学芸員 学芸員

Japan 分類:03_019-02 Confidence ★★★★★

Average annual pay
¥5.83M
≈ $37,094
Top pay (est.)
¥10.11M
Top 10% ¥8.68M
Pay in 5 years
¥6.47Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥7.18Mest.
¥6.17M–¥8.34M
Outlook score
51/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
69%
High
Labor demand
Average
Openings-to-applicants 0.77x

What 学芸員 do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

学芸員資格を持った専門職員として、博物館法で定められた博物館や美術館などで、歴史、芸術、民俗、産業、自然科学についての資料を収集、保管、展示するとともに関係する調査研究を行う。
 様々な資料(実物、標本、模写、模型、文献、図表、写真、映像など)を収集し、整理・保存する。資料について専門的な調査研究を行い、解説や目録を作成して展示する。文化財の発掘・調査・研究、動植物の収集など、野外で調査研究活動を行うこともある。調査・分析を通じて発見した新事実などを学会・学術雑誌・出版物などで発表する。
 また、常設展示の他にも特別展示、講演会、講座などのテーマを企画、実施する。更に必要な資料や展示物のリストを作成し、館内にない資料や展示物を他の博物館等と交渉して借用し、場合によっては購入することもある。展示物のレイアウト、装飾を指示して会場を設営するほか特別展示に関するポスターを作製したり、インターネットによる情報提供などの広報活動を行う。展示期間中には、利用者サービスの一環として解説等を行うこともある。生涯学習への関心の高まりから、市民のニーズに合う展示の企画など、学芸員の役割は重要になっている。
 なお、博物館法上の博物館に該当しない施設では、教員・研究員や専門職員がその職務の一部として学芸員相当の職務を担当している。

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Employment type of workers

学芸員 salary

The average annual pay for 学芸員 in Japan is ¥5.83M (≈ $37,094; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥5.42M, the typical range is ¥3.93M–¥10.11M and the top 10% earn about ¥8.68M.

Average pay
¥5.83M
≈ $37,094
Median (est.)
¥5.42M
≈ $34,467
Low end (est.)
¥3.93M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥8.68M
≈ $55,199
Top pay (est.)
¥10.11M
≈ $64,293
Hourly wage
¥2,876
2.4× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥257,000
vs. last year +¥12,000

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
¥4.41M
30s
¥5.28M
40s
¥6.04M
50s
¥6.72M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (41.7) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥4.33M
1–3 yrs
¥4.83M
3–5 yrs
¥5.33M
5–10 yrs
¥5.98M
10+ yrs
¥6.74M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥5.83MPart-time ¥2.45MFreelance / self-employed ¥6.12MContract / temp ¥4.55M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,876 is 2.4× 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¥5.84M——
2022¥5.80M——
2023¥5.51M—0.92x
2024¥5.91M—0.81x
2025¥5.83M—0.77x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 学芸員 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥5.83M → in 3 years ¥6.21M → in 5 years ¥6.47M → in 10 years ¥7.18M (10-year range ¥6.17M–¥8.34M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.1% per year.

¥5.83M
Now
2026
¥6.21M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥5.73M–¥6.76M
¥6.47M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥5.83M–¥7.21M
¥7.18M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥6.17M–¥8.34M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand -0.21%Wage momentum +1.08%AI impact -0.57%Total +2.1% / 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 学芸員

51/100
★★★☆☆
Average · ranked #268 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
31 pts
Entry barrier
91 pts
Pay level
71 pts
Labor demand
28 pts
Wage momentum
93 pts
Aging workforce
29 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 学芸員? AI replacement risk

69%
High
Ranked #429 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 学芸員

Openings-to-applicants ratio
0.77x
ranked #375 of all Japanese jobs
Demand score
Average
43/100
Advertised monthly wage
¥257,000
Hello Work postings
Workers
—
Population Census
Average age
41.7
Hours per month
158
Openings in 5 years
+1.4%
est.
Openings in 10 years
+2.6%
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.

The same job in the United States

学芸員
Japan
Curators
United States
Median / average pay¥5.83M
≈ $37,094
$63,420
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥7.18M$85,400
Outlook score5166
AI replacement risk69% High51% Moderate
Workers—12K

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 学芸員

Key skills

Writing
5.9
Speaking
5.5
Reading Comprehension
5.5
Active Listening
5.2
Active Learning
4.6
Instructing
4.5
Learning Strategies
4.4
Coordination
4.3

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

History and Archeology
3.4
English Language
2.8
Fine Arts
2.7
Administrative
2.6
Customer and Personal Service
2.3
Philosophy and Theology
2.2
Communications and Media
2.1
Public Safety and Security
2.1

What the work involves

Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeCommunicating with People Outside the OrganizationOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkGetting InformationScheduling Work and ActivitiesCommunicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesEstablishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsDeveloping Objectives and Strategies

Important abilities

Written ExpressionWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionCategory FlexibilityFluency of IdeasProblem Sensitivity

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: ★★★★★ Hard to enter (from education, training, experience, licenses)

How to become 学芸員

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)
学芸員になるためには、原則として博物館法によって定められた資格が必要である。大学で博物館に関する科目の単位取得をし、学士号をもつ人に資格が与えられる。また、大学に2年以上在学し、所定の単位を修得し、3年以上学芸員補の職にあった場合や、学芸員資格認定を受ける方法もある。
 資格を取得した上で、博物館等に任用されることで学芸員になることができる。
 入職に際しては、公務員等として採用される方法と私立博物館などに就職する方法がある。公務員の場合、自治体の採用試験に合格する必要があるが、最初から学芸員として採用される場合と、事務職員・技術職員から任用される場合がある。私立博物館では、学芸員の有資格者の中から研究業績を認められて採用される場合が多い。
 入職後のキャリアについては、主任学芸員や博物館長など学芸員分野での昇進の道がある他、社会教育行政に携わって行政職員としての昇進の道を進む場合もあり、それぞれの自治体で学芸員がどのように位置づけられているか、という点と本人の意思によって決まる。
 この職業においては、自分の専門領域に関する研究能力が必要である。更に、自分の専門領域を一般市民や学生へわかりやすく説明する能力も求められる。

Career path and how to earn more as 学芸員

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.