Specified Skilled Worker (i)
The Automobile Transportation Business Field

Jobs transporting people and things by automobile

Jobs

• Driving commercial vehicles (trucks) and all tasks related to driving
• Driving commercial vehicles (taxis) and all tasks related to driving
• Driving commercial vehicles (buses) and all tasks related to driving

Expected No. Accepted

24,500
(maximum number of values over the five-year period from April 2024 to March 2029)

Human Resources standards

Foreign nationals who receive the Specified Skilled Worker (i) status of residence for the automobile transportation business must pass the tests specified below. For the taxi and bus transportation industries, applicants must also complete a training program for new drivers in addition to passing these tests.

Skill level

• Trucks
  Automobile transportation business field Specified Skilled Worker (i) Test (Trucks) and Class 1 Driver’s License
• Taxis
  Automobile transportation business field Specified Skilled Worker (i) Test (Taxis) and Class 2 Driver’s License
• Buses
  Automobile transportation business field Specified Skilled Worker (i) Test (Buses) and Class 2 Driver’s License

Japanese language proficiency

• Trucks
  The Japan Foundation Test for Basic Japanese or the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (N4 or higher)
• Taxis
  The Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (N3 or higher)
• Buses
  The Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (N3 or higher)