The huge “medical” field or health field appears to be the best career field in Hawaii. Best meaning – lots of opportunity and a competitive salary to match Hawaii’s high cost of living.
At Craigslist.org there are 100 jobs listed in the field just over a 3 day span. I didn’t check to see which were duplicates – but, most weren’t.
Hawaii has an aging population… it’s a place where many from California, Michigan, and countries all over the world go to retire. The cost of medical care for elderly on an out-patient basis is very high. Often families will choose to hire their own in-house personal care aide to help their elderly parents to save some money and allow the flexibility of keeping the parents at home and not in a much too expensive seniors’ facility.
Recently someone left a comment on my “Want to Change Your Life? Move to Hawaii” post about doing medical transcription and earning $25 per hour. If your vocabulary is up to it you might try that as a career. Nearly all the jobs are for telecommuters so you can live in Hawaii and work with any number of medical facilities across the USA. I saw an online course that said it certified medical transcriptionists. Seems like a great thing to do!
Here are the latest job openings listed at Craigslist Hawaii:
=CAREGIVER FOR HIRE= – (kaneohe-haleiwa)
Medical Receptionist – (Kailua)
Experienced Full Time/Part Time Dental Assistant – (Pearl City)
PEDIATRIC NURSES – (OAHU)
COTA – (Makiki)
Office Assistant – (Honolulu)
Senior Medical Administrative Assistant – (Honolulu)
CNAs / HHAs – (East Hawaii)
CAREGIVER LOOKING FOR WORK – (OAHU)
NURSE AID-CAREGIVER – (island wide)
Nurses – RNs/LPNs – (East Hawaii)
CAREGIVER-CNA AVAILABLE FOR ELDERLY CARE – (DIAMOND HEAD – KAHALA- HAWAII KAI)
Habilitation Worker FT,PT, Casual – (East Honolulu, Punchbowl, Halawa, Ewa)
Service Supervisor PT – (Wahiawa)
Habilitation Worker-FT grave shift – (Kaimuki)
Familiar with Medical ABC program? Part-time opening – (Upcountry Maui)
CNA LOOKING FOR WORK – (oahu)
Medical Assistant Supervisor – (Honolulu)
Dental Assistant – Experience Req’d – (Kapiolani Blvd – Ala Moana)
Responsible Compassionate Caregivers Needed – (Oahu)
Travel Recovery Room / PACU RN – (Outer Island)
LICENSED PHYSICAL THERAPIST – (HONOLULU)
MEDICAL DIRECTOR – (KALIHI-HONOLULU)
DENTAL RECEPTIONIST – (KALIHI-HONOLULU)
Japanese/English Dental Assistant – (Ala Moana)
Patient Services Representative – (Honolulu)
$20/Hr Field Technician – (Molokai and surrounding areas)
$20/Hr Field Technician – (Kauai and surrounding areas)
$20/Hr Field Technician – (Oahu and surrounding areas)
CAREGIVER-CNA AVAILABLE NOW – (DIAMOND HEAD- KAHALA- HAWAII KAI)
CERTIFIED NURSE AIDE-CAREGIVER AVAILABLE ELDERLY CARE – (DIAMOND HEAD- KAHALA- HAWAII KAI)
Dental Front Office – (Honolulu)
PHYSICIAN INTERNAL MED Job – (hawaii)
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Sounds like this field is getting hot everywhere but it makes sense it would be hotter (no pun intended) in Hawaii. I just retired from my job at the Big Corporation so am thinking about what to do with the rest of my life. In visiting my mom at the nursing home where she is getting rehab, I’ve seen various different medical/caregiver roles in action. I’m thinking being the activities director or assistant at a nursing home would be a fun and rewarding thing to do without having to take extensive medical training. There is a certification course for being an activities assistant; the director job would have more requirements of course.
Hi Mimi,
I worked at a seniors’ care home for 6 months as a way of deciding whether I’d like to work in the psych field. Some great experiences there. It’s an easy, entry-level way to get into the field. I say go for it!