Ranked #141 safest from AI among all Japanese occupations
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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 →
Skills, education and requirements for 路線バス運転士
Key skills
Active Listening
2.7
Speaking
2.3
Reading Comprehension
2.1
Equipment Maintenance
2.1
Operation and Control
2.1
Service Orientation
2.1
Social Perceptiveness
1.9
Time Management
1.9
Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.
Key knowledge areas
Transportation
2.4
Customer and Personal Service
1.1
Psychology
0.5
Foreign Language
0.5
Education and Training
0.4
Geography
0.4
Public Safety and Security
0.4
English Language
0.4
What the work involves
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentEvaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsCommunicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesPerforming for or Working Directly with the PublicIdentifying Objects, Actions, and EventsMonitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsUpdating and Using Relevant KnowledgeEstablishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Important abilities
Far VisionDepth PerceptionReaction TimeVisual Color DiscriminationProblem SensitivityHearing Sensitivity
Licenses and certifications (Japan)
大型自動車第二種免許 National license
Related qualifications listed on job tag (names in Japanese). Some are mandatory, others recommended.
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.