Top 20 Jobs in Hawaii

Many Maritime and Skilled Labor types of jobs are available through 2014 in Hawaii, as compared to the continental USA, where IT (Information Technology) and Healthcare jobs more often lead the opportunities in those states.

Jobs as ship engineers will triple by 2014, nearly a 200% increase. Sailors, marine oilers, marine engineers, naval architects, and ship's officers and crew positions offer workers the greatest number of job openings, In the Number 7 slot of the Top 20 Jobs in Hawaii, motorboat operator is also in this maritime category. Several IT jobs are also in the Top 20. Healthcare positions and skilled labor occupations round out the Top 20, joined at the end by musicians and singers. Overall, there is a variety of occupations in Hawaii that are hiring.

Top 20 Employers and the Number of Job Openings filled Yearly

• 1 SCHOFIELD BARRACKS 23,410
• 2 BANK OF HAWAII 4,000
• 3 QUEEN'S MEDICAL CTR 3,500
• 4 TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CTR 2,826
• 5 BANK OF HAWAII 2,500
• 6 BANK OF HAWAII CORP 2,100
• 7 ST FRANCIS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM 2,100
• 8 ALOHA AIRLINES 2,090
• 9 TOWNE REALTY OF HAWAII 2,001
• 10 HONOLULU CITY POLICE DEPT 2,000
• 11 HONOLULU POLICE DEPT 2,000
• 12 KAPIOLANI MEDICAL CTR 2,000
• 13 STRAUB CLINIC & HOSPITAL INC 1,900
• 14 TheBus 1,799
• 15 HILTON HAWAIIAN VILLAGE BEACH 1,500
• 16 HONOLULU INTL AIRPORT-HNL 1,500
• 17 ADJUTANT GENERAL 1,400
• 18 GRAND WAILEA RESORT HOTEL 1,400
• 19 KUAKINI EMERGENCY SVC 1,300
• 20 KUAKINI HEALTH SYSTEM 1,300

Additional Important Larger Employers

• Battleship Missouri Memorial is located at Pearl Harbor, HI.
• Hilo Hattie seeks workers committed to "Aloha" culture. They state, "Hilo Hattie, The Store of Hawaii is the world's largest retailer of Hawaiian fashion, food, gifts and fun with stores in Hawaii, California, Florida, and Nevada."
• Hoku Scientific, Inc. produces cutting edge fuel cell technologies. They are looking for motivated, energetic people to join their team.

• Brigham Young University, Hawaii
• Chaminade University
• Hawaii Community College
• Hawaii Pacific University
• Honolulu Community College
• Honolulu University
• Kapiolani Community College
• Kauai Community College
• Leeward Community College
• Maui Community College
• Outreach College (University of Hawaii): Online, Distance Learning
• Transpacific Hawaii College: (in English, Chinese or Japanese)
• University of Hawaii: Multiple Locations
• University of Hawaii System: 10 Locations
• University of the Nations: Kona, Hawaii
• Wayland Baptist University
• Windward Community College