警察官(都道府県警察) 警察官(都道府県警察)

Japan Protective Services 分類:10_061-01 Confidence ★★★☆☆

Average annual pay
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National statistics
Top pay (est.)
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Top 10% —
Pay in 5 years
—est.
2031
Pay in 10 years
—est.
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Outlook score
65/100
★★★☆☆ Good
AI replacement risk
24%
Low
Labor demand
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Openings-to-applicants —

What 警察官(都道府県警察) do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

警察官として、個人の生命、身体及び財産の保護、犯罪の予防、鎮圧及び捜査、被疑者の逮捕、交通の取締りその他公共の安全と秩序の維持等の職務に従事する。
 警察の組織は、国の警察組織と都道府県の警察組織がある。国の警察組織として、内閣総理大臣の所轄の下に国家公安委員会が置かれ、国家公安委員会の管理の下に警察庁が設けられている。一方、都道府県には都道府県公安委員会が置かれ、都道府県警察を管理している。都道府県警察には、警察本部(東京都は警視庁)のほか、警察署が置かれている。また、警察署の下部機構として、交番や駐在所がある。警察本部には、警務・生活安全・刑事・交通・警備の各部(都道府県により、総務部、地域部等が置かれている場合もある)がある。
 警察官は様々な専門分野に分かれて仕事をしている。(1)交番・駐在所でのパトロールや巡回連絡等のあらゆる活動を通じて、管轄する地域の実態や地域住民の要望を把握し、地域住民の要望に応え、地域の治安を維持する地域警察。(2)強盗などの凶悪犯罪や詐欺などの知能犯罪、薬物銃器犯罪などの組織犯罪など、悪質化、巧妙化する数々の事件の捜査等を行う刑事警察。(3)振り込め詐欺等、国民が不安を感じる犯罪の抑止のための活動、風俗事犯の取締り、少年の非行防止のための活動等を行う生活安全警察。(4)交通事故防止を目的とした交通安全教育、各種交通違反の取締り、交通事故捜査などを行う交通警察。(5)災害時の救助活動、国内外の要人の警護、テロ対策などを行う警備警察など、多岐にわたる分野で活動している。

Employment type of workers

警察官(都道府県警察) salary

No pay statistics are available for this occupation yet.

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Projected pay for 警察官(都道府県警察) (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

No projection yet because pay statistics are missing.

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 警察官(都道府県警察)

65/100
★★★☆☆
Good · ranked #66 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
76 pts
Entry barrier
39 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 警察官(都道府県警察)? AI replacement risk

24%
Low
Ranked #111 safest from AI among all Japanese occupations
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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 警察官(都道府県警察)

Openings-to-applicants ratio
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Hello Work statistics
Demand score
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Advertised monthly wage
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Hello Work postings
Workers
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Population Census
Average age
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Hours per month
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Openings in 5 years
+7.2%
est.
Openings in 10 years
+12.9%
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.

The same job in the United States

警察官(都道府県警察)
Japan
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
United States
Median / average pay—
≈ —
$76,210
Pay in 10 years (est.)—$104,400
Outlook score6558
AI replacement risk24% Low20% Very low
Workers—671K

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 警察官(都道府県警察)

Key skills

Active Listening
5.4
Writing
5.0
Persuasion
4.6
Instructing
4.5
Speaking
4.5
Service Orientation
4.3
Reading Comprehension
4.2
Social Perceptiveness
4.2

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Law and Government
3.9
Public Safety and Security
2.7
English Language
2.7
Administrative
2.6
Education and Training
2.1
Communications and Media
2.1
Psychology
2.1
Sociology and Anthropology
1.9

What the work involves

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsGetting InformationMaking Decisions and Solving ProblemsCommunicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesUpdating and Using Relevant KnowledgeGuiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesEstablishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsMonitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

Important abilities

Problem SensitivityDeductive ReasoningWritten ComprehensionOral ComprehensionWritten ExpressionInductive 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 警察官(都道府県警察)

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)
都道府県警察官になるためには、都道府県警察官採用試験に合格する必要がある。
 警察官採用試験の受験資格は、都道府県警察ごとに若干の違いがあるが、身体的条件の他、試験区分によりそれぞれ年齢要件が設けられている。
 新たに採用された警察官は、都道府県警察学校において、職責を自覚し、使命感を培うとともに、基礎的な知識及び技能を修得するための教育訓練を受ける。
 都道府県警察学校を卒業した後は、まず警察署に配置になり、交番での勤務を通じて主に犯罪の予防・検挙や交通の指導取締りなどに当たり、その後は本人の希望、能力、適性等に応じて専門分野へ登用される。
 幹部への昇任は、試験により上位階級に昇任することが可能である。

Career path and how to earn more as 警察官(都道府県警察)

Career-path guidance is being prepared.

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, 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.