Honolulu, HI (population: 375,134) has one carpentry school within its city limits. Honolulu Community College has a total student population of 4,567. It is the 5655th highest ranked school in the USA and the 17th highest in the state of Hawaii (#1 is University of Hawaii at Manoa).
Carpentry students from Honolulu schools who go on to become carpenters, construction managers, construction workers, construction engineers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 743,760 people working as carpenters alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $43,640. Also, Construction laborers make on average $33,190 per year and there are about 856,440 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Honolulu area alone, there are 2,970 employed construction laborers earning an average salary of $51,860. Carpenters in this area earn $65,750/yr and there are 4,390 employed.
Honolulu lies in Honolulu county, which is one of the 4 counties in Hawaii. Overall, the Honolulu area has 430,700 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $21/hr average worker wage, and a $43,760 average annual salary. Thus, about 10 out of every 1000 jobs in Honolulu are held by carpenters, and 7/1000 are held by construction laborers.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Honolulu Community College ends up costing a student $4,399/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Honolulu |
| Kaneohe | HI | - | 1 | 8.23652 | 2 | 6.2 miles |
| Pearl City | HI | - | 2 | 22.3389 | 25 | 12.4 miles |