SSW (Japan blue-collar) in Japan
Industrial Machinery Operator in Japan
83.6
Skill score · High employability
₹1.45L
Typical monthly pay
1
Live job listings
3
Companies hiring
What goes into the outlook
Government backing23%rebalancedBilateral migration agreements and federal skill-mission backing for the role.33% confidence
65
Market dynamics38%rebalancedLive hiring volume, pay against country cost-of-living, sector trend, and automation risk.50% confidence
78
Placement outcomeNot yet scoredVerified placement rate and salary checks from past graduates and employers.Pending verified outcome data — excluded from the score so it isn’t penalised.
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Training quality38%rebalancedIs the qualification officially recognised by the regulator and still in date?95% confidence
100
Things to know
Strong outlook
Skill score
Jobs and pay
Live listings
1
open roles on our job board
Companies hiring
3
tracked across our sources
Typical monthly pay
₹1.45L
median across published pay scales
Sector trend
Steady demand
based on published indicators
Trusted partners
1
accredited training institutions
Accredited training institutions
- MSDE SSW Skill Pre-Departure CentresBengaluru, Chennai, Delhi · MSDE · MEXT (Japan) · MSDE-SSW-IN-2022https://www.msde.gov.in/en/foreign-employment
Officialmoj_isa_ssw_jp
Immigration Services Agency of Japan: Specified Skilled Worker (i) covers 16 fields including Manufacture of Industrial Products. Five-year acceptance quota for this field: 173,000…
Officialssw_support_jp
ISA SSW Support Website: Manufacture of Industrial Products field. Acceptance quota 173,000 (5-year). Skill evaluation test: Manufacture of Industrial Products Skills Evaluation Te…
Paymhlw_wage_jp
MHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure (Chingin Kouzou Kihon Toukei) 2023/2024 - occupation table via e-Stat dataset 00450091 - occupation '生産工程従事者・機械 (Machine operator, production pr…
Pathwaymofa_ssw_india_jp
MoFA Japan-India Memorandum of Cooperation on Specified Skilled Worker (signed 18 Jan 2021): bilateral framework for ethical movement of Indian skilled workers into Japan's SSW sys…
Officialjft_basic_jp
About the "Specified Skilled Worker" residence status Test Schedule and Reservation Test Dates Reservation See the latest information on Facebook From August 2026, JFT-Basic Will A…
Language needed: JFT-Basic A2 or JLPT N4
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**Job Title:** Machine Operator**Job Description:** **The Role:** Machine Operator at Yonezawa site in Japan as part of manufacturing team in APS Operation. This position wi…
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Japan SSW labour demand context for Manufacture of Industrial Products: 5-year acceptance quota 173,000 workers (April 2024 - March 2029). SSW (i) holders nationwide surpassed 250,…
1 live job listings
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