Finance Jobs and MBA Programs in Hawaii

There are many career and education opportunities for financial analysts in Hawaii. At 420, the number of jobs in Hawaii for financial analysts is projected to rise 21 percent to 490 jobs by 2016. Over the next 10 years, the national job pool is projected to rise by 19 percent, short of the state growth for financial analysts. In general, financial analysts conduct quantitative analyses of information affecting investment programs of public or private institutions.

Hawaii photo by Christopher P. Becker

State figures show that financial analysts in Hawaii earn $38 per hour or $78,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $41 hourly or $84,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the Aloha State, Hawaii has a population of 1,295,178. It's population has increased 6.9 percent over the last 10 years. The state capital is Honolulu. 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 under the national average.

The top employing fields in Hawaii include hotels, clothing accessories stores, full-service restaurants and clothing stores.

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.

Finance

Financial analysts conduct quantitative analyses of information affecting investment programs of public or private institutions.

While working, they analyze financial data to produce forecasts of business and economic conditions for use in making investment decisions and stay abreast of developments in the fields of industrial technology and economic theory.

They are required to manage and maintain budgets and actively seek out needed information and learn from it.

Financial analysts should be able to read and understand documents and reports and articulate ideas and problems.

In order to be successful in the workplace, financial analysts must be thorough and dependable and be able to take change and lead.