Exactly 290 of Hawaii's 360 liberal arts professionals work in Honolulu. Between 2006 and 2010, in Honolulu, there has been a 43% decline in the number of liberal arts professionals. As the number of liberal arts professionals in Honolulu has decreased, overall employment in Honolulu has increased.

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As the number of liberal arts professionals in Honolulu has shrunk, salaries for liberal arts professionals have increased. Honolulu liberal arts professionals made $65,970 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, liberal arts professionals in Honolulu made an average salary of $62,390 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Honolulu.

Honolulu liberal arts professionals earn a median yearly salary of $60,380. The difference in pay between the liberal arts professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 228%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $30,500 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $99,910 per year.

Honolulu liberal arts professionals have earnings that are higher than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

There are 6 accredited liberal arts schools in the city. Many of Honolulu's liberal arts professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

Honolulu's liberal arts schools offer 9 liberal arts degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 661 students completed liberal arts courses in 2010.