7 Job Opportunities in Japan with Salaries of Tens of Millions, Interested?

Look for a job in Japan, maybe this term is worth pondering by those of you who are still unemployed and have difficulty getting work in Indonesia. Not without reason, looking at the existing facts,  job opportunities in Japan  are still very wide open for Indonesian migrant workers. There are also many job vacancies that are applied for with  a minimum education of high school / vocational high school graduates.

If you know, the Japanese government is currently short of workers in several sectors. It is no wonder that the Japanese government issued a policy related to work visas, namely  Tokutei Ginou  or  Specified Skilled Workers  (SSW). 

Tokutei Ginou  is a residence permit for foreigners in Japan. Foreign workers with  SSW visas  can work in Japanese companies with the same rights and obligations as Japanese workers. The Tokutei Ginou  visa   itself has been valid since 2019. 

Well, until now, many Indonesian workers have felt the benefits of  working in Japan using the  Tokutei Ginou visa . Are you also interested in  working in Japan ? Well, Arkalearn will tell you what job opportunities are in Japan with salaries of tens of millions and are applied for by those of you who are  high school/vocational school graduates with SSW visas. 

7 Job Opportunities in Japan with Salaries of Tens of Millions 

1. SSW Kaigo/Caregiver

The disparity between the productive age population and the elderly in Japan has triggered job opportunities in the nursing sector. Currently, many caregivers  or  SSW  Kaigo are sought after  to care for the elderly at home.  SSW Kaigo salaries in Japan  are relatively high, starting from 180,000-200,000 yen or equivalent to Rp18-21 million per month. 

2. SSW Food Service

Job opportunities in Japan that can be targeted by high school/vocational school graduates are SSW  Food Service .  SSW Food Service  is usually tasked with serving consumers who visit restaurants or cafes in Japan. SSW  Food Service  salaries range from 160,000-180,000 yen or equivalent to Rp16-18 million per month.

3. SSW Food Manufacturing

Still in food-related jobs, you can also apply for a job in Japan as SSW  Food Manufacture .  The scope of  this job starts from the production, inspection and testing, machine operation, to packaging and distribution. SSW  Food Manufacture salary  ranges from 160,000-200,000 yen or around Rp16-21 million per month 

4. SSW Agriculture

The next job opportunity  in Japan  that offers a high salary is SSW Agriculture. The duties of SSW Agriculture include planting and harvesting rice, vegetables, fruits, and sending the harvest to the company. The salary of SSW Agriculture in Japan is around 180,000-200,000 yen or equivalent to Rp18-21 million per month. 

5. SSW Fisheries

Fish consumption in Japan is very high, automatically the fisheries industry in Japan is very promising. For those interested in this industry, you can apply to become a fisheries SSW with a salary starting from 200,000 yen or around Rp21 million per month. The scope of work itself includes fishing at sea, marine animal exploration, to operating fish processing machines. 

6. SSW Hospitality

The increasing tourism industry in Japan has increased the need for Hospitality SSWs every year. The job of a Hospitality SSW includes kitchen staff, receptionists, and admin staff. The salary of a Hospitality SSW in Japan starts from 160,000-180,000 yen or equivalent to Rp16-19 million per month.

7. SSW Construction

The last high-paying job opportunity  in Japan  is SSW Construction. SSW Construction work revolves around the work of installing formwork, assembling reinforcing bars, architectural painting, to manual welding. SSW Construction salaries in Japan start from 210,000-230,000 yen or equivalent to RP22-24 million per month.

How interested are you in working as an SSW? If yes, you must be able to speak Japanese, proven by holding a Japanese language certificate of at least JFT A2/JLPT N4. Apart from that, you must also have expertise certification according to the locker you are applying for. 

If you don't have both, you can prepare yourself with a  Japanese language course at ArkaLearn . There are a number of excellent Japanese language course programs that you can take, starting from the  Japanese Language bootcamp N5, N4, to the SSW Full Stack bootcamp.

You will also be told how to make a Japanese CV,  Japanese style interview grid (mensetsu ), SSW material, and find the  Tokutei Ginou job site  that is most suitable for you. 

For information and consultation on the SSW program, please contact the Arka Team via email or telephone  0821-2313-0680/0821-1317-6928.