介護支援専門員/ケアマネジャー 介護支援専門員/ケアマネジャー

Japan Caregiving 分類:08_049-07 Confidence ★★★★★

Average annual pay
¥4.41M
≈ $28,066
Top pay (est.)
¥7.30M
Top 10% ¥6.34M
Pay in 5 years
¥5.24Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥6.23Mest.
¥5.35M–¥7.23M
Outlook score
71/100
★★★★☆ Good
AI replacement risk
33%
Low
Labor demand
Very high
Openings-to-applicants 2.65x

What 介護支援専門員/ケアマネジャー do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

介護保険制度とともにスタートした職業で、ケアマネジャーともいう。介護を必要とする人に対して個々のニーズに応じた介護サービスを提供するために、アセスメント(課題分析)を行い、どのような介護サービスが必要であるかを判断し、ケアプラン(介護サービス計画書)を作成する。市町村から「要介護認定調査」を委託された場合、その調査を行い、結果を報告する。
 介護保険の利用者が在宅の場合には、利用者に面接して食事、入浴、排泄など日常生活の状況を把握し、在宅で暮らすための利用者毎の目標を立てる。サービスの種類や使用頻度を選択したり、組み合わせたりして、ケアプランを作成する。このプランに基づいて、ホームヘルプやデイサービスなどのサービス事業者に、サービスの実施を依頼する。サービス開始後、定期的に家庭訪問して利用者の状況を把握し(モニタリング)、サービスが思うように成果を上げていない場合、また、利用者の状態が変化した時はプランの修正を行う。プランに基づくサービスの実績を保険者(市町村)に報告する。また、要介護認定の更新時に、ケアプランを変更する場合、「サービス担当者会議」を開催し、ケアプランの内容(利用サービス内容や利用頻度)を協議する。
 利用者が、特別養護老人ホーム、介護老人保健施設、介護療養型医療施設などに入所している場合は、ケアプランの内容がやや異なる。ケアプランを作成する点では同様であるが、利用するサービス事業者を選択するのではなく、入所施設内のサービスをいかに利用するか、という観点でプランを作成する。

Employment type of workers

介護支援専門員/ケアマネジャー salary

The average annual pay for 介護支援専門員/ケアマネジャー in Japan is ¥4.41M (≈ $28,066; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥4.10M, the typical range is ¥3.13M–¥7.30M and the top 10% earn about ¥6.34M.

Average pay
¥4.41M
≈ $28,066
Median (est.)
¥4.10M
≈ $26,073
Low end (est.)
¥3.13M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥6.34M
≈ $40,318
Top pay (est.)
¥7.30M
≈ $46,423
Hourly wage
¥2,229
1.9× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥252,000
vs. last year +¥9,000

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
¥3.07M
30s
¥3.61M
40s
¥4.06M
50s
¥4.47M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (53.1) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥3.34M
1–3 yrs
¥3.70M
3–5 yrs
¥4.05M
5–10 yrs
¥4.52M
10+ yrs
¥5.06M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥4.41MPart-time ¥1.85MFreelance / self-employed ¥4.63MContract / temp ¥3.44M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,229 is 1.9× 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¥4.10M——
2022¥4.06M——
2023¥4.22M—2.79x
2024¥4.30M—2.72x
2025¥4.41M—2.65x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 介護支援専門員/ケアマネジャー (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥4.41M → in 3 years ¥4.89M → in 5 years ¥5.24M → in 10 years ¥6.23M (10-year range ¥5.35M–¥7.23M). The model assumes pay growth of +3.5% per year.

¥4.41M
Now
2026
¥4.89M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥4.52M–¥5.32M
¥5.24M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥4.72M–¥5.84M
¥6.23M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥5.35M–¥7.23M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.72%Wage momentum +0.67%AI impact +0.13%Retirement shortage +0.2%Total +3.5% / 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 介護支援専門員/ケアマネジャー

71/100
★★★★☆
Good · ranked #14 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
67 pts
Entry barrier
93 pts
Pay level
30 pts
Labor demand
84 pts
Wage momentum
67 pts
Aging workforce
97 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 介護支援専門員/ケアマネジャー? AI replacement risk

33%
Low
Ranked #169 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 介護支援専門員/ケアマネジャー

Openings-to-applicants ratio
2.65x
ranked #82 of all Japanese jobs
Demand score
Very high
80/100
Advertised monthly wage
¥252,000
Hello Work postings
Workers
—
Population Census
Average age
53.1
Hours per month
161
Openings in 5 years
+14.5%
est.
Openings in 10 years
+26.1%
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.

The same job in the United States

介護支援専門員/ケアマネジャー
Japan
Healthcare Social Workers
United States
Median / average pay¥4.41M
≈ $28,066
$67,880
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥6.23M$94,300
Outlook score7170
AI replacement risk33% Low34% Low
Workers—188K

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 介護支援専門員/ケアマネジャー

Key skills

Active Listening
4.9
Service Orientation
4.7
Speaking
4.3
Coordination
4.2
Complex Problem Solving
4.1
Writing
4.1
Reading Comprehension
4.1
Persuasion
4.1

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Medicine and Dentistry
3.1
Therapy and Counseling
3.0
Customer and Personal Service
2.8
Psychology
2.7
Administrative
2.6
Communications and Media
1.9
Education and Training
1.8
Sociology and Anthropology
1.8

What the work involves

Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsEstablishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsAssisting and Caring for OthersUpdating and Using Relevant KnowledgeCommunicating with People Outside the OrganizationOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkDeveloping Objectives and StrategiesMonitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

Important abilities

Problem SensitivityWritten ExpressionOral ComprehensionOral ExpressionWritten ComprehensionDeductive Reasoning

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: ★★★★☆ Demanding (from education, training, experience, licenses)

How to become 介護支援専門員/ケアマネジャー

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)
介護支援専門員実務研修受講試験に合格し、実務研修を受け、各都道府県の介護支援専門員名簿に登録することで資格が取得できる。受講試験を受けるには、福祉、保健、医療に関する指定された法定資格を持ち、対人援助業務の経験が5年以上かつ従事した日数が900日以上であること、あるいは特定の福祉施設、介護施設、障害者支援での相談援助業務の経験が5年以上かつ従事した日数が900日以上であることなど、一定の資格や実務経験が必要である。資格登録後は、介護保険事業所として指定を受けた居宅介護支援事業所(ケアプラン作成機関)、あるいは介護保険施設に就職し業務を行う。
 ケアマネジャーになるのは、介護福祉士や社会福祉士など介護や相談援助の仕事を経験してきた人や看護師が多い。
 福祉や医療に関する幅広い知識、介護保険をはじめとする福祉・医療関連の様々な制度や施策への理解が必要である。また、介護者を側面的にサポートする対人援助の専門家として、介護を必要とする高齢者や家族など、ケアサービスを受ける立場に立って考える姿勢はもとより、サービス利用者のプライバシーへの配慮、守秘義務や高いレベルの倫理観などが求められる。
 ケアマネジャーの資格は更新制となっており、5年ごとに更新に必要な研修を受け、申請手続を行う必要がある。
 ケアマネジャーの上級職として主任ケアマネジャー(主任介護支援専門員)制度も導入されている。主任ケアマネジャーはケアマネジャーを統括し、指導・育成を行うほか、経験が必要なケースを担当する。主任ケアマネジャーになるには、ケアマネジャーとして5年以上の経験があり、主任介護支援専門員研修を受講する必要がある。

Career path and how to earn more as 介護支援専門員/ケアマネジャー

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 Nov 1, 2026); Occupational Information Database (JILPT). Pay ranges, projections and scores are Shigoto Zukan estimates.