Cook apprenticeships in Kahului-Wailuku, HI

Kahului-Wailuku, HI is one of Hawaii's labor markets for cooks. This page collects what adults switching into a career as a cook inside the Kahului-Wailuku metro need first: how local pay compares to the state, what the available labor-market data says about six-figure work, and which statewide programs and licensing rules apply locally.

Kahului-Wailuku, HI cooks earn a median of $48,320 (BLS OEWS Kahului-Wailuku MSA, May 2024). For Hawaii context, statewide pay runs from $19/hr at entry to $27/hr at the state median and $43/hr at the experienced end. Statewide headline: $56K avg salary. The Kahului-Wailuku metro is a smaller U.S. MSA; local wages may run above or below the state median depending on sector mix.

In the Kahului-Wailuku metro, estimated six-figure cook jobs: ~12 of 1.8K (~0.7%). Confidence: high. Log-normal fit residual is within tolerance. ACS 2024 5-year PUMS estimates ~18 $100K+ annual earners (~1.0% of employed cooks, ACS PUMS WAGP+SEMP). Projections Central long-term pressure score: 71/100 (High, low confidence). Bachelor's-plus in the metro labor force: 36K (ACS 2022 5-year). For statewide context: Hawaii shows ~70 of 12K (~0.6%). Sources: BLS OEWS, Census ACS PUMS, Projections Central, Census ACS.

Statewide cook programs and employer-sponsored paths are listed on the Hawaii programs page; none are flagged as metro-exclusive. Metro program and association references are inherited from sourced state pages unless a metro-exclusive entity is explicitly sourced. Treat them as orientation, not a complete local inventory, and verify current intake details with the statewide source or sponsor before relying. Licensing is set at the state level: Hawaii rules apply in the Kahului-Wailuku metro unless a local authority says otherwise. Metro pages use state-level licensing and program context unless a city, county, or sponsor rule is explicitly sourced. Verify current licensing, local add-ons, and sponsor requirements with the official state or local authority before relying. Smaller MSAs like the Kahului-Wailuku metro often source cook apprentices from a 60-mile radius into the nearest larger urban center; check with the state programs page for the closest active intake.