License |
Hawai‘i Rank (1=most
requirements; 5=fewest requirements) |
Hawai‘i Requirement |
National Median |
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT |
Overall Rank |
3 |
|
|
Education |
3 |
150 semester hours requirement; 24 hours
accounting related. |
150 semester hours requirement; 24 hours
accounting related. |
Examination |
Not Ranked |
AICPA, NASBA |
AICPA, NASBA |
Experience |
4 |
1500 hours audit experience or 2 years
accounting experience |
2 years under a CPA. |
License Fees |
3 |
$220 |
$175 |
Continuing Education |
3 |
40 hours per year |
40 hours per year |
Reciprocity or Endorsement |
2 |
Yes, with 5 years experience. No
reciprocity for non-U.S. experience. |
Yes, with 5 years experience. 35 states
provide some recognition of non-U.S.
experience. |
ACUPUNCTURE |
Overall Rank |
4
|
|
|
Education |
1
|
2175
hours (1515 didactic and 660 clinical)
|
1725
hours (1065 didactic and 660 clinical)
|
Examination |
5
|
2 parts
of the NCCAOM examination
|
4 parts
of the NCCAOM examination.
|
License Fees |
3
|
$405
|
$405
|
Continuing Education |
5
|
0
|
12 hours
per year. 12 states, including Hawai‘i, do not require continuing
education.
|
Reciprocity or Endorsement |
5
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
CHIROPRACTOR |
Overall Rank |
4 |
|
|
Education |
3 |
60 semester hours |
60 semester hours. |
Examination |
3 |
5 parts of the NBCE |
5 parts of the NBCE. |
License Fees |
3 |
$385 |
$386 |
Continuing Education |
5 |
10 hours per year |
15 hours per year |
Reciprocity or Endorsement |
3 |
Hawai‘i provides some form of
recognition of an out of state license |
45 states provide some form of
reciprocity or endorsement for an out of
state license. |
CONTRACTOR |
Overall Rank |
1 |
|
|
Licensing |
1 |
State license required |
State license or registration required.
Twenty-seven states require a license or
registration at the state level. |
Education |
5 |
None. |
None. Only Oregon requires education. |
Examination |
1 |
Yes |
Yes. 19 states require passing a
written examination. |
Experience |
1 |
4 years |
None. 11 states require
experience ranging form 2 to 5
years. |
License Fees |
1 |
$725 |
$400 |
Continuing Education |
5 |
None |
None. Only Alaska requires
continuing education. |
Reciprocity or Endorsement |
1 |
No |
Yes. 15 states have some form of
reciprocity or endorsement. |
Insurance, Bond, Tax Clearance, Business
Registration |
2 |
Hawai‘i requires liability insurance,
worker’s compensation, a financial
statement, a credit report, a tax
clearance, and business registration. |
Most states require insurance or bond
and worker’s compensation insurance.
Half require a financial statement. |
Responsible Managing Employee |
1 |
Required with additional fees. |
Not required. |
ELECTRICIAN, JOURNEYMAN |
Overall Rank |
1 |
|
|
Education and Experience |
1 |
5 years apprenticeship |
4 years apprenticeship |
Examination |
Not ranked |
Written examination |
Written examination. All states that
license journeyman electricians require
a written examination. |
License Fees |
1 |
$340 |
$122 |
Continuing Education |
5 |
None |
5.3 hours per year |
Reciprocity or Endorsement |
1 |
No |
Yes. 21 states have some form of
reciprocity or endorsement. |
ELECTRICIAN, SUPERVISING |
Overall Rank |
1 |
|
|
Education and Experience |
1 |
9 years experience |
6 years experience |
Examination |
Not ranked |
Written examination |
Written examination. All states that
license supervising electricians require
a written examination |
License Fees |
1 |
$340 |
$169 |
Continuing Education |
5 |
None |
5 hours per year. Hawai'i is 1 of 9 states that do not
require continuing education. |
Reciprocity or Endorsement |
1 |
No |
Yes. Hawai'i is 1 of 9 states that do not
provide for some form of reciprocity or endorsement |
OPTOMETRIST |
Overall Rank |
3 |
|
|
Education |
Not ranked. |
Graduation
from optometry school |
Graduation
from optometry school |
Examination |
5 |
4
parts of the National Boards |
4
parts of the National Boards plus one or more state examinations |
License Fees |
5 |
$245 |
$415 |
Continuing Education |
3 |
16 hours per year |
16 hours per year |
Reciprocity or Endorsement |
3 |
Yes, with 4 years of experience |
Yes |
Therapeutic
pharmaceutical agents (TPA) certification |
2 |
100 hour
course at Kapi’olani Community College |
Most
states with TPA certification do not require additional education hours |
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN |
Overall Rank |
2 |
|
|
Education and Experience |
3 |
1 year
postgraduate training |
1 year
postgraduate training |
Examination |
Not ranked |
|
|
License Fees |
3 |
$495 |
$555 |
Continuing Education |
5 |
None |
20 hours per year |
Reciprocity or Endorsement |
1 |
No |
Yes.
40 states have some form of reciprocity or endorsement. |
PHARMACIST |
Overall Rank |
4 |
|
|
Education |
Not ranked |
Graduation from pharmacy school |
Graduation from pharmacy school |
Examination |
3 |
2
parts, no practical, no state exam |
2
parts, no practical, no state exam. 19 states require a practical
examination, a state exam, or more than 2 exams. |
Experience |
3 |
1500
hours of clinical experience |
1500 hours. 37 states require 1500 hours of clinical experience. |
License Fees |
2 |
$240 |
$221 |
Continuing Education |
5 |
None. Hawai‘i is the only
state that does not currently require continuing education. Continuing
education will be required beginning in 2006. |
15 hours per year |
Reciprocity or Endorsement |
3 |
Yes. |
Yes. All
fifty states have some form of reciprocity or endorsement. |
PHARMACY |
Overall Rank |
2 |
|
|
License Fees |
3 |
$405 |
$375 |
Reciprocity or Endorsement |
3 |
None |
None |
PHYSICIAN |
Overall Rank |
2 |
|
|
Education and Experience |
4 |
U.S. school: 1 year residency training
Foreign
school: 2 years residency training
|
U.S. school: 1 year residency training
Foreign
school: 3 years residency training
|
Examination |
Not ranked |
USMLE |
USMLE |
License Fees |
4 |
$410 |
$530 |
Continuing Education |
3 |
20 hours per year |
20 hours per year |
Reciprocity or Endorsement |
1 |
No |
Yes.
36 states have some form of reciprocity or endorsement. |
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT |
Overall Rank |
2 |
|
|
Education |
Not ranked |
Graduation
from an accredited physician assistant program |
Graduation
from an accredited physician assistant program |
Examination and Certification |
Not ranked |
NCCPA certification |
NCCPA
certification or passing the NCCPA examination |
License Fees |
3 |
$210 |
$225 |
Continuing Education |
3 |
50 hours
per year |
50 hours
per year |
Reciprocity or Endorsement |
3 |
No |
No.
12 states have some form of reciprocity or endorsement. |
PLUMBER, JOURNEYMAN |
Overall Rank |
1 |
|
|
Education and Training |
1 |
5 years apprenticeship. |
4 years apprenticeship. |
Examination |
Not ranked |
|
|
License Fees |
1 |
$265 |
$147 |
Continuing Education |
5 |
5 |
None.
Only 9 states require continuing education. |
Reciprocity or Endorsement |
1 |
No |
Yes.
19 states have some form of reciprocity or endorsement. |
PLUMBER, MASTER |
Overall Rank |
1 |
|
|
Education and Experience |
1 |
9 years
experience |
5 years
experience |
Examination |
Not ranked |
State exam required |
State exam required. |
License Fees |
4 |
$265 |
$295 |
Continuing Education |
5 |
None. |
None.
Only 5 states require continuing education. |
Reciprocity or Endorsement |
1 |
No |
Yes.
15 of the 24 states have some form of reciprocity or
endorsement. |
PODIATRIST |
Overall Rank |
4 |
|
|
Education and Experience |
5 |
Graduate
from an accredited school of podiatry
No
postgraduate training required
|
Graduate
from an accredited school of podiatry and one year of postgraduate training
Forty-three
states require a minimum of one year of postgraduate training
|
Examination |
3 |
NBPME
Parts I, II, and III and no state examination |
NBPME
Parts I, II, and III and no state examination |
License Fees |
4 |
$315 |
$521 |
Continuing Education |
3 |
20 hours
per year |
19 hours per year |
Reciprocity or Endorsement |
1 |
No |
Yes. 33 states have some form of reciprocity or endorsement |
VETERINARIAN |
Overall Rank |
2 |
|
|
Education |
Not ranked |
Veterinary degree |
Veterinary degree |
Examination |
1 |
NAVLE + state exam |
NAVLE |
Experience |
3 |
No requirement |
No requirement |
License Fees |
1 |
$535 |
$345 |
Continuing Education |
3 |
15 hours per year |
15 hours per year |
Reciprocity or Endorsement |
5 |
Yes |
No |