Museum Technicians and Conservators	140	$39,880	$44,270	0.31	3.91
Music Directors and Composers	70	$69,330	$82,790	0.16	2.01
Natural Sciences Managers	340	$111,940	$111,300	0.76	1.09
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,250	$102,050	$107,880	2.79	1.38
New Accounts Clerks	120	$47,440	$49,090	0.26	1.10
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	110	$56,730	$74,810	0.25	1.01
Nurse Midwives	—	$184,620	$168,200	—	—
Nurse Practitioners	400	$135,570	$142,230	0.90	0.43
Nursing Assistants	3,770	$45,260	$45,390	8.44	0.91
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	130	$338,130	$234,740	0.28	2.06
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	560	$95,600	$94,540	1.25	1.38
Occupational Therapists	320	$102,870	$99,680	0.73	0.70
Occupational Therapy Assistants	50	$71,960	$71,020	0.11	0.35
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	1,380	$32,510	$41,760	3.10	2.50
Office Clerks, General	8,820	$41,600	$44,430	19.75	1.25
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	100	$37,590	$42,070	0.23	1.44
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	1,430	$117,630	$104,010	3.20	1.04
Operations Research Analysts	110	$100,600	$110,190	0.24	0.35
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	160	$58,240	$55,470	0.36	0.78
Opticians, Dispensing	90	$75,300	$67,740	0.20	0.42
Optometrists	170	$141,770	$149,540	0.38	1.36
Order Clerks	170	$46,750	$47,210	0.38	0.78
Orderlies	60	$42,080	$44,280	0.14	0.41
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	90	$51,160	$55,020	0.20	0.87
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	280	$35,020	$36,270	0.63	0.26
Packers and Packagers, Hand	1,370	$35,490	$37,610	3.07	0.85
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	1,390	$66,160	$70,560	3.10	2.14
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	880	$62,840	$66,330	1.97	0.78
Parking Attendants	1,120	$30,840	$34,650	2.52	2.84
Parts Salespersons	580	$44,660	$48,220	1.30	0.75
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	—	$111,360	$94,450	—	—
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	530	$60,810	$63,600	1.18	1.20
Pediatricians, General	380	$217,280	$182,510	0.85	3.34
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	950	$31,010	$37,240	2.13	5.49
Personal Financial Advisors	460	$76,170	$124,830	1.02	0.60
Personal Service Managers, All Other	60	$88,130	$91,530	0.14	2.07
Pest Control Workers	400	$48,530	$49,900	0.89	1.35
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	270	$94,900	$95,540	0.59	2.79
Pharmacists	890	$165,090	$154,790	2.00	0.96
Pharmacy Aides	80	$46,250	$46,160	0.17	0.66
Pharmacy Technicians	1,100	$46,400	$49,120	2.45	0.81
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	160	$100,190	$98,910	0.35	2.67
Phlebotomists	70	$47,750	$47,060	0.17	0.18
Photographers	280	$45,300	$51,700	0.64	1.91
Physical Scientists, All Other	80	$117,000	$116,690	0.18	1.23
Physical Therapist Aides	—	$33,810	$37,920	—	—
Physical Therapist Assistants	200	$66,500	$65,570	0.46	0.63
Physical Therapists	680	$101,700	$100,050	1.52	0.88
Physician Assistants	390	$170,060	$153,830	0.87	0.83
Physicians, All Other	1,480	$339,290	$330,720	3.31	1.50
Physicists	30	$117,190	$180,330	0.08	0.60
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	100	$105,870	$94,840	0.23	1.83
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	1,810	$81,120	$83,910	4.06	1.36
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,630	$83,820	$92,950	3.65	0.85
Postal Service Clerks	200	$64,140	$64,310	0.45	0.95
Postal Service Mail Carriers	890	$61,130	$64,230	2.00	0.95
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	360	$59,490	$60,340	0.81	1.20
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	230	$48,630	$62,760	0.53	0.55
Power Plant Operators	170	$122,020	$119,210	0.37	1.97
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	1,070	$48,410	$49,860	2.40	0.78
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	40	$35,140	$35,420	0.09	0.55
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	70	$41,050	$39,030	0.15	0.73
Printing Press Operators	270	$44,140	$44,650	0.61	0.65
Private Detectives and Investigators	50	$45,750	$54,760	0.11	0.49
Procurement Clerks	260	$55,620	$54,950	0.59	1.63
Producers and Directors	430	$65,450	$74,690	0.96	1.05
Production Workers, All Other	140	$45,300	$46,090	0.31	0.19
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	830	$66,220	$71,830	1.86	0.74
Project Management Specialists	1,240	$79,090	$90,050	2.78	0.40
Property Appraisers and Assessors	90	$81,890	$80,990	0.20	0.56
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	1,160	$71,080	$80,440	2.61	1.30
Protective Service Workers, All Other	60	$49,910	$75,710	0.13	0.24
Psychiatric Technicians	1,640	$55,150	$54,300	3.67	3.64
Psychiatrists	140	$289,990	$276,590	0.32	1.79
Psychologists, All Other	140	$143,020	$135,170	0.30	2.52
Public Relations Managers	310	$105,210	$116,300	0.70	1.45
Public Relations Specialists	1,370	$63,780	$69,750	3.08	1.69
Public Safety Telecommunicators	130	$52,070	$58,050	0.29	0.44
Purchasing Managers	170	$114,990	$127,960	0.38	0.70
Radiation Therapists	—	$125,520	$122,160	—	—
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	60	$65,970	$71,090	0.14	1.94
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	470	$102,610	$93,650	1.06	0.72
Radiologists	—	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	—	—
Real Estate Brokers	110	$72,590	$79,540	0.24	0.82
Real Estate Sales Agents	530	$45,750	$59,280	1.18	0.95
Receptionists and Information Clerks	2,410	$39,960	$42,740	5.40	0.92
Recreation Workers	1,410	$41,000	$40,560	3.16	1.48
Recreational Therapists	40	$64,500	$71,560	0.09	0.90
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	420	$64,080	$55,000	0.95	1.00
Registered Nurses	9,680	$139,260	$124,740	21.68	1.00
Rehabilitation Counselors	110	$47,990	$53,260	0.26	0.42
Religious Workers, All Other	130	$37,560	$42,010	0.30	2.98
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	770	$42,750	$49,670	1.73	2.27
Residential Advisors	480	$32,780	$39,080	1.07	1.97
Respiratory Therapists	440	$94,210	$92,940	0.98	1.09
Retail Salespersons	12,810	$37,400	$39,880	28.70	1.14
Riggers	170	$87,570	$82,350	0.37	2.55
Roofers	860	$59,220	$60,680	1.93	2.21
Sailors and Marine Oilers	250	$76,330	$79,730	0.56	2.77
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	80	$73,330	$94,520	0.17	0.29
Sales Managers	1,240	$117,120	$133,640	2.78	0.68
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	2,430	$61,710	$69,370	5.44	0.67
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	2,480	$59,190	$74,260	5.56	0.70
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	510	$126,110	$129,290	1.15	0.63
School Psychologists	70	$82,110	$88,510	0.15	0.36
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	3,940	$74,310	$72,700	8.82	1.29
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	5,130	$50,020	$52,110	11.50	1.05
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	330	$57,300	$98,550	0.73	0.23
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	330	$63,090	$66,540	0.75	1.35
Security Guards	8,440	$42,580	$42,380	18.92	2.29
Self-Enrichment Teachers	1,060	$51,100	$61,710	2.37	1.11
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	70	$46,540	$51,970	0.16	0.42
Sewing Machine Operators	210	$37,480	$40,530	0.48	0.71
Sheet Metal Workers	440	$93,380	$91,060	0.97	1.27
Ship Engineers	60	$131,640	$135,380	0.14	2.58
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	1,070	$50,530	$57,350	2.40	0.46
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	1,840	$57,050	$53,780	4.12	2.58
Social and Community Service Managers	670	$77,510	$82,300	1.50	1.11
Social and Human Service Assistants	1,380	$41,800	$43,550	3.09	1.10
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	390	$95,600	$99,810	0.87	3.64
Social Workers, All Other	180	$117,190	$113,310	0.40	0.98
Software Developers	1,290	$120,230	$128,320	2.89	0.27
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	80	$128,010	$110,420	0.19	0.16
Soil and Plant Scientists	40	$82,110	$83,590	0.09	0.86
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	330	$69,940	$71,460	0.75	3.72
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	570	$63,370	$68,880	1.28	1.21
Speech-Language Pathologists	230	$97,900	$91,960	0.51	0.43
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	40	$103,060	$94,840	0.09	0.47
Statisticians	80	$73,830	$83,550	0.19	1.01
Stockers and Order Fillers	5,680	$38,440	$40,930	12.72	0.70
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	—	$99,860	$95,790	—	—
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	50	$49,390	$51,290	0.10	0.31
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	1,500	$58,500	$67,670	3.37	1.07
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	2,900	$58,520	$54,030	6.49	1.92
Surgical Assistants	70	$54,190	$69,660	0.16	1.14
Surgical Technologists	230	$87,330	$74,440	0.52	0.68
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	80	$48,850	$54,500	0.18	0.48
Surveyors	110	$82,070	$82,230	0.24	0.73
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	240	$63,190	$57,600	0.53	2.42
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	—	$53,680	$50,880	—	—
Tapers	160	$95,490	$88,800	0.37	4.46
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	60	$72,390	$83,220	0.13	0.37
Tax Preparers	—	$34,860	$41,380	—	—
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	380	$81,220	$87,050	0.86	1.18
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	3,750	$36,100	$38,770	8.40	0.92
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	580	$79,090	$75,290	1.29	1.42
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	540	$79,810	$84,010	1.22	1.94
Tellers	1,100	$43,430	$42,750	2.47	1.17
Tile and Stone Setters	290	$86,850	$94,920	0.65	2.82
Tire Repairers and Changers	140	$45,760	$49,850	0.31	0.45
Tour and Travel Guides	700	$43,860	$43,880	1.56	4.54
Training and Development Managers	140	$113,400	$128,400	0.32	1.02
Training and Development Specialists	1,010	$61,120	$73,460	2.25	0.76
Transportation Inspectors	130	$108,270	$106,730	0.30	1.90
Transportation Security Screeners	610	$65,920	$65,640	1.36	4.20
Transportation Workers, All Other	150	$65,600	$59,870	0.33	3.74
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	600	$106,500	$122,230	1.35	0.95
Travel Agents	440	$47,580	$55,390	0.97	2.75
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	140	$52,390	$57,930	0.30	0.85
Tutors	980	$36,360	$39,200	2.20	1.95
Urban and Regional Planners	350	$87,990	$86,210	0.78	2.76
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	410	$30,210	$32,960	0.92	1.17
Veterinarians	270	$130,830	$133,890	0.60	1.11
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	440	$44,050	$41,670	0.98	1.20
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	190	$48,070	$49,080	0.43	0.52
Waiters and Waitresses	8,550	$60,250	$61,880	19.16	1.31
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	340	$67,840	$65,010	0.75	0.91
Web and Digital Interface Designers	40	$92,130	$115,760	0.09	0.12
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	70	$46,050	$46,850	0.16	0.46
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	430	$81,120	$79,390	0.96	0.36
Woodworkers, All Other	40	$48,470	$56,830	0.10	2.80
Word Processors and Typists	260	$40,060	$44,760	0.58	2.59
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	130	$88,240	$96,170	0.28	2.43

Colleges in this area

16 colleges in the federal directory have a campus in this area, listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Each name links to the college’s profile.

College	Type	Level	Students, fall 2024
Brigham Young University-Hawaii	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	2,906
Chaminade University of Honolulu	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	2,709
Hawaii Institute of Hair Design	Private for-profit	2-year	85
Hawaii Medical College	Private for-profit	2-year	194
Hawaii Pacific University	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	4,921
Hawaii Tokai International College	Private nonprofit	2-year	24
Honolulu Community College	Public	2-year	3,342
Institute of Clinical Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine	Private for-profit	4-year or above	61
Kapiolani Community College	Public	2-year	5,914
Leeward Community College	Public	2-year	6,471
Makana Esthetics Wellness Academy	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	50
Pacific Rim Christian University	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	187
University of Hawaii at Manoa	Public	4-year or above	20,028
University of Hawaii-West Oahu	Public	4-year or above	2,814
University of Phoenix-Hawaii	Private for-profit	4-year or above	—
Windward Community College	Public	2-year	2,765

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS directory (HD 2024, core-based statistical area of the campus) and Fall Enrollment 2024 (total headcount). A count of students is the size of the college, not its quality; the Department has not endorsed this presentation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (cross-industry, all ownerships). Wages are pay for all workers in an occupation in this area, not any one person or employer; a dash means BLS does not publish the figure (often to protect privacy or because the estimate is unreliable), and “or more” marks a wage at or above BLS’s top reporting limit. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs in this area divided by its share nationally (1.00 = the same share as the U.S.; above 1.00 = a larger share); it says nothing about pay or openings. Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's jobs per 1,000 jobs of all kinds in this area. Occupations that BLS reports only as hourly wages are not listed, and BLS shows some wages above its top limit as plain numbers while others read “or more”. Occupations are listed alphabetically; click a heading to sort. MajorPays does not rank places or occupations. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not approved or endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice. See Data sources.

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