WASHOKU AGENT

Sushi and Japanese chef jobs in the United States

Restaurants in the United States have posted 44 chef positions with Washoku Agent since 2019, 14 of them in the last 3 years. 2 are open now. Below: what those restaurants asked for and offered, the open positions and the past ones.

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What restaurants in the United States asked for and offered

The 14 positions of the last 3 years. Each figure counts only the positions that stated it.

Cuisine: Sushi 8, Kaiseki 3, Kappo 1 (of 12 that stated it)
Role: Head chef 5, Junior chef 1 (of 6 that stated it)
Experience asked: Typically 5 years or more (the middle of 7 positions that stated it)
Pay offered: USD 5,000 to 9,000 a month (3 positions with a monthly pay stated)
Work visa: The employer supports the application in 9 of 14 positions
Housing: Provided or supported in 5 of 14 positions

Open positions in the United States (2)

Kappo chef
United States
Pay
USD 5,000–7,000 / month
Work visa
The employer supports the application
Through our placement service for chefs from Japan. Japanese page
Sushi chef
United States
Pay
USD 5,000–7,000 / month
Work visa
The employer supports the application
Through our placement service for chefs from Japan. Japanese page

Past positions in the United States (12)

Positions of the last 3 years that are no longer open.

Kaiseki chef · Los Angeles · posted Dec 2025
Head chef · experience 5 years or more · USD 6,000–9,000 / month · housing provided or supported · work visa supported
Sushi chef · New Jersey · posted Feb 2025
Junior chef · housing provided or supported · work visa supported
Japanese cuisine chef · Chicago · posted Jan 2025
Head chef · work visa supported
Sushi chef · Houston · posted Jan 2025
experience 10 years or more · housing provided or supported
Sushi chef · posted Dec 2024
housing provided or supported
Japanese cuisine chef · Los Angeles · posted Nov 2024
Sushi chef · Washington, D.C. · posted May 2024
Head chef · work visa supported
Sushi chef · New York · posted May 2024
experience 5 years or more · JPY 8,000,000 / year
Sushi chef · posted May 2024
Head chef · experience 5 years or more
Kaiseki chef · posted Mar 2024
experience 5 years or more · work visa supported
Sushi chef · posted Mar 2024
experience 5 years or more · work visa supported
Kaiseki chef · posted Feb 2024
Head chef · experience 5 years or more · housing provided or supported · work visa supported

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