Occupational profile · 2025
Hawaii
Hawaii employs 627,530 people. The work it does most unusually is baggage porters and bellhops, at 11.9× the national concentration — 1,370 jobs paying a median of $42,240.
What Hawaii is distinctive for
Detailed occupations ranked by location quotient. A location quotient is an occupation’s share of a state’s jobs divided by its share of the nation’s. One means the state looks like the country; two means twice the concentration. It is a measure of distinctiveness, not of quality, size or pay. Bars use a logarithmic scale so the lower ranks stay legible beside the leader.
- 1Baggage Porters and Bellhops1,370 jobs · median $42,24011.9×
- 2Tour and Travel Guides1,370 jobs · median $45,9406.3×
- 3Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary1,890 jobs · median $129,5306.0×
- 4Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other1,340 jobs · median $34,1805.5×
- 5Transportation Security Screeners1,010 jobs · median $70,1605.0×
- 6Cargo and Freight Agents1,760 jobs · median $42,4004.5×
- 7Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other1,050 jobs · median $50,8803.5×
- 8Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity2,190 jobs · median $68,5003.4×
- 9Massage Therapists1,330 jobs · median $81,2803.3×
- 10Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks1,590 jobs · median $45,0203.3×
- 11Psychiatric Technicians2,060 jobs · median $55,1503.3×
- 12Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners11,120 jobs · median $51,6003.2×
What Hawaii is made of
All twenty-two occupational groups by headcount, with the concentration figure beside each. Most states look broadly alike in this view — that is the finding, not a flaw in it.
| Occupation group | Share of state employment | Jobs | vs national | Median wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | 82,670 | 1.50× | $39,480 | |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 74,880 | 1.05× | $48,820 | |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 51,000 | 0.94× | $41,990 | |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 50,310 | 0.91× | $47,940 | |
| Management Occupations | 43,440 | 0.97× | $116,040 | |
| Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | 40,950 | 1.11× | $59,510 | |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | 35,830 | 0.90× | $106,080 | |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | 32,910 | 1.79× | $46,840 | |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | 30,330 | 0.71× | $78,430 | |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | 29,590 | 1.14× | $82,440 | |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 26,140 | 1.06× | $66,130 | |
| Healthcare Support Occupations | 21,350 | 0.67× | $44,990 | |
| Protective Service Occupations | 20,920 | 1.37× | $55,760 | |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations | 17,880 | 1.36× | $41,000 | |
| Production Occupations | 13,640 | 0.39× | $48,690 | |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | 12,220 | 0.58× | $98,990 | |
| Community and Social Service Occupations | 11,520 | 1.07× | $58,480 | |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | 9,430 | 1.14× | $57,830 | |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | 9,270 | 0.88× | $98,110 | |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | 7,530 | 1.27× | $74,070 | |
| Legal Occupations | 4,280 | 0.81× | $91,810 | |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | 1,440 | 0.82× | $43,560 |
Elsewhere on Hawaii
Blank cells are estimates BLS did not release, usually because too few employers reported. They are shown as gaps rather than filled. Detailed occupations are included only where at least 1,000 people are employed, below which a quotient is survey noise. A wage marked “$239,200 or more” is censored at source: BLS does not publish medians above that figure, so the number is a floor rather than the wage. A work of the U.S. government: no copyright subsists (17 U.S.C. §105). BLS OEWS ↗