Workshop Employment × 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.

388 jobs found.

Lantern Craftsman

Craftsman who handcrafts traditional lanterns using washi paper and bamboo frames. Shapes ornamental or practical lanterns.

Lantern Frame Maker (Bamboo Made)

Artisan who uses bamboo material to process and assemble lantern frames.

Chinkin Artisan

Traditional craft artisan who engraves patterns on lacquerware surfaces and applies decoration by depositing gold powder or gold leaf.

Tsuiki (Hammered) Artisan

Traditional craft artisan who shapes metal materials such as copper plates by hammering them into vessels.

Metal Hammering Worker

Artisan who hammers metal sheets or thin metal materials with a hammer to shape them or add decorations.

Tsuishu Manufacturer

Tsuishu manufacturers are traditional lacquerware artisans who layer red lacquer multiple times and carve the lacquer layers to create raised patterns.

Tsuishu Wood Carver

A Tsuishu wood carver is a craftsman skilled in the traditional craft technique of applying multiple layers of lacquer to a wood base and then carving patterns with a carving knife.

Tsugaru Lacquerware Craftsman

Traditional craft artisan who uses lacquer and wood to create lacquerware employing unique techniques from the Tsugaru region.

Fishing Rod Manufacturing Worker (Bamboo)

A traditional occupation that manufactures fishing rods using bamboo as material through processes such as selection, node removal, bending processing, joining, polishing, and painting.

Hanging Lantern Maker

Craftsman who fabricates, repairs, and restores traditional Japanese hanging lanterns and lighting fixtures used in shrines, temples, ryotei restaurants, and tea rooms using woodworking, metalworking, lacquering, and other techniques.