Fastest Growing Jobs in Hawaii

National growth leaders filtered through Hawaii's actual employment footprint – BLS 2024–2034

Where Hawaii already employs the growth list

Ranked by published Hawaii employment (not by national growth %). Sibling state pages diverge here because the occupation title set and order change with the OEWS footprint.

  1. 1. Cooks, Restaurant · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 11,090 jobs · +14.9%
  2. 2. Home Health and Personal Care Aides · Healthcare Support Occupations 6,150 jobs · +17%
  3. 3. Medical Assistants · Healthcare Support Occupations 3,890 jobs · +12.5%
  4. 4. Financial Managers · Management Occupations 3,790 jobs · +14.8%
  5. 5. Medical and Health Services Managers · Management Occupations 2,650 jobs · +23.2%
  6. 6. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Community and Social Service Occupations 2,110 jobs · +16.8%
  7. 7. Psychiatric Technicians · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 2,060 jobs · +20%
  8. 8. Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations 1,890 jobs · +16.8%
  9. 9. Software Developers · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 1,600 jobs · +15.8%
  10. 10. Massage Therapists · Healthcare Support Occupations 1,330 jobs · +15.4%
  11. 11. Computer and Information Systems Managers · Management Occupations 1,200 jobs · +15.2%
  12. 12. Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · Personal Care and Service Occupations 990 jobs · +11.9%
  13. 13. Industrial Machinery Mechanics · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 910 jobs · +16.1%
  14. 14. Occupational Health and Safety Specialists · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 640 jobs · +12.5%
  15. 15. Information Security Analysts · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 580 jobs · +28.5%
  16. 16. Logisticians · Business and Financial Operations Occupations 570 jobs · +16.7%
  17. 17. Animal Caretakers · Personal Care and Service Occupations 570 jobs · +12.1%
  18. 18. Nurse Practitioners · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 550 jobs · +40.1%
  19. 19. Physician Assistants · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 530 jobs · +20.4%
  20. 20. Respiratory Therapists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 510 jobs · +12.1%

Largest Hawaii footprint

Cooks, Restaurant

11,090 jobs in-state

That role's growth

+14.9%

national projection 2024-2034

OEWS coverage

43/50

Hawaii employment published

National #1 growth

Wind Turbine Service Technicians

+49.9% · different from state footprint lead

Growth % and openings are national BLS projections. The employment and wage columns are Hawaii OEWS estimates where published.

In Hawaii, the national percentage leader Wind Turbine Service Technicians (+49.9%) has no published OEWS employment row while the largest in-state footprint among this growth list is Cooks, Restaurant (11,090 jobs , +14.9% projected). Next by in-state count: Home Health and Personal Care Aides (6,150) and Medical Assistants (3,890).

That mismatch is the useful Hawaii read: percentage growth ranks a national change rate, not how many workers the state already employs in the role. Of the 50 national growth rows, 43 publish Hawaii employment; 26 of those covered rows are projected at +15% or more (all-occupations baseline 3.1%). Among the ten largest OEWS rows on this list, 31% of summed employment sits in Healthcare Support Occupations (3 occupations).

Annual openings (growth plus replacements) still live on each occupation profile. A high percentage on a tiny base can add fewer Hawaii seats than a mid-single-digit gain on a large OEWS count. Education and credential columns on the profile set the entry clock; several fast-growth rows need multi-year training before the projection window helps a new entrant.

Hawaii footprint order on the national growth list

Rows with published Hawaii employment are sorted by in-state jobs. Occupations without a state OEWS row stay at the bottom in national growth order.

# Occupation Growth %
1 Cooks, Restaurant +14.9%
2 Home Health and Personal Care Aides +17%
3 Medical Assistants +12.5%
4 Financial Managers +14.8%
5 Medical and Health Services Managers +23.2%
6 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors +16.8%
7 Psychiatric Technicians +20%
8 Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary +16.8%
9 Software Developers +15.8%
10 Massage Therapists +15.4%
11 Computer and Information Systems Managers +15.2%
12 Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors +11.9%
13 Industrial Machinery Mechanics +16.1%
14 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists +12.5%
15 Information Security Analysts +28.5%
16 Logisticians +16.7%
17 Animal Caretakers +12.1%
18 Nurse Practitioners +40.1%
19 Physician Assistants +20.4%
20 Respiratory Therapists +12.1%
21 Solar Photovoltaic Installers +42.1%
22 Occupational Therapists +13.8%
23 Computer Network Architects +11.9%
24 Data Scientists +33.5%
25 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary +17.3%
26 Medical Equipment Repairers +12.9%
27 Financial Examiners +18.5%
28 Speech-Language Pathologists +15%
29 Physical Therapist Assistants +22%
30 Clinical and Counseling Psychologists +11.2%
31 Community Health Workers +11.3%
32 Marriage and Family Therapists +12.6%
33 Diagnostic Medical Sonographers +13%
34 Ophthalmic Medical Technicians +19.8%
35 Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars +14.7%
36 Operations Research Analysts +21.5%
37 Hearing Aid Specialists +18.4%
38 Computer and Information Research Scientists +19.7%
39 Epidemiologists +16.2%
40 Counselors, All Other +12.6%
41 Occupational Therapy Assistants +19.2%
42 Therapists, All Other +11.5%
43 Actuaries +21.8%
44 Wind Turbine Service Technicians +49.9%
45 Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists +14.6%
46 Orthotists and Prosthetists +13.3%
47 Forensic Science Technicians +12.8%
48 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers +12.8%
49 Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians +11.5%
50 Mechanical Door Repairers +11.4%

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About This Data

Employment projections come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections program, covering 2024 to 2034. Growth rates represent the projected percentage change in national employment over the 10-year period.

State employment and salary data comes from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2025. Some occupations may not have state-level data for Hawaii if employment is too small to report.

Last updated: May 2025. Source: BLS Employment Projections program, 2024–2034 and BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.

State employment totals for Hawaii from BLS OEWS State and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, May 2025.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. State employment and wage rows use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and openings use national BLS Employment Projections for 2024–2034. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.