What's the best job to get if I want to move to Japan later in life?
I'm 25 years old, never went to college, currently working as a Chemical Operator in the States, but It's becoming increasingly clear that within the next 10 years the plant I work at will probably shut down.
The only thing really anchoring me to where I live is my job and the stability that provides me, given how extraordinarily well it pays despite not having a college education.
With that out of the picture, I figure it might be worth pursuing my dream of living in Japan permanently if it were possible.
What should I pursue in school if I want to ultimately live out there as an American? Is it too late to make that pivot? I dont have anything Im particularly passionate to pursue as a job, work is just a means to an end to me, Id honestly do blue collar work out there if the visas were there for it lol. English teaching doesnt seem like an actual career to have so that's off the table.
EDIT: Thank you everyone for the responses. My path feels clearer now. Chemist or Chemical Engineering seem like good bets for me given my current industry. Ill study Japanese while hopefully pursuing education in this field.
by BP_Ray