Education Jobs and MBA Programs in Hawaii

The education and job opportunities are plentiful for education administrators in Hawaii. For education administrators in Hawaii, the job pool currently sits at 260 and is expected to grow by 15 percent to 320 jobs by 2016. This is better than the national trend for education administrators, which sees the job pool growing at about two percent over the next 10 years. In general, education administrators plan, direct, or coordinate research, instructional, student administration and services, and other educational activities at postsecondary institutions, including universities, and junior and community colleges.

Hawaii photo by Christopher P. Becker

State figures show that education administrators in Hawaii earn $52 per hour or $107,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $45 hourly or $92,000 per year on average.

Hawaii, also known as the Aloha State, has a population of 1,295,178. It has grown by 6.9 percent in the last 10 years. Honolulu is the state capital. There were 873,749 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Hawaii earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $42,078, up from $40,924. The unemployment rate in Hawaii was 6.8 percent in 2009. It went up by 2.8 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 26.2 percent. This is below the national average.

Hotels, clothing accessories stores, full-service restaurants and clothing stores are the top employing fields in Hawaii.

Hawaii is known for having important landmarks. Two of the tallest mountains in the Pacific - Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa - dominate the center of the island. Most of the world's macadamia nuts are grown on the island. One of the many things Hawaii is known for, Haleakala Crater (Ha-lay-ah-ja-lah), is the world's largest dormant volcano.

Education

Education administrators plan, direct, or coordinate research, instructional, student administration and services, and other educational activities at postsecondary institutions, including universities, and junior and community colleges.

While working, they often recruit and terminate departmental personnel and participate in faculty and college committee efforts.

They are required to pay attention to ongoing situations and monitor them as they develop and listen well to others and take in their information and issues.

Education administrators should be able to articulate ideas and problems and listen to and understand others in meetings.

In order to be successful in the workplace, education administrators must have exceptional integrity and be reliable.