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JOBS INDEX ／ 6 CATEGORIES

Factory & manufacturing
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A single factory holds many kinds of work: cutting, assembling, repairing, measuring, organizing and moving things. Demand and pay differ by job type too. Once you find a job that interests you, see the workplace for yourself on a visit or trial shift.

TABLE.01 — COMPARE

Compare the six job types at a glance

The figures are from official statistics, using the category closest to each job. For what each category covers, see “Reading the numbers” in each guide.

JOB-01Skilled production workMachining, welding, machine assembly1.98Metal products manufacturing and processing (machining, welding, sheet metal, pressing, etc.)≈¥5.23MGeneral-purpose and production machinery assemblyJOB-02Equipment maintenanceInspecting, repairing and improving production equipment4.04Machine maintenance and repair workers≈¥5.71MMaintenance and repair of general-purpose, production, business and electrical machineryJOB-03Design & production engineeringMechanical / electrical-electronic design, production engineering1.88Manufacturing engineers (development)≈¥7.04MElectrical, electronic and telecommunications engineersJOB-04Quality control & assuranceInspection, QC, QA1.71Product inspection (excluding metal products)≈¥5.23MMachine inspectionJOB-05Production control & purchasingProduction planning, process control, procurement1.36Production-related clerical work≈¥5.44MProduction-related clerical workJOB-06Warehouse & forkliftReceiving and shipping, inventory control, forklift operation1.08Transport and handling workers≈¥4.70MTransport workers not elsewhere classified (forklift operators, etc.)

For comparison: jobs-to-applicants ratio for all occupations 1.10 (FY2025); estimated annual pay for all occupations about ¥5.46M (2025). Estimated annual pay is our own calculation: monthly scheduled cash earnings × 12 + annual bonuses.

REF / Sources

  1. 一般職業紹介状況（長期時系列表 第21表）・雇用関係指標（年度） — Employment Referrals for General Workers (long-term time series, Table 21) and annual employment indicators (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), released May and Aug 2026 (FY2025 figures))Jobs-to-applicants ratio (有効求人倍率) for regular jobs at Hello Work, including part-time; not seasonally adjusted. Does not include openings on private job sites or through recruitment agencies.
  2. 令和7年賃金構造基本統計調査 — Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025 (full-time workers, by occupation) (MHLW, published Mar 2026)Full-time (general) workers at companies with 10+ employees, men and women combined. The "estimated annual pay" is our own calculation — monthly scheduled cash earnings × 12 + annual bonuses — not an official annual income figure.

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