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How to become a Greenhouse Vegetable Grower

Also called: Glasshouse vegetable worker, Greenhouse farm worker, Vegetable grower

Grows many kinds of vegetables in glasshouses, plastic greenhouses and similar facilities that are less affected by the weather, rather than in open fields.

Main tasks

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How to become one

No particular education or qualification is required to start. It helps to study agriculture at upper secondary school or a senmon gakko (vocational college), or to learn about soil preparation, plant biology, data-based environmental control and farm management through training and seminars. You drive tractors to plough and trucks to carry produce, so a standard car licence and a large special vehicle licence are also needed. Greenhouse growing involves boilers, so boiler technician and hazardous materials handler qualifications are useful too. There is a lot of repetitive work with machines and by hand, so a fair level of fitness is needed, along with patience and persistence. The job suits people who are interested in and keen on growing living things and who like working in nature. To improve the quality of your vegetables, it is important to keep learning, for example by gathering information on new growing techniques and plant breeding. Gathering information to understand consumer needs accurately is also important for deciding what to grow and when. If you run your own farm, you also need business skills.

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How do I become a Greenhouse Vegetable Grower?

No particular education or qualification is required to start. It helps to study agriculture at upper secondary school or a senmon gakko (vocational college), or to learn about soil preparation, plant biology, data-based environmental control and farm management through training and seminars. You drive tractors to plough and trucks to carry produce, so a standard car licence and a large special vehicle licence are also needed. Greenhouse growing involves boilers, so boiler technician and hazardous materials handler qualifications are useful too. There is a lot of repetitive work with machines and by hand, so a fair level of fitness is needed, along with patience and persistence. The job suits people who are interested in and keen on growing living things and who like working in nature. To improve the quality of your vegetables, it is important to keep learning, for example by gathering information on new growing techniques and plant breeding. Gathering information to understand consumer needs accurately is also important for deciding what to grow and when. If you run your own farm, you also need business skills.

How much does a Greenhouse Vegetable Grower earn in Japan?

Average annual income in the private sector, bonus included, is ¥3,607,500 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare). The figure is for the wage survey group Agriculture, forestry and fishery workers, which covers several jobs.

Do you need a degree to become a Greenhouse Vegetable Grower?

Usually not. In this job's census occupation group, only 10% of workers are university graduates. Ways in include: Vocational college (専門学校) course: Agriculture.

Will AI change the work of a Greenhouse Vegetable Grower?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, 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