美容師 美容師

Japan Beauty & Personal Care 分類:09_053-02 Confidence ★★★★★

Average annual pay
¥3.89M
≈ $24,707
Top pay (est.)
¥6.33M
Top 10% ¥5.52M
Pay in 5 years
¥4.55Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥5.32Mest.
¥4.58M–¥6.18M
Outlook score
57/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
14%
Very low
Labor demand
High
Openings-to-applicants 3.13x

What 美容師 do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

カット、パーマ、カラーリング(毛染め)、化粧などの技術を使い、美しいヘアファッションやメイクアップを行い、容姿を美しくすることが美容師の仕事である。
 さらに、ヘアファッションやメイクだけでなく、ネイルや着付けまで、美容師が行うことも多い。顧客の要望に最大限こたえ、それに自分の技術と美的センスを加味して、初めて評価を得ることができる。
 まず、顧客とコミュニケーションをとりながら髪の状態を見る。そして顧客の要望をしっかりと聞き、ヘアスタイルを決めてから作業に入る。馴染みの顧客ならカルテを見て検討する。カットには、シザース(はさみ)、レザー(かみそり)、コーム(くし)などが使われる。
 カット、シャンプー、ブローという具合に、スタッフで分担することもあり、チームワークも大切となる。要望によってパーマ、カラーリングなどを行う。決まった髪形を作る技術が優れているだけでは十分でなく、顧客の好みに合わせて満足させることが必要である。自分の創造性やセンスをプラスしながら、顧客の要望に応える。美容師はヘアスタイリストと呼ばれることもある。

◇ よく使う道具、機材、情報技術等
 シザース(はさみ)、レザー(かみそり)、コーム(くし)、レジ(小売店、レストラン等)

Employment type of workers

美容師 salary

The average annual pay for 美容師 in Japan is ¥3.89M (≈ $24,707; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥3.61M, the typical range is ¥2.80M–¥6.33M and the top 10% earn about ¥5.52M.

Average pay
¥3.89M
≈ $24,707
Median (est.)
¥3.61M
≈ $22,957
Low end (est.)
¥2.80M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥5.52M
≈ $35,103
Top pay (est.)
¥6.33M
≈ $40,254
Hourly wage
¥1,789
1.5× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥272,000
vs. last year +¥6,000

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.

20s
¥3.55M
30s
¥4.13M
40s
¥4.63M
50s
¥5.07M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (30.0) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥2.95M
1–3 yrs
¥3.26M
3–5 yrs
¥3.57M
5–10 yrs
¥3.98M
10+ yrs
¥4.44M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥3.89MPart-time ¥1.63MFreelance / self-employed ¥4.08MContract / temp ¥3.03M

The average hourly wage of ¥1,789 is 1.5× 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

YearAverage payEmploymentOpenings ratio
2021¥3.24M——
2022¥3.30M——
2023¥3.80M—3.27x
2024¥3.72M—3.22x
2025¥3.89M—3.13x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 美容師 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥3.89M → in 3 years ¥4.27M → in 5 years ¥4.55M → in 10 years ¥5.32M (10-year range ¥4.58M–¥6.18M). The model assumes pay growth of +3.2% per year.

¥3.89M
Now
2026
¥4.27M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥3.94M–¥4.65M
¥4.55M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥4.10M–¥5.06M
¥5.32M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥4.58M–¥6.18M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.96%Wage momentum +0.16%AI impact +0.27%Total +3.2% / yr

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 美容師

57/100
★★★☆☆
Average · ranked #150 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
86 pts
Entry barrier
86 pts
Pay level
16 pts
Labor demand
90 pts
Wage momentum
14 pts
Aging workforce
0 pts

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 美容師? AI replacement risk

14%
Very low
Ranked #45 safest from AI among all Japanese occupations
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

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 美容師

Openings-to-applicants ratio
3.13x
ranked #55 of all Japanese jobs
Demand score
High
73/100
Advertised monthly wage
¥272,000
Hello Work postings
Workers
—
Population Census
Average age
30.0
Hours per month
175
Openings in 5 years
+18.3%
est.
Openings in 10 years
+32.9%
est.

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 美容師

Key skills

Active Listening
4.3
Speaking
3.7
Reading Comprehension
3.6
Social Perceptiveness
3.4
Service Orientation
3.1
Instructing
3.0
Writing
2.9
Persuasion
2.8

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Customer and Personal Service
3.3
Sales and Marketing
1.8
Psychology
1.6
Personnel and Human Resources
1.6
Communications and Media
1.4
Education and Training
1.4
Administration and Management
1.4
English Language
1.3

What the work involves

Thinking CreativelyUpdating and Using Relevant KnowledgeGetting InformationJudging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleEstablishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsMonitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsDeveloping Objectives and StrategiesIdentifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Important abilities

Visual Color DiscriminationManual DexterityFinger DexterityProblem SensitivityArm-Hand SteadinessWrist-Finger Speed

Licenses and certifications (Japan)

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 美容師

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)
美容師になるには、都道府県知事指定の美容師養成施設昼間・夜間課程の通常課程は2年以上(修得者課程は1年以上)、通信課程の通常課程は3年以上(修得者課程は1年6月以上)で美容師になるために必要な知識・技能を修得・卒業し、美容師国家試験に合格しなければならない。合格後、美容師免許申請をすることで美容師免許証が交付される。
 2018年4月より、一部の養成施設では理容師免許の有資格者を対象に「修得者課程」が設けられている。修得者課程は履修課程の大幅な減免や履修期間が短縮されており、美容師の資格が取得しやすくなっている。
 美容師の免許を受けた後3年以上美容の業務に従事し、かつ、所定の講習会の課程を修了した者は「管理美容師」の資格が取得できる。「管理美容師」は常時2人以上美容師がいる美容室に置くことが義務付けられており、将来独立開業する際に役立つ資格である。
 美容師には美的センスや技術はもちろん、コミュニケーション能力や奉仕の精神、機敏さも必要である。一日中立ち作業なので、体力も必要である。美容室や美容師により人気の差が大きいのが特徴であり、努力と才能、センス次第では高い収入が得られる仕事とも言える。将来は有名になり、自分の店を持つのが夢であるという人もいる。

Career path and how to earn more as 美容師

Career-path guidance is being prepared. Pay by experience is shown in the Pay section.

Pay and employment figures are national statistics. Projected pay, outlook scores and AI replacement risk are estimates from the Shigoto Zukan model, not guarantees. To request a correction, use the contact form. How to read the data
Sources: Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), Population Census and Hello Work employment statistics as published on the MHLW job tag site (retrieved Oct 31, 2026); Occupational Information Database (JILPT). Pay ranges, projections and scores are Shigoto Zukan estimates.