Dexterous with Hands and Good at Fine Work × Weaknesses: Numerical & Quantitative Analysis

Jobs Utilizing Other Abilities with Less Numerical Work

This collection features jobs that may suit those who prefer to work utilizing language and interpersonal skills rather than working with numbers.

The need for mathematical thinking varies by occupation. Many jobs value other abilities - language skills, interpersonal abilities, sensitivity, creativity - more than numbers and calculations. Additionally, in some fields, qualitative judgment and understanding of human relationships are the most valuable assets.

What matters is finding an environment where you can utilize your strengths. Various abilities beyond numbers also hold important value in society. The jobs introduced here offer possibilities to leverage such diverse strengths.

8 jobs found.

Paintbrush Tip Manufacturing Worker

Manufacturing job that secures paintbrush hair bundles with metal fittings or glue, shapes, processes, and inspects the tip section.

Omamori Manufacturing Worker

A profession that manufactures amulets and talismans distributed at shrines and temples using manual labor or machinery.

Gold Leaf Beater

A metalworking occupation that manufactures gold leaf by thinning gold rolled plates (ingots).

Setomono Manufacturing Worker

A profession that manufactures pottery products such as Seto ware, handling everything from clay forming, glazing, firing, to finishing.

Kitchen Knife Sharpener

Kitchen knife sharpeners are specialists who restore the sharpness of kitchen knives and finish them beautifully using polishing whetstones, grinding machines, and manual labor.

Poster Artist

Poster artists create hand-drawn posters and advertising signboards, using paints and brushes to reproduce designs at full size.

Masafuki (masafuki) Roofer

Traditional roofing occupation using wooden strip materials to shingle the roofs of Japanese houses. Bears indispensable skills for kominka regeneration and traditional architecture preservation.

Brick Setter (Apprentice)

Occupation for learning the work of laying bricks with mortar at construction sites to form walls and structures.