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Electrical, electronic, telecommunications engineers (except communication network engineers)

How to become an Electronics Engineer

Also called: Electronic equipment production engineer, Electronic equipment design engineer

Develops and designs electronic equipment, from mobile phones, televisions and computers to industrial machines and devices, and develops and manages their manufacturing processes.

Main tasks

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How to become one

No particular education or qualification is required to start, but many new graduates have studied electrical, electronic or mechanical engineering at university or postgraduate level. Some are graduates of technical high schools or kosen (colleges of technology). New graduates who join an electronics maker start with graduate training and then take various training in-house and on the job. As a career path, some go from engineer to development team leader and then into management, while others build their expertise and become specialists. You need numerical skills, the ability to turn ideas for new products into proposals, leadership and teamwork in production management, and the communication skills to deal clearly with a wide range of partners inside and outside the company. If partners are overseas, you need to communicate in English. Reading skills in English are essential for reading English documents. Competition between companies to develop technology is fierce, so you must make new things quickly, efficiently and with fresh ideas. People keen to develop products and full of ideas and creativity do well. Ideally you are good at science and maths such as physics, understand how machines are built, are analytical, curious and inquiring. Persistence and not giving up when you meet difficulties are also important.

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How do I become an Electronics Engineer?

No particular education or qualification is required to start, but many new graduates have studied electrical, electronic or mechanical engineering at university or postgraduate level. Some are graduates of technical high schools or kosen (colleges of technology). New graduates who join an electronics maker start with graduate training and then take various training in-house and on the job. As a career path, some go from engineer to development team leader and then into management, while others build their expertise and become specialists. You need numerical skills, the ability to turn ideas for new products into proposals, leadership and teamwork in production management, and the communication skills to deal clearly with a wide range of partners inside and outside the company. If partners are overseas, you need to communicate in English. Reading skills in English are essential for reading English documents. Competition between companies to develop technology is fierce, so you must make new things quickly, efficiently and with fresh ideas. People keen to develop products and full of ideas and creativity do well. Ideally you are good at science and maths such as physics, understand how machines are built, are analytical, curious and inquiring. Persistence and not giving up when you meet difficulties are also important.

How much does an Electronics Engineer earn in Japan?

Average annual income in the private sector, bonus included, is ¥7,039,400 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare). The figure is for the wage survey group Electrical, electronic, telecommunications engineers (except communication network engineers), which covers several jobs.

Do you need a degree to become an Electronics Engineer?

Usually. In this job's census occupation group, 64% of workers are university graduates.

Will AI change the work of an Electronics Engineer?

Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

独立行政法人労働政策研究・研修機構（JILPT）作成 職業情報データベース 解説系ダウンロードデータ（IPD_DL_description_7_01.xlsx）ver.7.01 職業情報提供サイト（job tag）より2026年10月4日にダウンロード（https://shigoto.mhlw.go.jp/User/download）を加工して作成

独立行政法人労働政策研究・研修機構（JILPT）作成 職業情報データベース 簡易版数値系ダウンロードデータ（IPD_DL_numeric_7_00.xlsx）ver.7.00 職業情報提供サイト（job tag）より2026年10月4日にダウンロード（https://shigoto.mhlw.go.jp/User/download）を加工して作成

Sources: JILPT Occupational Information Database download data via job tag (解説系 ver.7.01 and 簡易版数値系 ver.7.00, downloaded 4 October 2026), processed by Peernovo; MHLW, Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025; Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2020 Population Census; MEXT, School Basic Survey 2025; MHLW, Employment Referrals for General Workers (Hello Work statistics). Figures processed by Peernovo. English job names, translations and the matching of jobs to statistical groups, schools and degree fields by Peernovo.

Updated 4 October 2026