国際公務員 国際公務員

Japan Government 分類:06_035-01 Confidence ★★★★★

Average annual pay
¥5.29M
≈ $33,620
Top pay (est.)
¥9.00M
Top 10% ¥7.76M
Pay in 5 years
¥5.74Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥6.23Mest.
¥5.36M–¥7.24M
Outlook score
44/100
★★☆☆☆ Below average
AI replacement risk
63%
High
Labor demand
Low
Openings-to-applicants 0.34x

What 国際公務員 do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

国際公務員(International Civil Servant)とは、国際連合(UN)のほか、国連開発計画(UNDP)、国連児童基金(UNICEF)等の下部組織、国際労働機関(ILO)、国連食糧農業機関(FAO)等の国連関連政府間機関(専門機関)、経済協力開発機構(OECD)、アジア開発銀行(ADB)等の国際機関に所属し、国際社会の平和と安全の維持、開発、貿易、環境、人権など、国際的な協議と協力を通じて、国家間の様々な問題に対する解決を図るため所定の公務を遂行する職員である。
 職種は「専門職」と「一般職」の2種類がある。
 「専門職」は専門性の高い知識や技術を用いて業務を行う。「専門職」の採用は空席ができると国際的に公告され、必要な能力を持った即戦力が求められる。職務内容は、各国際機関が取り組む開発、経済、環境等の活動に直接携わる業務と、それをサポートする財務、人事、総務、広報等の業務に分類できる。
 「一般職」は各機関の本部や現場で専門職の下で秘書等の一般事務を担当し、GS(ジェネラル・スタッフ)と呼ぶこともある。原則として「一般職」は、現地採用である。

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Employment type of workers

国際公務員 salary

The average annual pay for 国際公務員 in Japan is ¥5.29M (≈ $33,620; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥4.92M, the typical range is ¥3.64M–¥9.00M and the top 10% earn about ¥7.76M.

Average pay
¥5.29M
≈ $33,620
Median (est.)
¥4.92M
≈ $31,288
Low end (est.)
¥3.64M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥7.76M
≈ $49,348
Top pay (est.)
¥9.00M
≈ $57,234
Hourly wage
¥2,686
2.3× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥222,000
vs. last year +¥8,000

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
¥3.94M
30s
¥4.68M
40s
¥5.32M
50s
¥5.89M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (44.0) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥3.95M
1–3 yrs
¥4.40M
3–5 yrs
¥4.84M
5–10 yrs
¥5.42M
10+ yrs
¥6.09M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥5.29MPart-time ¥2.22MFreelance / self-employed ¥5.55MContract / temp ¥4.12M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,686 is 2.3× 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¥4.40M——
2022¥4.37M——
2023¥4.78M—0.36x
2024¥4.81M—0.35x
2025¥5.29M—0.34x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 国際公務員 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥5.29M → in 3 years ¥5.55M → in 5 years ¥5.74M → in 10 years ¥6.23M (10-year range ¥5.36M–¥7.24M). The model assumes pay growth of +1.7% per year.

¥5.29M
Now
2026
¥5.55M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥5.13M–¥6.04M
¥5.74M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥5.17M–¥6.39M
¥6.23M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥5.36M–¥7.24M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand -0.43%Wage momentum +0.68%AI impact -0.39%Total +1.7% / 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 国際公務員

44/100
★★☆☆☆
Below average · ranked #407 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
37 pts
Entry barrier
58 pts
Pay level
54 pts
Labor demand
12 pts
Wage momentum
73 pts
Aging workforce
68 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 国際公務員? AI replacement risk

63%
High
Ranked #392 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 国際公務員

Openings-to-applicants ratio
0.34x
ranked #463 of all Japanese jobs
Demand score
Low
25/100
Advertised monthly wage
¥222,000
Hello Work postings
Workers
—
Population Census
Average age
44.0
Hours per month
155
Openings in 5 years
+0.5%
est.
Openings in 10 years
+0.8%
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.

Skills, education and requirements for 国際公務員

Key skills

Active Listening
4.2
Writing
4.2
Reading Comprehension
4.1
Speaking
4.0
Negotiation
3.9
Time Management
3.8
Coordination
3.8
Monitoring
3.6

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Administrative
2.9
Law and Government
2.0
English Language
1.8
Personnel and Human Resources
1.4
Public Safety and Security
1.3
Foreign Language
1.3
Communications and Media
1.1
Economics and Accounting
1.1

What the work involves

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkCommunicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesProcessing InformationScheduling Work and ActivitiesWorking with ComputersEstablishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsCommunicating with People Outside the Organization

Important abilities

Problem SensitivityWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionDeductive ReasoningInformation OrderingMemorization

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 国際公務員

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)
入職するには、国際的に公募される空席公告への応募や、毎年ニューヨークや東京などで実施される国連職員採用競争試験、外務省が実施するジュニアプロフェッショナルオフィサー(JPO)派遣制度を通じて正規採用を狙う方法等がある。
 国連公用語である英語又はフランス語で職務遂行が可能なレベルのコミュニケーション能力が要求される。また、上記以外の国連公用語(スペイン、ロシア、中国、アラビア)ができると有利である。途上国への援助活動が大きな役割を占めるため、経済、財務、行政、法律等の専門家が多く求められる。
 学位は原則として、修士号以上の学位があることが求められる。また、国際機関では即戦力の人材が求められるため、採用後初任者研修等はほとんどなく、あらかじめ各自の取得した学位に関連した分野での職務経験を持つ必要がある。

Career path and how to earn more as 国際公務員

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.