高等学校教員 高等学校教員
What 高等学校教員 do
An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:
高校教員の仕事の中心は、それぞれの担当する教科を生徒に教えることである。高校で教える教科・科目は様々で、普通教科として国語・社会・数学・理科・保健体育・芸術・外国語などがあり、また専門教科として農業・工業・商業・水産・看護・体育・音楽・美術などがある。高校は中学校に比べると一つの学級の生徒数も多く、教科の専門化も進んでいるため、教員はふつう一人一教科を担当している。
この他に、学校が創意工夫を生かした教育活動を展開する「総合的な学習の時間」、ホームルーム活動、生徒会活動、クラブ活動、学校行事などについても指導する。更に個々の生徒に対する生徒指導や進路指導も行う。学級を受け持つこともあり、成長期の生徒を学習面だけでなく、精神面においても支援していくことが求められる。
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高等学校教員 salary
The average annual pay for 高等学校教員 in Japan is ¥6.66M (≈ $42,359; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥6.19M, the typical range is ¥4.35M–¥11.85M and the top 10% earn about ¥10.12M.
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.
Estimated from the average pay and average age (43.9) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.
Pay by experienceest.
Pay by employment typeest.
The average hourly wage of ¥3,246 is 2.8× 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
| Year | Average pay | Employment | Openings ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ¥6.93M | — | — |
| 2022 | ¥6.78M | — | — |
| 2023 | ¥6.99M | — | 1.35x |
| 2024 | ¥6.79M | — | 1.37x |
| 2025 | ¥6.66M | — | 1.38x |
Projected pay for 高等学校教員 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.
Today ¥6.66M → in 3 years ¥7.07M → in 5 years ¥7.35M → in 10 years ¥8.12M (10-year range ¥6.98M–¥9.42M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.0% per year.
What drives the annual growth rate
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 高等学校教員
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 高等学校教員? 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 高等学校教員
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
| 高等学校教員 Japan | Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Median / average pay | ¥6.66M ≈ $42,359 | $72,040 |
| Pay in 10 years (est.) | ¥8.12M | $95,800 |
| Outlook score | 53 | 45 |
| AI replacement risk | 49% Moderate | 36% Low |
| Workers | — | 1.1M |
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 高等学校教員
Key skills
Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.
Key knowledge areas
What the work involves
Important abilities
Licenses and certifications (Japan)
- 高等学校教諭免許（専修・１種） National license
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: ★★★★★ Hard to enter (from education, training, experience, licenses)
How to become 高等学校教員
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)
教員となった後も、専門教科や生徒指導などの能力向上のための研修が盛んに行われている。
担当する教科についての専門的な知識や技能の他、一般的な教養、生徒に対する理解や責任感などが重要であり、カウンセリングに関する知識や技能も望まれる。
Career path and how to earn more as 高等学校教員
Career-path guidance is being prepared. Pay by experience is shown in the Pay section.