Job Training for Hawaii

“Paradise of the Pacific”

Hawaii presents you with specific training opportunities for the largest and fastest growing:

• industrial sectors
• occupations
• companies

But first, let’s take a quick look at the overall economy and key industrial locations.

Hawaii Economic Overview

In 2016, Hawaii Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ranked 38th with almost $84 billion and ranked 19^th with a per capita GDP of over $51,000. For June 2017, Hawaii had an employed workforce of over 695,000 and an unemployment rate of 2.8%. For 2016, Hawaii ranked 50th on the cost of living.

The following shows per capita gross state product for the last 20 years, relative to America at large; Hawaii’s rank on this measure has fallen from 11th to 20th.

Hawaii Locations for Job Training

Here at OJT.com, we can help you get the on-the-job training you need for your business anywhere in Hawaii, including the following major cities:

• Kahului
• Honolulu

Hawaii Industries for Job Training

OJT.com connects you with training providers that support all the major Hawaii industries. The chart below shows the percentage of the economy, in terms of jobs, that various industry supersectors contribute to the Hawaii economy, relative to the percentage that those sectors contribute to the overall U.S. economy.

Hawaii OJT supersectors with a proportionate part of their workforce that is 2% or more than the country at large are the Leisure & Hospitality supersector, the Mining, Logging, and Construction supersector, and the Government supersector.

Leisure & Hospitality. This supersector includes the following subsectors:

• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: NAICS 71
• Accommodation and Food Services: NAICS 72

Leisure & Hospitality is one of the top industries in Hawaii, with over 122,000 employed in this supersector (June 2017). Companies reporting the most single site employees in this supersector are:

• Kyo-Ya Hotels & Resorts, LP
• Outrigger Hotels Hawaii
• FCH Enterprises, Inc.
• TD Food Group, Inc.
• Hawaii Pizza Hut, Inc.

Mining, Logging, and Construction. This supersector includes the following subsectors:

• Mining: NAICS 21
  • Oil and Gas Extraction: NAICS 211
  • Mining (except Oil and Gas): NAICS 212
  • Support Activities for Mining: NAICS 213
• Logging: NAICS 1133
• Construction: (NAICS 23)
  • Construction of Buildings: (NAICS 236)
  • Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction: (NAICS 237)
  • Specialty Trade Contractors: (NAICS 238)

Mining, Logging, and Construction is one of the top supersectors in Hawaii, with over with about 37,000 employed in this supersector (June 2017). Companies reporting the most single site employees in this supersector are:

• Lanai Resorts, LLC
• Hualalai Investors, LLC
• Aikane Pacific Corporation
• Taiseioncho Hawaii, Inc.
• Castle & Cooke Kunia, Inc.

Government. This supersector includes the following subsectors:

• Federal Government: NAICS 91
• State Government: NAICS 92
• Local Government: NAICS 93

Government is the top industry in Hawaii, with over 125,000 employed in this supersector (June 2017). Companies reporting the most single site employees in this supersector are:

• City & County of Honolulu
• Hawaii State Department of Education
• Executive Office of The State of Hawaii
• State of Hawaii
• Hawaii Department of Human Resources Development

Hawaii Growth Industries for Job Training

The following chart shows the growth of the major supersectors over the last year, from June 2016 thru June 2017, relative to the growth of those sectors for the country at large.

The Hawaii OJT industry that grew its workforce 2% or more than the country at large is the Information supersector.

Information. This supersector includes the following subsectors:

• Publishing Industries (except Internet): NAICS 511
• Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries: NAICS 512
• Broadcasting (except Internet): NAICS 515
• Telecommunications: NAICS 517
• Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services: NAICS 518
• Other Information Services: NAICS 519

Information is the top growth industry in Hawaii, relative to the rest of America, with about 9,000 employed (1.4% of the employed workforce) in this supersector (June 2017). Information employment growth between June 1016 and June 2017 grew 4.7% while the national average contracted -0.9%. The company reporting the most employment growth in this supersector is:

• Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc.

Hawaii Occupations for Job Training

The following shows Hawaii occupations with the largest proportion of employees, relative to the rest of the nation. For example, a location quotient of “5” indicates that the percentage of employees in the occupation is five times greater than for the entire nation.

Hawaii Job Training Providers

Hawaii has a variety of different training opportunities that you can access on the state government website, see Hawaii Training. See OJT trainers in Hawaii for additional training providers.

At OJT.com, we connect you with the best on-the-job training programs and on-the-job training providers in Hawaii. Whether you are looking for job training manuals, job training videos, on the job training programs, or any other sort of job training programs in Hawaii, OJT.com can help you.

Drop OJT.com a line today and let us help you with your job training needs! 

Call 866.465.8266 to speak with someone on our project evaluation team.