パイロット パイロット
What パイロット do
An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:
ここでは旅客機のパイロットについて記述する。
旅客機は、機長と副操縦士が協力して操縦を行う。機長は、飛行についての全責任を負い、他の乗務員の指揮監督も行う。機長を含むパイロットは、航空機の操縦のほか、地上の航空管制官との通信、飛行計器類の監視などを行う。副操縦士は、機長に不測の事態が生じた場合、直ちにその職務を引き継ぐ。
出発前に気象データなどを考慮にいれて、ディスパッチャー（運航管理者）とともに安全で経済的な飛行プランを立案し、飛行高度・飛行速度や燃料の量などを決定する。エンジンや操縦装置・計器の点検を行った後、離陸する。飛行中は飛行プランを守って運航し、地上の管制機関と交信したり、通信モニターや計器の監視をするなど、常に安全運航に気を配る。また、病人やハイジャックなどの不測の事態にも冷静に対処する。着陸後は、所定の飛行日誌を記入し、到着地の整備担当者に航空機の状態を報告する。また後続の便のためにディスパッチャーへ航路の気象状態を伝達する。
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航空機（旅客機）、飛行計器類、操縦装置
Employment type of workers
パイロット salary
The average annual pay for パイロット in Japan is ¥16.32M (≈ $103,768; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥15.18M, the typical range is ¥8.49M–¥33.94M and the top 10% earn about ¥28.07M.
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 (39.7) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.
Pay by experienceest.
Pay by employment typeest.
The average hourly wage of ¥8,717 is 7.4× 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
| Year | Average pay | Employment | Openings ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ¥10.72M | — | — |
| 2022 | ¥16.00M | — | — |
| 2023 | ¥17.79M | — | 0.66x |
| 2024 | ¥16.97M | — | 0.64x |
| 2025 | ¥16.32M | — | 0.75x |
Projected pay for パイロット (3, 5 and 10 years)est.
Today ¥16.32M → in 3 years ¥17.21M → in 5 years ¥17.83M → in 10 years ¥19.47M (10-year range ¥16.75M–¥22.61M). The model assumes pay growth of +1.8% 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 パイロット
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 パイロット? 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 パイロット
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
| パイロット Japan | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Median / average pay | ¥16.32M ≈ $103,768 | $232,140 |
| Pay in 10 years (est.) | ¥19.47M | $315,800 |
| Outlook score | 47 | 74 |
| AI replacement risk | 51% Moderate | 53% Moderate |
| Workers | — | 104K |
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 パイロット
Key skills
Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.
Key knowledge areas
What the work involves
Important abilities
Licenses and certifications (Japan)
- 定期運送用操縦士
- 事業用操縦士（飛行機）
- 自家用操縦士（飛行機）
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 パイロット
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)
資格取得のためには、航空会社に入社して養成訓練を受ける方法と航空大学校に入学する方法がある。航空会社では筆記試験や面接、パイロットとしての適性検査を経て採用される。航空大学校の入学試験には学力検査、身体検査、心理検査、口述試験、操縦適性検査等がある。この他、一部の大学でも航空操縦学科が設けられている。一定期間海外に留学し、操縦免許を取得し、日本の操縦免許に書き換えるコースを受ける場合もある。
航空会社に入社後しばらくは地上勤務などに就き、航空会社社員としての経験を積む。所定の訓練を受けて、20代後半から副操縦士として飛行経験を積み、30代後半から40代前半にかけて機長に昇格するのが一般的である。
パイロットはどんな事態にも落ち着いて対応できるよう、情緒の安定と冷静な判断力が必要となる。管制機関との交信は英語で行われるため、英語力も必要になる。
Career path and how to earn more as パイロット
Career-path guidance is being prepared. Pay by experience is shown in the Pay section.