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How to become 専門学校教員education, training, experience, licenses and the steps to enter

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Average annual pay
¥5.03M
≈ $31,959
Top pay (est.)
¥8.48M
Top 10% ¥7.33M
Pay in 5 years
¥5.57Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥6.17Mest.
¥5.31M–¥7.16M
Outlook score
52/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
39%
Low
Labor demand
Low
Openings-to-applicants 1.38x

How to become 専門学校教員

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)
専修学校設置基準に定められた教員の資格要件を満たしている必要がある。この資格要件は、専門学校や短大・大学・大学院を卒業後、担当する科目に関する実務や研究などの経験を積むことなどにより満たすことができる。学校を卒業後、そのまま教員になるケースのほか、企業人や特定の分野の専門家が実務経験を活かして教員として転職することもある。
　専門分野により必要な技術や知識は異なるが、職業資格の取得が学校の教育目標となっている場合も多いので、常に専門分野の最新の動向を把握し、目標に向けて学生を指導する力が必要である。

Skills, education and requirements for 専門学校教員

Key skills

Speaking
5.4
Active Listening
5.1
Writing
5.0
Instructing
4.9
Reading Comprehension
4.9
Learning Strategies
4.4
Social Perceptiveness
4.3
Persuasion
4.1

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Education and Training
2.5
Administrative
2.1
English Language
2.0
Customer and Personal Service
1.7
Sociology and Anthropology
1.6
Psychology
1.6
Communications and Media
1.5
Therapy and Counseling
1.4

What the work involves

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsUpdating and Using Relevant KnowledgeOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkGetting InformationScheduling Work and ActivitiesDeveloping Objectives and StrategiesAssisting and Caring for OthersMonitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

Important abilities

Oral ExpressionWritten ExpressionWritten ComprehensionOral ComprehensionProblem SensitivityFluency of Ideas

Licenses and certifications (Japan)

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)

Career path and how to earn more as 専門学校教員

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.