カフェ店員 カフェ店員
What カフェ店員 do
An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:
多くのカフェはセルフサービス方式で、客は会計後にカウンターで商品を受け取って好きな場所で飲んだり食べたりする。店には店長と社員スタッフ、アルバイトスタッフがおり、客にコーヒーなど各種飲料、軽食・菓子などを提供する。
カウンターで客に応対するのは、主にアルバイトスタッフの仕事で、注文を受けると、大型のコーヒーマシンで手際よくコーヒーを入れ、客に渡す。他に、ジュース類などの飲み物や、ホットドックなど簡単な食べ物を作って出す。店舗によってはサンドイッチ、調理済みのパン、クッキー等の販売も行っている。
社員スタッフは、アルバイトスタッフを指導したり、サポートしたりする。また、コーヒー豆や器具を販売している場合は、豆の種類、挽き方、器具の使い方の知識が必要であり、主に社員スタッフが対応する。
店長はスタッフ全員を統率し、商品の味・品質やサービスを管理し、売上げを伸ばすなど、店の経営者としての責任を持っている。
◇ よく使う道具、機材、情報技術等
レジ（小売店、レストラン等）、コーヒーマシン、調理道具（包丁、ガスコンロ等）
Employment type of workers
カフェ店員 salary
The average annual pay for カフェ店員 in Japan is ¥3.85M (≈ $24,468; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥3.58M, the typical range is ¥2.77M–¥6.27M and the top 10% earn about ¥5.46M.
How does your pay compare with people your age?
Your numbers are not sent or stored. The distribution is estimated from Japan's national wage statistics, including pay differences by age.
Pay by ageest.
Estimated from the average pay and average age (43.6) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.
Pay by experienceest.
Pay by employment typeest.
The average hourly wage of ¥1,897 is 1.6× Japan's national average minimum wage of ¥1,177 (fiscal 2026). Minimum wage by prefecture →
Japanese pay is shown in yen (¥5.57M = 5.57 million yen ≈ 557万円). Dollar figures use the current rate of 157.25 yen per dollar and are for reference only; purchasing power differs.
Pay over time
| Year | Average pay | Employment | Openings ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ¥3.55M | — | — |
| 2022 | ¥3.58M | — | — |
| 2023 | ¥3.61M | — | 1.96x |
| 2024 | ¥3.69M | — | 1.95x |
| 2025 | ¥3.85M | — | 1.79x |
Projected pay for カフェ店員 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.
Today ¥3.85M → in 3 years ¥4.23M → in 5 years ¥4.51M → in 10 years ¥5.29M (10-year range ¥4.55M–¥6.15M). The model assumes pay growth of +3.2% per year.
What drives the annual growth rate
Projected pay = current pay × (1 + annual growth)^years. The annual growth rate starts from a base wage-growth rate and adds or subtracts labor demand (the job-openings-to-applicants ratio), wage momentum and AI replacement risk for each occupation. Projections are not guarantees. How it is calculated →
Outlook score for カフェ店員
Each component is a percentile rank among all occupations in the same country (0–100). Weights: labor demand 25, wage momentum / openings 15, pay level 15, AI resistance 25, aging workforce 10 (Japan only), entry barrier 10.
Will AI replace カフェ店員? AI replacement risk
How AI is changing this job
A written analysis for this occupation is being prepared.
AI replacement risk compares the parts of a job that are easy to hand to AI or software (processing information, documentation, repetitive computer work) with the parts that are hard to automate (physical work, working closely with people, judgment in unpredictable settings), using the MHLW job tag survey on work activities, work context, skills and knowledge. The result is a relative position among all occupations in the country, scaled to 0–100%. Methodology →
Labor demand for カフェ店員
A ratio above 1.0 means there are more job openings than applicants (a labor shortage). The 5- and 10-year figures are estimates from the openings ratio, wage momentum and AI replacement risk.
The same job in the United States
| カフェ店員 Japan | Fast Food and Counter Workers United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Median / average pay | ¥3.85M ≈ $24,468 | $31,200 |
| Pay in 10 years (est.) | ¥5.29M | $42,900 |
| Outlook score | 53 | 57 |
| AI replacement risk | 34% Low | 30% Low |
| Workers | — | 3.9M |
Matched by occupation (SOC code). Yen converted at 157.25 JPY/USD for reference; Japanese figures are averages, U.S. figures are medians, and the surveys define occupations differently.
Skills, education and requirements for カフェ店員
Key skills
Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.
Key knowledge areas
What the work involves
Important abilities
Licenses and certifications (Japan)
No specific license or certification is required.
Education of workers
Training before entry
Related work experience
Difficulty of entry: ★☆☆☆☆ Easy to enter (from education, training, experience, licenses)
How to become カフェ店員
The typical path in Japan is shown by the education, training and experience of current workers above and in the Japanese guidance below. A detailed English guide for this occupation is being prepared.
Guidance from job tag (Japanese)
立ち仕事なので一定の体力があること、また、店の雰囲気に合った接客ができることが求められる。食品の衛生管理、金銭の取扱いも必要となる。
正社員のキャリアパスとしては、カフェ経営会社に入社し、いくつかの店を経験しながら、店長になる。その後は各店舗の経営指導にあたるフランチャイズチェーン本部のスーパーバイザーになったり、経営会社の幹部社員となっていく。
チェーン展開しているカフェは、店舗としてはカフェ経営会社が直接経営を行っている「直営店」と、フランチャイズ契約を結んだオーナーが経営者である「フランチャイズ店（FC店）」の２種類がある。FC店ではオーナーが店長を兼ねている場合もある。
Career path and how to earn more as カフェ店員
Career-path guidance is being prepared. Pay by experience is shown in the Pay section.