Video Game Design Schools In Hawaii
There is only one accredited video game design school in Hawaii for faculty who teach video game design classes to choose from. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the video game design academic community in Hawaii, and the future trends in video game design training at the video game design bachelors degree level.
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Hawaii Vs. National Video Game Design Employment
| Hawaii | 2,170 |
| National | 1,051,700 |
Of all of the video game design professionals in the country, nearly 0% are in the state of Hawaii.
Employment Growth for Video game design professionals In Hawaii
| 620 | 520 | 570 | 520 | 2,170 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Hawaii, the field of video game design is growing. There were 1,550 more video game design professionals working in Hawaii in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of video game design has grown by 250% in Hawaii. This growth is slower than the national trend for video game design professionals which shows a 384% increase in the number of video game design professionals working around the nation.
Video Game Design VS. All Professions salaries in Hawaii
| $47,300 | $44,790 | $46,120 | $52,650 | $60,100 |
| $46,651 | $47,931 | $49,192 | $50,493 | $52,227 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Video Game Design
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Hawaii, as the number of video game design professionals is growing, the salaries earned by video game design professionals are increasing. The mean salary for video game design professionals in 2006 was $47,300 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $60,100 per year.
Salary percentiles for Video game design professionals in Hawaii
10th percentile |
$34,938 |
25th percentile |
$43,798 |
50th percentile |
$56,758 |
75th percentile |
$73,038 |
90th percentile |
$94,238 |
Thus, video game design professionals' salaries grew by 21% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of video game design, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid video game design professionals earning 170% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Hawaii state.
Average Salaries for Video game design professionals and related professions in Hawaii
Computer Animation |
$51,310 |
Computer Programming |
$69,210 |
Computer Science |
$67,230 |
Game Design |
$65,505 |
Video Game Design |
$60,100 |
Video game design professionals in Hawaii earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Video Game Design programs available for each degree type for all schools in Hawaii
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
1 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 1 |
100% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in video game design.