国家公務員(行政事務) 国家公務員(行政事務)

Japan Government 分類:06_035-01 Confidence ★★★★★

Average annual pay
¥5.29M
≈ $33,620
Top pay (est.)
¥9.00M
Top 10% ¥7.76M
Pay in 5 years
¥5.71Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥6.18Mest.
¥5.31M–¥7.17M
Outlook score
43/100
★★☆☆☆ Below average
AI replacement risk
66%
High
Labor demand
Low
Openings-to-applicants 0.34x

What 国家公務員(行政事務) do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

中央省庁や出先機関に勤務し、行政機関が国民の生活のために実施する、それぞれの行政分野の事業等が円滑に運営されるように事務処理を担当する。
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 本省や本庁と呼ばれる中央省庁では、政策や法令の企画・立案、予算の編成、国会にかかわる事務を行う。そのために、資料を調べたり、調査を実施したり、統計をまとめたりする。また、総務、会計、広報のための事務もある。
 地方の出先機関では、政策の具体的な実施にかかわる事務や法律に基づく許認可の手続などの業務、職業紹介など国民に対するサービスの提供を行う窓口の仕事などが中心になる。

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Employment type of workers

国家公務員(行政事務) salary

The average annual pay for 国家公務員(行政事務) in Japan is ¥5.29M (≈ $33,620; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥4.92M, the typical range is ¥3.64M–¥9.00M and the top 10% earn about ¥7.76M.

Average pay
¥5.29M
≈ $33,620
Median (est.)
¥4.92M
≈ $31,288
Low end (est.)
¥3.64M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥7.76M
≈ $49,348
Top pay (est.)
¥9.00M
≈ $57,234
Hourly wage
¥2,686
2.3× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥222,000
vs. last year +¥8,000

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
¥3.94M
30s
¥4.68M
40s
¥5.32M
50s
¥5.89M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (44.0) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥3.95M
1–3 yrs
¥4.40M
3–5 yrs
¥4.84M
5–10 yrs
¥5.42M
10+ yrs
¥6.09M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥5.29MPart-time ¥2.22MFreelance / self-employed ¥5.55MContract / temp ¥4.12M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,686 is 2.3× 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¥4.40M——
2022¥4.37M——
2023¥4.78M—0.36x
2024¥4.81M—0.35x
2025¥5.29M—0.34x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 国家公務員(行政事務) (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥5.29M → in 3 years ¥5.54M → in 5 years ¥5.71M → in 10 years ¥6.18M (10-year range ¥5.31M–¥7.17M). The model assumes pay growth of +1.6% per year.

¥5.29M
Now
2026
¥5.54M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥5.11M–¥6.03M
¥5.71M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥5.15M–¥6.37M
¥6.18M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥5.31M–¥7.17M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand -0.43%Wage momentum +0.68%AI impact -0.48%Total +1.6% / 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 国家公務員(行政事務)

43/100
★★☆☆☆
Below average · ranked #417 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
34 pts
Entry barrier
52 pts
Pay level
54 pts
Labor demand
12 pts
Wage momentum
73 pts
Aging workforce
68 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 国家公務員(行政事務)? AI replacement risk

66%
High
Ranked #408 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 国家公務員(行政事務)

Openings-to-applicants ratio
0.34x
ranked #463 of all Japanese jobs
Demand score
Low
25/100
Advertised monthly wage
¥222,000
Hello Work postings
Workers
—
Population Census
Average age
44.0
Hours per month
155
Openings in 5 years
+0.0%
est.
Openings in 10 years
+0.0%
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 国家公務員(行政事務)

Key skills

Writing
4.5
Reading Comprehension
4.4
Speaking
4.4
Coordination
4.3
Active Listening
4.3
Instructing
4.2
Negotiation
3.9
Social Perceptiveness
3.9

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Administrative
3.0
Law and Government
2.5
English Language
2.0
Public Safety and Security
1.9
Personnel and Human Resources
1.4
Communications and Media
1.4
Customer and Personal Service
1.3
Telecommunications
1.1

What the work involves

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkEstablishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsDocumenting/Recording InformationEvaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsCommunicating with People Outside the OrganizationInterpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersMaking Decisions and Solving Problems

Important abilities

Written ExpressionProblem SensitivityWritten ComprehensionOral ComprehensionOral ExpressionDeductive Reasoning

Licenses and certifications (Japan)

No specific license or certification is required.

Education of workers

Training before entry

Related work experience

Difficulty of entry: ★★★☆☆ Moderate (from education, training, experience, licenses)

How to become 国家公務員(行政事務)

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)
国家公務員採用試験に合格することが必要である。総合職、一般職、専門職、経験者採用試験があり、試験区分によって受験資格や試験内容、合格後の採用先や仕事の内容に違いがある。試験合格後、勤務したい省庁の選考を受け、その省庁の選考を通れば採用が決定する。
 職種や採用試験の種別によって異なるが、能力や経験などによって、係長、課長補佐や管理職に昇進する。
 国家公務員(行政事務)には、行政分野全体にわたる視野と、公正さや奉仕の精神、国民や公共の利益のために働くという理念が求められている。

Career path and how to earn more as 国家公務員(行政事務)

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.