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Earn While You Learn — Pathways to Hawai‘i’s High-Demand Careers
🧱 BAC – Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Apprenticeship
Career pathway: Apprentice → Journeyman → Foreman → Masonry Contractor
Duration: ~4 years
Entry: Age 16+, high school diploma or GED, physically able
📍 Location: O‘ahu
Career pathway: Apprentice → Journeyman → Tile Foreman → Tile Contractor
Duration: ~3–4 years
Entry: Age 16+, high school diploma or GED, physically able
📍 Location: O‘ahu
Career pathway: Apprentice → Journeyman → Foreman → Masonry Contractor
Duration: ~4 years
Entry: Age 16+, high school diploma or GED, physically able
📍 Location: O‘ahu
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Company: BAC Local 1 Hawai‘i
Career pathway: Apprentice → Journeyman → Foreman → Masonry Contractor
Duration: 4 years
Entry: Age 16+, high school diploma or GED, physically able
📍 Location: O‘ahu
Company: Hawai‘i Carpenters Apprenticeship & Training Fund
Career pathway: Apprentice → Journeyman → Foreman → Site Superintendent
Duration: 4 years
Entry: Age 17+, high school diploma or GED
📍 Location: O‘ahu, Maui, Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i Island
Company: Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc.
Career pathway: Apprentice → Skilled Carpenter → Crew Leader → Project Supervisor
Duration: 4 years
Entry: Age 18+, high school diploma or GED, employed by ABC member company
📍 Location: O‘ahu
Company: Hawai‘i Laborers’ Union Local 368
Career pathway: Apprentice → Journeyman → Lead Laborer → Foreman
Duration: 3–4 years
Entry: Age 18+, high school diploma or GED, valid driver’s license
📍 Location: O‘ahu, Maui, Hawai‘i Island
Company: Hawai‘i Carpenters Union
Career pathway: Apprentice → Journeyman → Lead Installer → Supervisor
Duration: 4 years
Entry: Age 17+, high school diploma or GED, basic math test required
📍 Location: O‘ahu
Company: International Union of Painters & Allied Trades (IUPAT DC50)
Career pathway: Apprentice → Journeyman → Crew Lead → Supervisor
Duration: 3–4 years
Entry: Age 18+, high school diploma or GED, physically able
📍 Location: O‘ahu
Company: International Union of Painters & Allied Trades (IUPAT DC50)
Career pathway: Apprentice → Journeyman → Lead Painter → Supervisor
Duration: 3–4 years
Entry: Age 18+, high school diploma or GED, physically able
📍 Location: O‘ahu
Company: Hawai‘i Carpenters Apprenticeship & Training Fund
Career pathway: Apprentice → Journeyman → Crew Lead → Flooring Supervisor
Duration: 3–4 years
Entry: Age 18+, high school diploma or GED, valid driver’s license
📍 Location: O‘ahu
Company: Heat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers Local 132
Career pathway: Apprentice → Journeyman → Foreman → Insulation Supervisor
Duration: 4 years
Entry: Age 18+, high school diploma or GED, physically fit
📍 Location: O‘ahu
📍 Location: O‘ahu, Maui
Company: Hawai‘i Carpenters Apprenticeship & Training Fund
Career pathway: Apprentice → Journeyman → Equipment Installer → Foreman
Duration: 4 years
Entry: Age 17+, high school diploma or GED
📍 Location: O‘ahu
Company: Operating Engineers Local 3
Career pathway: Apprentice → Journeyman → Equipment Operator → Supervisor
Duration: 4 years
Entry: Age 18+, high school diploma or GED, physically able
📍 Location: O‘ahu, Maui, Hawai‘i Island
Company: Plumbers & Fitters UA Local 675
Career pathway: Apprentice → Journeyman → Foreman → Contractor
Duration: 5 years
Entry: Age 17+, high school diploma or GED, placement evaluation required
📍 Location: O‘ahu
⚡ 2. Energy & Utilities
Company: Hawai‘i Electricians Training Fund (IBEW 1186)
Career pathway: Apprentice → Journeyman → Foreman → Electrical Supervisor
Duration: 4 years
Entry: Age 18+, high school diploma or GED
📍 Location: O‘ahu, Maui, Hawai‘i Island
Role: Electrician (Non-Union)
Company: Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc.
Career pathway: Apprentice → Wireperson → Technician → Supervisor
Duration: 4 years
Entry: Age 18+, high school diploma or GED, employed by ABC member company
📍 Location: O‘ahu
Company: IBEW Local 1260 / Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative
Career pathway: Apprentice → Journeyman Lineman → Crew Leader → Field Supervisor
Duration: 4 years
Entry: Age 18+, high school diploma or GED, one year of algebra required
📍 Location: Kaua‘i, O‘ahu, Maui
Company: Maui Electric Company (MECO)
Career pathway: Apprentice → Mechanic → Lead Mechanic → Supervisor
Duration: 3–4 years
Entry: Age 16+, high school diploma or GED preferred
📍 Location: Maui
🏥 3. Healthcare & Allied Health
Company: Windward Community College
Career pathway: Trainee → Certified CNA → Senior CNA → Nursing Pathway
Duration: 6–12 months
Entry: Age 18+, high school diploma or GED
📍 Location: O‘ahu
Company: Kapi‘olani Community College
Career pathway: Student → Registered Dental Assistant → Lead Assistant → Hygienist / Office Manager
Duration: 1–2 years
Entry: Age 17+, high school diploma or GED
📍 Location: O‘ahu
Company: Hawai‘i Dental Service (HDS) / UH Maui College
Career pathway: Trainee → Coordinator → Supervisor → Program Lead
Duration: 1–2 years
Entry: Age 17+, high school diploma or GED
📍 Location: Maui
Company: Hawai‘i Pacific Health / UH Community Colleges
Career pathway: Trainee → Health Worker → Case Manager → Program Coordinator
Duration: 1–2 years
Entry: Age 17+, high school diploma or GED
📍 Location: O‘ahu, Hawai‘i Island
Company: Queen’s Health Systems
Career pathway: Trainee → Certified MA → Lead MA → Clinic Supervisor
Duration: 1–2 years
Entry: Age 17+, high school diploma or GED
📍 Location: O‘ahu
Company: Kapi‘olani Community College
Career pathway: Student → Lab Tech → Senior Tech → Lab Supervisor
Duration: 2 years
Entry: Age 17+, high school diploma or GED
📍 Location: O‘ahu
Company: Walgreens / Hawai‘i Primary Care Association
Career pathway: Trainee → Certified Tech → Lead Tech → Pharmacy Manager Pathway
Duration: 1–2 years
Entry: Age 17+, high school diploma or GED
📍 Location: O‘ahu, Maui, Kaua‘i
Company: Hale Makua Health Services
Career pathway: Trainee → Certified Nursing Assistant → Lead CNA → Nursing Pathway
Duration: 1 year
Entry: Age 18+, high school diploma or GED preferred
📍 Location: Maui
🌴 4. Hospitality, Culinary & Services
Company: H.A.R.I.E.T.T. (Hotel & Restaurant Industry Employment & Training Trust)
Career pathway: Trainee → Skilled Worker → Supervisor → Manager
Duration: 2–4 years
Entry: Age 18+, high school diploma or GED
📍 Location: O‘ahu, Maui, Hawai‘i Island
Company: Kapi‘olani Community College
Career pathway: Apprentice → Line Cook → Sous Chef → Executive Chef / Manager
Duration: 2 years
Entry: Age 17+, high school diploma or GED
📍 Location: O‘ahu
Company: Hawai‘i Tourism Authority / UH Maui College
Career pathway: Trainee → Supervisor → Department Manager → Operations Manager
Duration: 2–3 years
Entry: Age 18+, high school diploma or GED
📍 Location: Maui
Company: BrightStar Care of Honolulu
Career pathway: Trainee → Certified Care Aide → Senior Aide → Care Coordinator
Duration: 1 year
Entry: Age 18+, high school diploma or GED
📍 Location: O‘ahu
Company: Petco
Career pathway: Apprentice → Stylist → Lead Groomer → Salon Manager
Duration: 1 year
Entry: Age 18+, high school diploma or GED
📍 Location: O‘ahu, Maui
