麻薬取締官 麻薬取締官
What 麻薬取締官 do
An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:
具体的には、薬物犯罪にかかわる捜査（薬物犯罪者の逮捕・取り調べ等）、犯罪現場から押収された薬物の鑑定を行う。国際的な密売組織の壊滅を図るため、国際的な協力体制のもと、各国の捜査機関との情報交換や捜査協力を行う。
また、病院などの医療機関に対し、鎮痛鎮静剤として使用される麻薬や睡眠薬などの向精神薬が適正に使用・保管されているかについて、立入検査を中心に指導・監督するほか、製薬会社などに対して不正使用の防止、製造工程や正規流通経路からの横流し防止などの監督・取締りを行う。
その他に、薬物乱用防止の啓発活動や薬物乱用者の再乱用防止に資する取組を行っている。
Employment type of workers
麻薬取締官 salary
No pay statistics are available for this occupation yet.
Projected pay for 麻薬取締官 (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 麻薬取締官
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 麻薬取締官? 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 麻薬取締官
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
| 麻薬取締官 Japan | Detectives and Criminal Investigators United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Median / average pay | — ≈ — | $93,790 |
| Pay in 10 years (est.) | — | $124,900 |
| Outlook score | 51 | 49 |
| AI replacement risk | 64% High | 37% Low |
| Workers | — | 114K |
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 麻薬取締官
Key skills
Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.
Key knowledge areas
What the work involves
Important abilities
Licenses and certifications (Japan)
- 薬剤師 National license
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 麻薬取締官
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)
採用後は、一定の実務経験を積んだ後、麻薬取締官研修を修了すると、麻薬取締官に任命される。（※）
麻薬取締部には部長の下に調査総務課、捜査課、密輸対策課、サイバー捜査課、国際情報課、鑑定課、情報管理分析課、情報官、密輸対策官、鑑定官等が配置されており、任命後はそれぞれの課に配属される。捜査には危険が伴うこともあるため、逮捕術訓練や拳銃射撃訓練も受ける。
（※）麻薬取締官になるための要件は政令により定められており、①2年以上麻薬取締に関する事務に就く、②3年以上薬事に関する行政事務に就く、③大学卒業後、1年以上麻薬取締に関する事務に就く、のいずれかを満たす必要がある。また定員は300人である（2024年5月現在）。
Career path and how to earn more as 麻薬取締官
Career-path guidance is being prepared.