ツアーコンダクター ツアーコンダクター
What ツアーコンダクター do
An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:
仕事は大きく二つに分けられる。一つはデスクワークで、出発前には、目的地の下調べや手配担当者との打ち合わせ、参加者に確認、連絡を行い、旅行から帰った後には精算やレポートの作成などをする。もう一つは添乗業務で、担当するツアーの責任者として、集合・出発から解散まで参加者と行動をともにする。集合場所で参加者の点呼をし、搭乗券等を受け渡し、旅行中の注意事項などを説明する。目的地に着くと、現地スタッフとスケジュールを再確認し、見学や観光に向かう。食事や観光施設の入場料の精算を行い、宿泊ホテルでは参加者全員のチェックインを行う。
この他にも様々な役割があり、参加者の相談に応じたり、ツアーを盛り上げる企画を考えたり、交通機関の遅延等への対応や、病人・けが人が出た場合の対処等を行うのもツアーコンダクターの仕事となる。
Employment type of workers
ツアーコンダクター salary
The average annual pay for ツアーコンダクター in Japan is ¥4.03M (≈ $25,607; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥3.74M, the typical range is ¥2.90M–¥6.57M and the top 10% earn about ¥5.72M.
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 (43.4) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.
Pay by experienceest.
Pay by employment typeest.
The average hourly wage of ¥1,928 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 | ¥3.86M | — | — |
| 2022 | ¥3.82M | — | — |
| 2023 | ¥3.94M | — | 1.72x |
| 2024 | ¥3.96M | — | 1.71x |
| 2025 | ¥4.03M | — | 1.63x |
Projected pay for ツアーコンダクター (3, 5 and 10 years)est.
Today ¥4.03M → in 3 years ¥4.38M → in 5 years ¥4.63M → in 10 years ¥5.33M (10-year range ¥4.58M–¥6.19M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.8% 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 ツアーコンダクター
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 ツアーコンダクター? 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 ツアーコンダクター
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.
Skills, education and requirements for ツアーコンダクター
Key skills
Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.
Key knowledge areas
What the work involves
Important abilities
Licenses and certifications (Japan)
- 総合旅程管理主任者
- 国内旅程管理主任者
Related qualifications listed on job tag (names in Japanese). Some are mandatory, others recommended.
Education of workers
Training before entry
Related work experience
Difficulty of entry: ★★★☆☆ Moderate (from education, training, experience, licenses)
How to become ツアーコンダクター
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)
なお、ツアーコンダクターの資格である「旅程管理主任者」（国内旅程管理主任者・総合旅程管理主任者）は、一般社団法人日本添乗サービス協会の正会員会社（添乗員派遣会社）、一般社団法人日本旅行業協会、又は一般社団法人全国旅行業協会の正会員会社（旅行会社）に所属し、団体や企業が行う講習の受講と実務経験を積むことなどにより取得できる。旅行業法、各種約款の基本的な理解や、国内外の観光地情報、歴史・文化等の知識が必要とされる。
海外ツアーに添乗する場合は語学力に加えて、出入国や関税に関する知識、訪問国の法令、慣習等の知識が必要である。積極的、社交的、サービス精神が旺盛で、コースによっては数十名の人を統率できること、また、添乗中は旅行会社の代表者であり責任者でもあるため、強い責任感が求められる。更に、添乗中は昼夜を問わず緊急時には対応を求められ、肉体的にもハードであるため自己の体調管理が重要となる。
Career path and how to earn more as ツアーコンダクター
Career-path guidance is being prepared. Pay by experience is shown in the Pay section.