High paying personal care jobs in Hawaii with no degree

The best paid personal care occupations in Hawaii that require no bachelor's degree — a high school diploma, a certificate, or an associate's degree is the typical entry. This is the narrowest cut on the site, so it is also the shortest list: where a field has only two or three such occupations, there is no page at all rather than a page pretending otherwise.

Cost of living: prices in Hawaii run 10.0% above the national average (2024), so a Hawaii salary is worth about 0.91× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Hawaii.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Hawaii · Employed

1Concierges$60,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,690 – $71,360510
2First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$55,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,650 – $80,520720
3First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$54,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,870 – $85,030740
4Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$48,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,420 – $81,090990
5Tour and Travel Guides$45,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,040 – $59,8701,370
6Baggage Porters and Bellhops$42,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,010 – $57,4601,370
7Recreation Workers$41,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,690 – $45,2701,590
8Animal Caretakers$40,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,100 – $66,200570
9Amusement and Recreation Attendants$39,920
No formal educational credential
$29,430 – $55,3103,950
10Childcare Workers$37,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,850 – $47,2701,870
11Residential Advisors$36,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,530 – $59,480640
12Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$35,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,120 – $73,820930
13Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$34,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,720 – $53,7801,340
14Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$30,640
No formal educational credential
$29,120 – $46,240540

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianHawaii	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	ConciergesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,090	$42,690 – $71,360	510
2	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,700	$38,650 – $80,520	720
3	First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,950	$43,870 – $85,030	740
4	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,290	$33,420 – $81,090	990
5	Tour and Travel GuidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,940	$31,040 – $59,870	1,370
6	Baggage Porters and BellhopsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,240	$31,010 – $57,460	1,370
7	Recreation WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,000	$31,690 – $45,270	1,590
8	Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,130	$31,100 – $66,200	570
9	Amusement and Recreation AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$39,920	$29,430 – $55,310	3,950
10	Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,030	$30,850 – $47,270	1,870
11	Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,930	$30,530 – $59,480	640
12	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,040	$29,120 – $73,820	930
13	Personal Care and Service Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,180	$30,720 – $53,780	1,340
14	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket TakersNo formal educational credential	$30,640	$29,120 – $46,240	540

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Hawaii. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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