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How to become 家庭裁判所調査官education, training, experience, licenses and the steps to enter

Japan Legal Confidence ★★★☆☆

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

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。

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)

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.