家庭裁判所調査官 家庭裁判所調査官

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Average annual pay
¥9.81M
≈ $62,392
Top pay (est.)
¥19.20M
Top 10% ¥16.07M
Pay in 5 years
¥10.71Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥11.70Mest.
¥10.06M–¥13.58M
Outlook score
56/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
27%
Low
Labor demand
Very low
Openings-to-applicants 0.71x

What 家庭裁判所調査官 do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

行動科学等の専門的な知見や技法を活用して、家庭内の紛争解決や非行少年の立ち直りに向けた調査活動を行う。
 家庭裁判所は、夫婦や親族間の争いなどの家庭に関する問題を調停・審判・訴訟などによって解決するほか、非行を起こした少年などについて処分を決定する。いずれも法律的な解決を図るだけでなく、事件の背後にある人間関係や環境を考慮した解決が求められる。家庭裁判所調査官は、このような観点から、家庭裁判所において、裁判官や書記官と一緒にチームを組んで協力し合い、心理学、社会学、教育学、社会福祉学といった行動科学等の専門的な知見や技法を活用して、紛争解決や立ち直りに向けた調査活動を行う。
 離婚、子どもの親権・監護権をめぐる争い、後見人の選任、養子縁組の許可などがある家事事件では、家庭裁判所調査官は、例えば、離婚の調停手続において、両親が親権を争っている場合には、親子の交流の様子を観察したり、子どもと面接したりして、子どもの思いを調停委員や両親に伝えたり、子どもの福祉を優先した解決について裁判官に意見を提出する。また、当事者間で食い違い、合意のあっせんが難しい場合などに、当事者と面接し、それぞれの気持ちを受け止めながら客観的な事実を確認して整理し、その結果をもとに調停の進め方について裁判官に意見を提出する。
 非行を起こした少年などについて処分を決定する少年事件では、家庭裁判所調査官は、少年がなぜ非行を起こしたのかを分析し、どうすれば立ち直ることができるのかを検討するため、少年の性格、日頃の行動、生育歴、少年を取り巻く環境などを調査し、その結果を書面にまとめて裁判官に報告する。試験観察という決定がされた場合には、その間に少年や保護者と定期的に面接することもある。
 家庭裁判所調査官は、裁判官や書記官と一緒にチームを組んで協力し合い、家庭裁判所の適正、迅速な審理を支えている。また、学校や児童相談所などの関係機関とも連携したりして、少年や当事者が抱えている問題の解決を目指している。

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家庭裁判所調査官 salary

The average annual pay for 家庭裁判所調査官 in Japan is ¥9.81M (≈ $62,392; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥9.12M, the typical range is ¥5.64M–¥19.20M and the top 10% earn about ¥16.07M.

Average pay
¥9.81M
≈ $62,392
Median (est.)
¥9.12M
≈ $57,997
Low end (est.)
¥5.64M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥16.07M
≈ $102,194
Top pay (est.)
¥19.20M
≈ $122,099
Hourly wage
¥5,016
4.3× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥316,000
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
¥6.30M
30s
¥7.98M
40s
¥9.52M
50s
¥10.95M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (46.5) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥6.89M
1–3 yrs
¥7.86M
3–5 yrs
¥8.84M
5–10 yrs
¥10.10M
10+ yrs
¥11.57M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥9.81MPart-time ¥4.12MFreelance / self-employed ¥10.30MContract / temp ¥7.65M

The average hourly wage of ¥5,016 is 4.3× 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¥9.45M——
2022¥9.71M——
2023¥11.22M—0.96x
2024¥7.65M—0.85x
2025¥9.81M—0.71x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 家庭裁判所調査官 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥9.81M → in 3 years ¥10.34M → in 5 years ¥10.71M → in 10 years ¥11.70M (10-year range ¥10.06M–¥13.58M). The model assumes pay growth of +1.8% per year.

¥9.81M
Now
2026
¥10.34M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥9.55M–¥11.25M
¥10.71M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥9.65M–¥11.93M
¥11.70M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥10.06M–¥13.58M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand -0.24%Wage momentum +0.05%AI impact +0.17%Total +1.8% / 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 家庭裁判所調査官

56/100
★★★☆☆
Average · ranked #174 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
73 pts
Entry barrier
89 pts
Pay level
96 pts
Labor demand
19 pts
Wage momentum
8 pts
Aging workforce
85 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 家庭裁判所調査官? AI replacement risk

27%
Low
Ranked #137 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 家庭裁判所調査官

Openings-to-applicants ratio
0.71x
ranked #439 of all Japanese jobs
Demand score
Very low
16/100
Advertised monthly wage
¥316,000
Hello Work postings
Workers
—
Population Census
Average age
46.5
Hours per month
159
Openings in 5 years
+6.3%
est.
Openings in 10 years
+11.3%
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

家庭裁判所調査官
Japan
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
United States
Median / average pay¥9.81M
≈ $62,392
$66,270
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥11.70M$89,000
Outlook score5655
AI replacement risk27% Low44% Moderate
Workers—89K

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 家庭裁判所調査官

Key skills

Active Listening
6.7
Social Perceptiveness
6.3
Writing
5.8
Persuasion
5.7
Speaking
5.7
Reading Comprehension
5.7
Critical Thinking
5.5
Service Orientation
5.5

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Psychology
5.0
Law and Government
4.8
Sociology and Anthropology
4.7
Therapy and Counseling
4.6
English Language
4.3
Education and Training
3.6
Medicine and Dentistry
3.6
Administrative
3.5

Licenses and certifications (Japan)

No specific license or certification is required.

Education of workers

Bachelor's degree
1%

Training before entry

Related work experience

Difficulty of entry: ★★★★★ Hard to enter (from education, training, experience, licenses)

How to become 家庭裁判所調査官

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)
裁判所職員採用総合職試験(家庭裁判所調査官補、院卒者区分・大卒程度区分)に合格する必要がある。受験資格として、院卒者区分、大卒程度区分はいずれも30歳未満という制限がある。試験は2次試験まである。
 家庭裁判所調査官補として採用されると、裁判所職員総合研修所と配属先の家庭裁判所で研修(約2年)を受け、修了すると調査官に任命される。
 研修所では講義や演習などの合同研修を受け、更に家庭裁判所では指導担当の主任家裁調査官から、事件処理その他調査実務全般にわたる教育訓練を受ける。
 事実の調査や人間関係の調整など、家庭裁判所の専門的な仕事に従事するため、心理学等に関する専門的知識や技法と法学の知識、そしてそれらを高めるための不断の自己研鑽が求められる。また、裁判所職員としての高い倫理性や使命感、関係機関の職員として協力して執務できる柔軟さや協調性も求められる。

Career path and how to earn more as 家庭裁判所調査官

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.