SSW (Japan blue-collar) in Japan
Food Service Worker in Japan
83.9
Skill score · High employability
₹1.06L
Typical monthly pay
4
Companies hiring
What goes into the outlook
Government backing20%rebalancedBilateral migration agreements and federal skill-mission backing for the role.81% confidence
65
Market dynamics40%rebalancedLive hiring volume, pay against country cost-of-living, sector trend, and automation risk.59% confidence
77
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 quality40%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
Companies hiring
4
tracked across our sources
Typical monthly pay
₹1.06L
median across published pay scales
Sector trend
Steady demand
based on published indicators
Training partners in India
1
where you train before you go
Training partners in India
You train in India (skill, language, and pre-departure). The job market may be Japan — partners below are India-based institutes for this pathway, not foreign schools in the destination country.
- MSDE SSW Skill Pre-Departure CentresBengaluru, Chennai, Delhi · MSDE (India) · pre-departure for Japan SSW/TITP · MSDE-SSW-IN-2022https://www.msde.gov.in/en/foreign-employment
Top employers in this field
jobspy/indeed 2
jobspy/linkedin 2
Hyatt Centric 1
Hyatt Regency 1
OfficialMOJ ISA Specified Skilled Worker policy
Immigration Services Agency of Japan: Specified Skilled Worker (i) covers 16 fields including Food Service. Five-year acceptance quota for this field: 53,000 workers (April 2024 - …
Read source on moj.go.jpOlder than 3 months
OfficialISA SSW Support Website (sector pages)
Specified Skilled Worker (i)The Food Service Industry Field | What Is the "Specified Skilled Worker" Status of Residence?
Read source on ssw.go.jpOlder than 3 months
PayMHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure
MHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure (Chingin Kouzou Kihon Toukei) 2023/2024 - occupation table via e-Stat dataset 00450091 - occupation '飲食店店員 (Restaurant staff)' bsws p25: JPY 175…
Read source on e-stat.go.jpOlder than 3 months
PathwayMoFA Japan-India SSW MoC (2021)
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…
Read source on mofa.go.jpOlder than 3 months
OfficialJapan Foundation Test for Basic Japanese (JFT-Basic)
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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jobspy scrape 'レストランスタッフ' on indeed (JP): 25 listings.
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jobspy scrape 'レストランスタッフ' on linkedin (JP): 25 listings.
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jobspy scrape 'ホール スタッフ 飲食' on indeed (JP): 25 listings.
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jobspy scrape 'ホール スタッフ 飲食' on linkedin (JP): 7 listings.
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レストランサービス Restaurant Service (GSS/TL), Hyatt Regency Kyoto at Hyatt Regency (Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan) — linkedin JP
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Host-Food＆Beverage (Hyatt Centric Kanazawa | Hyatt House Kanazawa) ※Japanese Speaking required at Hyatt Centric () — linkedin JP
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SectorGovernment and sector intelligence
Japan SSW labour demand context for Food Service: 5-year acceptance quota 53,000 workers (April 2024 - March 2029). SSW (i) holders nationwide surpassed 250,000 in 2024 (Japan Time…
Read source on moj.go.jpUpdated this month