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hawaiian language and literature

Types of Degrees hawaiian language and literature Majors Are Earning

Students pursuing hawaiian language and literature may pursue degrees at several award levels.

Award Level	Graduates
Bachelor’s Degree	15
Master’s Degree	6

What hawaiian language and literature Majors Need to Know

Studies in hawaiian language and literature develop a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that hawaiian language and literature graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

Coursework in hawaiian language and literature emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• English Language — Importance 4.4 / 5; level 5.1 / 7.
• Education and Training — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Foreign Language — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Customer and Personal Service — Importance 3.1 / 5; level 3.7 / 7.
• Computers and Electronics — Importance 3.0 / 5; level 3.7 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

Skills developed in a hawaiian language and literature program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Speaking — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.
• Active Listening — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.
• Reading Comprehension — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.
• Writing — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.
• Instructing — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 3.8 / 7.

Abilities

The cognitive and physical abilities most relevant to hawaiian language and literature careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Speech Clarity — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.
• Oral Expression — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.
• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.
• Written Expression — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, hawaiian language and literature graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Training and Teaching Others	4.3 / 7
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.1 / 7
Thinking Creatively	4.0 / 7
Working with Computers	4.0 / 7
Getting Information	4.0 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	4.0 / 7
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others	3.9 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	3.9 / 7
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work	3.9 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	3.9 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by hawaiian language and literature professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	✓
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	✓
Web browser software	Internet browser software	—
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	✓
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	—
Moodle	Computer based training software	—
Email software	Electronic mail software	—
Blackboard software	Data base user interface and query software	—
Microsoft Outlook	Electronic mail software	—
Audacity	Music or sound editing software	—
Skype	Desktop communications software	—
Collaborative editing software	Word processing software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for hawaiian language and literature graduates include:

• Language Arts Teacher
• Language Instructor
• French Teacher
• Spanish Teacher
• Teacher
• ESL Instructor (English as a Second Language Instructor)
• Language Teacher
• Bilingual Teacher
• Hebrew Teacher
• Swahili Teacher
• Professor
• Modern Languages Professor
• Arabic Professor
• Associate Professor
• Adjunct Instructor

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to hawaiian language and literature graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Bachelor’s degree	45.2%
Doctoral degree	28.2%
Master’s degree	15.1%
Post-master’s certificate	3.8%
Post-baccalaureate certificate	2.9%
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	2.6%
High school diploma or equivalent	2.0%
Postsecondary certificate	0.3%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Who Is Earning a Degree in hawaiian language and literature?

Gender Distribution

This field skews predominantly male, with men earning 61.9% of hawaiian language and literature degrees.

Gender	Graduates	Share
Women	8	38.1%
Men	13	61.9%

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the national level, the racial-ethnic distribution of hawaiian language and literature graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Graduates	Share
White	1	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2	9.5%
Two or More Races	14	66.7%
International Students	4	19.0%

^{See minority definition below.}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	CIP Code
Southeast Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	16.14
Australian/Oceanic/Pacific Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	16.1401
Burmese Language and Literature	16.1403
Filipino/Tagalog Language and Literature	16.1404
Indonesian/Malay Languages and Literatures	16.1402
Khmer/Cambodian Language and Literature	16.1405
Lao Language and Literature	16.1406
Southeast Asian and Australasian/Pacific Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	16.1499
Southeast Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	16.1400
Thai Language and Literature	16.1407
Vietnamese Language and Literature	16.1408
American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	16.1001

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.