Many Maritime and Skilled Labor types of jobs are available and expanding numbers fo positions 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 are expected to triple by 2014, a near-200% increase.

Sailors, marine oilers, marine engineers, naval architects, and ship's officers and crew positions offer workers the greatest number of job openings overall. 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. A variety of occupations in Hawaii that are hiring.

UPDATE: The top employers listing the most job openinds in the Autumn 2009 peirod include:

1. Kaiser Permanente - Healthcare and many different positions at a range of educational levels. Travel Nursing is another good option in Hawaii.
2. SAIC - McLean - Science/Computers/IT
3. US Army
4. Hawaii Pacific Health  - Healthcare
5. Starwood Hotels
6. Kamehameha Schools
7. McDonald's restaurants
8. Sears Stores
9. Hilton Hotels Corp.
10. Blockbuster Inc.
11. Sutter Health
12. L'Bel
13. www.AlliedTravelWeb.com
14. StaffPointe Medical Search - Healthcare

Top 20 Employers and the Number of Job Openings filled Yearly

• 1 SCHOFIELD BARRACKS ~ 24,000 employees 
• 2 BANK OF HAWAII
• 3 QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTER
• 4 TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CTR 
• 5 BANK OF HAWAII (2)
• 6 BANK OF HAWAII CORP (3)
• 7 ST FRANCIS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
• 8 ALOHA AIRLINES
• 9 TOWNE REALTY OF HAWAII
• 10 HONOLULU CITY POLICE
• 11 HONOLULU POLICE DEPT (2)
• 12 KAPIOLANI MEDICAL CENTER
• 13 STRAUB CLINIC & HOSPITAL INC 
• 14 TheBus ~1800
• 15 HILTON HAWAIIAN VILLAGE BEACH
• 16 HONOLULU INTL AIRPORT-HNL
• 17 ADJUTANT GENERAL
• 18 GRAND WAILEA RESORT HOTEL
• 19 KUAKINI EMERGENCY SERVICES
• 20 KUAKINI HEALTH SYSTEM

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." recognized many times as the Best Place for Hawaiian Fashions.
• 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