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5 hardest-to-fill healthcare jobs in Hawaii
Brief Hawaii Care Aides as $37,770 before the recruiter refreshes the ad.
Start Hawaii Care Aides from $35,800 and the intake can see the figure.
Anchor Hawaii Psychiatric Technicians at $55,150 so the huddle hears the cell.
Keep Hawaii Psychiatric Technicians near $45,130 rather than a statewide average.
Each occupation and metro
1Home Health and Personal Care AidesUrban Honolulu, HI
- Score
- 8.0
- Band
- Hard
- Location quotient
- 0.36
- Jobs per 1,000
- 9.866
- Metro median
- $37,770
- U.S. median
- $35,800
- Pay ratio
- 1.06
2Psychiatric TechniciansUrban Honolulu, HI
- Score
- 7.4
- Band
- Hard
- Location quotient
- 3.64
- Jobs per 1,000
- 3.671
- Metro median
- $55,150
- U.S. median
- $45,130
- Pay ratio
- 1.22
3Registered NursesUrban Honolulu, HI
- Score
- 7.2
- Band
- Hard
- Location quotient
- 1.00
- Jobs per 1,000
- 21.683
- Metro median
- $139,260
- U.S. median
- $97,550
- Pay ratio
- 1.43
4Medical AssistantsUrban Honolulu, HI
- Score
- 7.0
- Band
- Hard
- Location quotient
- 1.15
- Jobs per 1,000
- 6.044
- Metro median
- $47,720
- U.S. median
- $45,690
- Pay ratio
- 1.04
5Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesUrban Honolulu, HI
- Score
- 6.9
- Band
- Elevated
- Location quotient
- 0.28
- Jobs per 1,000
- 1.174
- Metro median
- $71,840
- U.S. median
- $64,400
- Pay ratio
- 1.12
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | Metro | Score | Band | Location quotient | Jobs per 1,000 | Metro median | U.S. median | Pay ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | Urban Honolulu, HI | 8.0 | Hard | 0.36 | 9.866 | $37,770 | $35,800 | 1.06 |
| 2 | Psychiatric Technicians | Urban Honolulu, HI | 7.4 | Hard | 3.64 | 3.671 | $55,150 | $45,130 | 1.22 |
| 3 | Registered Nurses | Urban Honolulu, HI | 7.2 | Hard | 1.00 | 21.683 | $139,260 | $97,550 | 1.43 |
| 4 | Medical Assistants | Urban Honolulu, HI | 7.0 | Hard | 1.15 | 6.044 | $47,720 | $45,690 | 1.04 |
| 5 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | Urban Honolulu, HI | 6.9 | Elevated | 0.28 | 1.174 | $71,840 | $64,400 | 1.12 |
Takeaways
- Show Hawaii Registered Nurses wage $139,260 so finance sees the same cell.
- Name Hawaii Registered Nurses wage $97,550 so the handoff names the cell.
- Put Hawaii Medical Assistants wage $47,720 while the draft is still open.
- State Hawaii Medical Assistants as $45,690 and the req stops guessing.
For recruiters
- Give Hawaii Vocational Nurses figure $71,840 before the screen gets longer.
- Quote Hawaii Care Aides $37,770 inside the Hiring Pack for the role.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
The five rows are the five recruiting occupations on the hiring grid whose best scored metro page in Hawaii has the highest score. A state with fewer than five scored recruiting occupations is omitted. Pages under 500 local workers are not scored and are not eligible. A metro page is scored only when OEWS employment for that occupation is at least 500. Below that, the page stays up and is left off this ranking. Postsecondary teaching occupations and medical scientists are left off even when they are scored. Nominal weights, before a missing shortage match is rescaled, are projected openings divided by 2025 employment 18%, projected growth 22%, the metro median divided by the U.S. median 40%, how common the occupation is locally compared with the country 8% (the location-quotient column; a lower figure means a thinner local bench), a matching HRSA shortage designation 8%, and statewide all-industry JOLTS for December 2025 4%. Bands are Standard under 4, Elevated from 4 up to 7, and Hard at 7 and above. The Hawaii total-nonfarm job openings rate for December 2025 is 2.9. The U.S. rate is 4.0. Both are all-industry JOLTS rates. Rounded figures in the prose: $37,770 is stated as about $37.8K. a comparison of 1.06 is stated as 6 percent. $35,800 is stated as about $35.8K.
Sources
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics · May 2025
- BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, total nonfarm · December 2025
A Hiring Pack starts from the role and the city on the req. First pack each month free, then $24.