{"id":230535,"date":"2026-03-10T11:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=230535"},"modified":"2026-03-10T11:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:00:39","slug":"uh-trainings-can-boost-earnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/10\/uh-trainings-can-boost-earnings\/","title":{"rendered":"Career changers: 东精影业<\/abbr> trainings can boost earnings by up to $5,500 per quarter"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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A new report from the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> Economic Research Organization<\/a> (东精影业ERO<\/abbr>) emphasizes the crucial role of the 东精影业<\/abbr> Community Colleges\u2019 Good Jobs Hawaiʻi<\/span> (GJH<\/abbr>) program in successfully placing residents into high-demand, higher-paying careers. The preliminary analysis by Rachel Inafuku provides more evidence that these targeted training programs are helping families combat Hawaiʻi’s<\/span> persistent, high cost of living.<\/p>\n

“Consistent with the initial analysis<\/a>, average real quarterly wages for [Good Jobs Hawaiʻi<\/span>] completers were more than $2,000 higher two quarters after program completion than two quarters prior,” the report said. This increase demonstrates how these short-term programs are creating essential earning power.<\/p>\n

Higher healthcare earnings<\/h2>\n

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The most dramatic gains were found among those who transitioned into a new field after training. In healthcare, the largest GJH<\/abbr> pathway, participants who switched from non-healthcare industries—such as retail or food services—saw their average quarterly earnings rise by more than $5,500 two quarters after completion. This amounts to an annualized earnings increase of $22,000 for workers entering a sector with sustained high demand due to Hawaiʻi’s<\/span> aging population.<\/p>\n

Significant gains for skilled trades<\/h2>\n

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Similarly, skilled trades completers realized significant wage gains, earning roughly $2,600 more per quarter post-program. Employment patterns for this group also shifted away from lower-wage sectors and toward construction, manufacturing and public administration, aligning with the state’s thriving construction industry and its well-above-average wages.<\/p>\n

Smaller increases for tech<\/h2>\n

Outcomes varied by sector. Technology students—many of whom were mid-career workers with pre-program earnings higher than the average GJH<\/abbr> student—experienced smaller wage increases and more modest changes in industry placement.<\/p>\n

Read more 东精影业<\/abbr> News<\/em> Good Jobs Hawaiʻi<\/span> stories<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Overall, these findings highlight how post-training earnings trajectories reflect both the specific skills acquired and the broader structure of Hawaiʻi<\/span>\u2019s labor market.<\/p>\n

Inafuku said, “As Hawaiʻi<\/span> continues to face a high demand for workers in critical sectors alongside persistent cost-of-living pressures, workforce programs that align training with industry needs can address both challenges—placing workers in more stable, higher-paying jobs while helping employers meet demand.”<\/p>\n

Read the entire blog on 东精影业ERO<\/abbr>\u2019s website.<\/a><\/p>\n

东精影业ERO<\/abbr> is housed in 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s College of Social Sciences<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

东精影业<\/abbr> healthcare training may boost annual earnings by $22,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[301,197,1614,165,1467,1363,9,343,603],"class_list":["post-230535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research","tag-college-of-social-sciences","tag-economics","tag-good-jobs-hawaii","tag-health","tag-manoa-excellence-in-research","tag-manoa-research","tag-uh-manoa","tag-uhero","tag-workforce-development","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230535"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":230538,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230535\/revisions\/230538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}