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

How to become a Production and Quality Control Engineer

Draws up detailed production plans for products and manages production processes and quality.

Main tasks

Workers in this job say university or high school is common. From job tag's survey of people in each job, who could give several answers. It shows what workers see as common, not how many workers hold each level.

How to become one

No particular education or qualification is required to start. Many people have learned the basics of production engineering and quality control in engineering courses such as mechanical, electrical, electronic or chemical engineering at high school, kosen (college of technology), university or similar. Companies make a huge range of products, so you learn the technical and manufacturing knowledge for your products after joining, in-house or at outside training organisations. After joining, people often gain experience as engineers before being placed in a production or quality control department. A related qualification is professional engineer (industrial engineering). As well as knowing the relevant technology well, you need the patience to tackle hard problems, the ability to come up with ideas, and the ability to stay calm when unexpected problems arise.

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How do I become a Production and Quality Control Engineer?

No particular education or qualification is required to start. Many people have learned the basics of production engineering and quality control in engineering courses such as mechanical, electrical, electronic or chemical engineering at high school, kosen (college of technology), university or similar. Companies make a huge range of products, so you learn the technical and manufacturing knowledge for your products after joining, in-house or at outside training organisations. After joining, people often gain experience as engineers before being placed in a production or quality control department. A related qualification is professional engineer (industrial engineering). As well as knowing the relevant technology well, you need the patience to tackle hard problems, the ability to come up with ideas, and the ability to stay calm when unexpected problems arise.

How much does a Production and Quality Control 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 a Production and Quality Control Engineer?

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

Will AI change the work of a Production and Quality Control Engineer?

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