刑務官 刑務官
What 刑務官 do
An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:
刑務所及び少年刑務所は、主に刑が確定した受刑者を収容し、社会復帰（改善更生）のための働き掛けを行う施設であり、拘置所は主に刑事裁判で刑が確定していない未決拘禁者を収容する施設である。
刑務官は、刑務所及び少年刑務所では、受刑者への指導を通じて、その社会復帰（改善更生）を実現するよう、様々な働き掛けを行う。
また、拘置所では、主として勾留中の被疑者、被告人について、逃走や証拠の隠滅を防止するとともに、公平な裁判を受けられるように配慮している。
具体的には、刑務所や拘置所などの巡回警備業務に始まり、受刑者が刑務作業を行う工場や、被収容者が生活している居室棟での、指導や監督といった担当業務、改善指導の実施や出所後の帰住先や就労の調整、施設運営を支える事務系の業務などに従事する。
Employment type of workers
刑務官 salary
No pay statistics are available for this occupation yet.
Projected pay for 刑務官 (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 刑務官
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 刑務官? 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 刑務官
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
| 刑務官 Japan | Correctional Officers and Jailers United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Median / average pay | — ≈ — | $58,940 |
| Pay in 10 years (est.) | — | $76,400 |
| Outlook score | 76 | 36 |
| AI replacement risk | 29% Low | 24% Low |
| Workers | — | 380K |
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 刑務官
Key skills
Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.
Key knowledge areas
What the work involves
Important abilities
Licenses and certifications (Japan)
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 刑務官
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)
刑務官は、受刑者等に直接接し、その生活指導、職業訓練指導などを行い、その者の改善更生や円滑な社会復帰を促していくという、社会の安心・安全を守るための仕事に従事するため、職務に対する強い情熱や使命感、高い倫理観が求められる。また、受刑者などの被収容者の身柄を拘束して様々な処遇を行うため、刑事収容施設法はもとより、刑法、刑事訴訟法など職務に関連する法律などについての知識、心理学、教育学などの人間科学に関する知識や、それを高めていく自己研さんが常に求められる。さらに、同僚と協力して職務に当たったり、検察庁、保護観察所など関係機関の職員と協力して仕事を進める協調性や柔軟性も不可欠である。
Career path and how to earn more as 刑務官
Career-path guidance is being prepared.