In 2024, approximately 13.2 million people worked in professional or engineering positions in Japan, the highest amount of the past decade. That year, around 52 percent of those workers were male. The number of people employed in this field has been increasing gradually over the course of the observed period, starting at around 10.6 million employees in 2015.
Number of professional and engineering workers in Japan from 2015 to 2024
(in millions)
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e-Stat (Japan). (January 31, 2025). Number of professional and engineering workers in Japan from 2015 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/644107/japan-employment-professional-and-engineering-workers/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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