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Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area

315 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 1500001.

BLS figures are for its own occupation list. Where one BLS occupation covers several O*NET occupations, it links to the first and says how many.

Largest

Most concentrated

By location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs here divided by its share nationally. Occupations employing fewer than 100 here are left out.

Highest median wage

OccupationMedian annual
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$337,360
Family Medicine Physicians$211,990
Engineers, All Other (9 O*NET occupations)$163,780
Dentists, General$162,210
Optometrists$158,280
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations)$156,020
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$153,780
Pharmacists$139,820
Computer and Information Systems Managers$137,290
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)$134,220
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations)$133,850
Nurse Practitioners$133,260
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (2 O*NET occupations)$132,020
Lawyers$131,230
Medical and Health Services Managers$128,710
Construction Managers$128,030
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$127,780
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations)$127,060
Human Resources Managers$126,250
Commercial Pilots$126,230
All 315 occupations
BLS occupationEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011590$69,4300.60
Administrative Services Managers 11-3012190$106,2701.09
Agricultural Workers, All Other 45-209940$46,65014.94
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors 53-104140$59,1206.48
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-3011150$81,4101.60
Aircraft Service Attendants 53-6032110$53,7705.20
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091970$39,9203.62
Animal Caretakers 39-2021110$42,1100.61
Anthropologists and Archeologists 19-309140$92,6205.75
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 17-101140$105,8000.53
Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-301160$57,7300.83
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-9041120$153,7800.79
Astronomers 19-201170$106,34050.73
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-302190$55,5800.89
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023550$50,9601.15
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 53-603190$29,4201.25
Baggage Porters and Bellhops 39-6011300$39,63015.58
Bakers 51-3011290$45,8301.80
Bartenders 35-3011620$67,1301.21
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021260$53,5500.95
Biological Scientists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 19-102950$92,6201.35
Biological Technicians 19-4021230$45,2204.86
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031940$49,2701.01
Brickmasons and Blockmasons 47-2021Not available$44,200
Bus Drivers, School 53-3051210$62,5500.77
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 53-3052260$60,3702.38
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-303190$66,8800.47
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 13-1199260$78,0200.36
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021100$50,7401.07
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1020220$63,2000.66
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-701140$48,8500.69
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels 53-5021150$69,5805.88
Cargo and Freight Agents (2 O*NET occupations) 43-5011470$42,4007.07
Carpenters 47-2031990$80,7502.19
Cashiers 41-20112,410$37,0001.15
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-205190$69,6300.62
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-1011250$80,8201.82
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) 11-101190$156,0200.63
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-1021230$68,2700.87
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 39-9011260$38,8200.75
Chiropractors 29-101130$74,5201.14
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2051190$87,1000.76
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061230$35,9700.91
Clergy 21-201190$61,4302.22
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) 29-201090$66,3300.41
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 19-303330$105,1300.65
Coaches and Scouts 27-2022110$52,0000.63
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-912440$47,2300.35
Commercial Pilots 53-201280$126,2302.43
Community Health Workers 21-109480$65,6301.98
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 21-1099130$63,0801.79
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) 13-1041100$71,0000.34
Computer Network Support Specialists 15-1231Not available$79,770
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) 15-1299110$113,4200.37
Computer Programmers 15-1251Not available$119,540
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) 15-1211100$81,5600.30
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232290$51,5000.60
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-302170$137,2900.15
Concierges 39-601290$59,9802.82
Conservation Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) 19-103160$77,1903.46
Construction Laborers 47-2061900$65,4201.21
Construction Managers 11-9021340$128,0301.33
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) 47-4011110$68,4201.08
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012240$56,4800.81
Cooks, Restaurant 35-20142,360$47,0602.47
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33-3012240$69,5700.93
Cost Estimators 13-1051100$76,6500.68
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-2021430$38,3101.57
Couriers and Messengers 43-502140$37,6200.85
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-4031120$51,8901.03
Customer Service Representatives 43-40511,010$48,1200.57
Dancers 27-203170$24.22 an hour (hourly only)11.86
Dental Assistants 31-9091290$47,0201.10
Dental Hygienists 29-1292120$99,6000.79
Dentists, General 29-1021110$162,2101.29
Detectives and Criminal Investigators (3 O*NET occupations) 33-302170$106,8700.91
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-90111,040$50,6802.83
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 21-202140$33,8402.59
Dishwashers 35-9021900$38,5802.79
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-5032110$50,2100.83
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 47-208130$73,0600.61
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-9032320$127,7801.45
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-108190$47,7102.17
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 11-903160$58,2201.24
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other 25-9099140$65,4201.75
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012330$61,5501.38
Electrical Engineers 17-207180$121,5900.60
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-302330$98,2400.47
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 49-209440$91,3900.93
Electricians 47-2111470$81,6800.91
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (2 O*NET occupations) 17-207240$132,0200.58
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-20211,180$64,2401.26
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 43-4061130$52,9001.21
Emergency Medical Technicians 29-2042Not available$60,560
Engineers, All Other (9 O*NET occupations) 17-2199120$163,7801.11
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 19-404290$59,7804.03
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (4 O*NET occupations) 19-204150$71,0000.86
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011210$74,9500.68
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-9031140$49,2600.66
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-3013140$115,4601.30
Family Medicine Physicians 29-121560$211,9900.86
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 45-2092250$36,3501.38
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 45-209360$48,9302.50
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 35-30234,280$36,1401.64
File Clerks 43-407150$50,8101.02
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-3031440$134,2200.78
Financial Specialists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 13-209930$75,7800.35
Financial and Investment Analysts 13-205140$107,4200.15
Firefighters 33-2011500$66,4102.15
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 47-1011530$99,9100.97
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 39-1014170$55,7002.50
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 45-101170$62,8203.94
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 33-1021150$102,2002.23
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-10121,290$51,2301.56
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-1011370$58,9003.05
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-1012260$60,3602.97
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011570$80,9201.36
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-1012120$73,8100.85
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-10111,550$61,7901.59
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 39-1022130$56,8801.64
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-1012130$110,6201.25
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011290$65,5200.63
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other 33-109970$81,0404.76
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-10111,430$55,8601.88
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers 33-109180$63,4901.40
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) 53-1047480$62,8801.13
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles 47-204250$79,2903.35
Floral Designers 27-102340$43,8901.62
Food Batchmakers 51-3092110$36,3800.89
Food Preparation Workers 35-20211,000$42,9501.66
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other 35-9099Not available$64,150
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 35-3041150$39,1100.77
Food Service Managers 11-9051270$91,6301.65
Forest and Conservation Technicians 19-407140$50,0401.92
Fundraisers 13-113180$63,7501.05
General and Operations Managers 11-10212,240$99,9300.94
Glaziers 47-212140$64,0001.01
Graphic Designers 27-102460$47,4100.44
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 39-5012110$30,3800.55
Health Education Specialists 21-109130$60,7100.71
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) 29-2099130$59,8101.09
Healthcare Social Workers 21-102280$85,5600.66
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 31-9099260$42,7103.45
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021130$65,0400.48
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-3032650$60,9800.46
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-9098120$43,2401.84
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons 47-3014Not available$52,760
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-301530$54,9501.12
Helpers--Production Workers 51-919850$43,4500.45
Home Appliance Repairers 49-903170$59,6803.31
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) 31-11201,160$38,6500.40
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031420$47,0101.44
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-4081720$54,8604.07
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-416140$47,1400.62
Human Resources Managers 11-312190$126,2500.57
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071320$66,1500.51
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041120$63,3600.41
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) 11-305130$113,9400.19
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-705180$64,6300.15
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-419990$51,6300.97
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-906180$50,7900.20
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 49-9099Not available$60,590
Instructional Coordinators 25-9031220$96,4901.43
Insurance Sales Agents 41-3021150$61,8800.46
Interior Designers 27-102560$65,4301.16
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-20111,900$44,0301.27
Labor Relations Specialists 13-107540$93,3700.82
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) 53-70621,430$46,2700.71
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-30112,400$46,5503.71
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011350$40,3702.65
Lawyers 23-1011160$131,2300.31
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-402250$64,1600.58
Library Assistants, Clerical 43-412150$37,1100.85
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061200$64,6800.45
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 19-4099200$50,8804.05
Light Truck Drivers 53-3033800$46,2101.21
Loan Officers 13-2072160$61,3800.86
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants 39-309340$49,3603.45
Lodging Managers 11-908160$123,7702.05
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-20122,310$50,6303.96
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-90711,540$59,6001.49
Management Analysts 13-1111210$84,9100.35
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 11-9199Not available$104,740
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) 13-1161230$44,3300.37
Marketing Managers 11-202160$101,2900.22
Massage Therapists 31-9011200$125,2803.01
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 51-3022190$39,9201.97
Medical Assistants 31-9092780$49,5701.41
Medical Equipment Preparers 31-909350$50,0000.87
Medical Equipment Repairers 49-906230$74,2000.74
Medical Records Specialists 29-207260$52,6800.42
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6013270$47,6600.42
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111310$128,7100.76
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 13-1121100$78,3001.04
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 21-1023160$69,9201.77
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-1026160$46,4801.44
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2022440$66,8801.05
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) 51-209070$44,5500.08
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-3042110$78,6300.92
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-305140$69,6902.32
Motorboat Operators 53-5022120$67,78069.14
Musicians and Singers 27-2042130$31.43 an hour (hourly only)5.20
Natural Sciences Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-9121140$103,2401.85
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244100$99,8400.45
Nurse Practitioners 29-117190$133,2600.41
Nursing Assistants 31-1131960$45,3600.98
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-501150$75,3400.51
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) 29-112240$101,5500.37
Office Clerks, General 43-90612,560$41,3401.53
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 43-9199280$37,1302.17
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073540$84,7901.67
Optometrists 29-104140$158,2801.24
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics 49-305380$59,7803.14
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-911180$38,0000.31
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064420$35,2901.11
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141340$68,6302.22
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011190$63,2700.70
Parking Attendants 53-6021230$35,1702.42
Parts Salespersons 41-2022230$44,5801.26
Passenger Attendants 53-6061220$46,03011.75
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-305170$62,2000.64
Pediatricians, General 29-122180$105,8402.96
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 39-9099240$33,2805.94
Personal Financial Advisors 13-205240$53,9200.21
Pest Control Workers 37-2021250$48,2203.59
Pharmacists 29-1051200$139,8200.91
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052290$47,7800.91
Photographers 27-402150$44,8601.52
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-202130$69,6800.39
Physical Therapists 29-1123160$100,5100.89
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) 29-1071100$133,8500.87
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 29-1229210$337,3600.90
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) 47-2152380$70,7301.22
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) 33-3051520$82,4701.16
Postal Service Clerks 43-5051160$63,2103.17
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052170$57,4700.77
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 25-1199230$49,7302.23
Power Plant Operators (3 O*NET occupations) 51-8013Not available$120,700
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other 49-906940$65,0206.76
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011180$50,8700.55
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 51-602150$35,9802.67
Printing Press Operators 51-511250$49,2300.52
Procurement Clerks 43-306140$53,1800.93
Producers and Directors (4 O*NET occupations) 27-201250$70,7500.53
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061110$55,0400.40
Project Management Specialists 13-1082180$75,4400.25
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-9141410$61,6101.93
Psychiatric Technicians 29-2053280$56,0802.68
Public Relations Managers 11-203230$98,6000.64
Public Relations Specialists 27-3031210$61,4301.10
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-2034120$97,0600.77
Real Estate Sales Agents 41-902290$46,9900.71
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171620$42,8701.01
Recreation Workers 39-9032120$43,6200.53
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 53-7081210$55,9702.12
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) 29-11411,970$127,0600.86
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks 43-4181370$45,4904.60
Residential Advisors 39-9041100$38,2101.80
Respiratory Therapists 29-112650$90,2500.50
Retail Salespersons 41-20313,840$38,3201.46
Roofers 47-2181150$62,3001.64
Sailors and Marine Oilers 53-501140$49,1901.93
Sales Managers 11-2022240$101,8200.56
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091550$40,4900.65
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012470$55,7100.57
School Bus Monitors 33-909460$39,5201.04
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-20311,050$73,3601.45
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-60141,050$51,5600.91
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-303140$76,1500.12
Security Guards 33-9032900$46,2101.04
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-3021360$47,7901.60
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-901250$58,2101.24
Sewing Machine Operators 51-603150$48,2000.66
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071190$46,2400.35
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-3053370$36,5002.18
Skincare Specialists 39-509440$52,3500.71
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 51-302340$39,3100.85
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 19-309930$63,4401.35
Social and Community Service Managers 11-9151180$73,9001.25
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093430$42,0901.45
Software Developers 15-1252170Not available0.15
Solar Photovoltaic Installers 47-223140$78,4201.90
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) 25-2052250$62,8901.40
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 25-205770$63,6801.09
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 25-205140$71,9701.99
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2058160$69,6301.47
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-112730$84,3600.28
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-70652,010$40,8401.05
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) 21-1018390$75,0401.17
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 25-3031750$58,7702.11
Surgeons, All Other 29-124940Not available2.45
Surgical Technologists 29-205530$63,7000.42
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 43-2011100$52,0104.25
Tax Preparers 13-2082Not available$29,210
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 25-309990$47,3301.21
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) 25-90451,080$37,9201.12
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-2022100$82,5301.00
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 49-9052100$81,7801.48
Tellers 43-3071450$44,1802.00
Tile and Stone Setters 47-204470$73,8603.02
Tire Repairers and Changers 49-309350$43,1100.73
Tour and Travel Guides (2 O*NET occupations) 39-7010410$46,98011.34
Training and Development Specialists 13-115190$56,5300.29
Transportation Security Screeners 33-9093250$70,1607.22
Transportation Workers, All Other 53-6099Not available$50,870
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-3071130$93,6500.86
Tutors 25-304170$45,6500.63
Urban and Regional Planners 19-305150Not available1.63
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 39-303160$31,0800.68
Veterinarians 29-113170$104,2401.24
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-909670$44,0900.84
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-205650$49,4600.55
Waiters and Waitresses 35-30312,840$63,6901.84
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031140$65,5501.60
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-412150$71,8600.16