ディスパッチャー(航空機運航管理者) ディスパッチャー(航空機運航管理者)

Japan Aviation 分類:06_042-02 Confidence ★★★☆☆

Average annual pay
¥5.80M
≈ $36,865
Top pay (est.)
¥10.04M
Top 10% ¥8.62M
Pay in 5 years
¥6.89Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥8.18Mest.
¥7.03M–¥9.49M
Outlook score
72/100
★★★★☆ Good
AI replacement risk
66%
High
Labor demand
Very high
Openings-to-applicants 3.00x

What ディスパッチャー(航空機運航管理者) do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

航空機の運航管理を行う。
 運航管理業務は大別して2種類ある。
 一つは、目的地までの航空機運航にかかわる情報を分析し、最も安全で効率のよい飛行コースや高度などを決定して、飛行計画の作成を行う業務である。
 飛行ルート上の気流や雲の状況や目的地の飛行場の風向きや風速など気象に関する情報、飛行場や航路付近の運航を支援する各種施設の情報、自衛隊の訓練に関する情報、乗客や貨物の重量、等々、運航に関するあらゆる情報を収集し分析を行う。
 毎日運航されている定期便であっても、天気は常に変化し、乗客の数も便ごとに変化する。そこで、飛行中の天候を予測して飛行コースや高度を決め、乗客や貨物の総重量を計算し、燃料をどれくらい積載すればよいかを考え、端末を使用して飛行計画(フライトプラン)を作成する。
 これを機長に説明し(ブリーフィング)、機長の同意を得ると飛行計画は正式に承認され、国土交通省航空交通管制センターに提出される。
 もう一つは、航空機が離陸してから着陸するまで、運航状況を地上側でモニターし、適宜機長を支援する飛行監視業務である。
 航空機は通常飛行計画にしたがって飛行するが、天候の急変や飛行中の旅客の急病、航空機の故障、ハイジャックなど不測の事態が発生した場合、ルートの変更や代替空港を手配するなど、適切な緊急時対応が求められる。現在では、リアルタイムの運航・整備関連情報をデータ通信によって飛行中の航空機に送れるようになっている。また、GPSや衛星通信による航空管制を含む航空航法システムも実用化されている。なお、コンピュータ化により飛行前の情報収集が容易になり、業務の中心は飛行中のパイロットへの支援に移行しつつある。

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ディスパッチャー(航空機運航管理者) salary

The average annual pay for ディスパッチャー(航空機運航管理者) in Japan is ¥5.80M (≈ $36,865; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥5.39M, the typical range is ¥3.91M–¥10.04M and the top 10% earn about ¥8.62M.

Average pay
¥5.80M
≈ $36,865
Median (est.)
¥5.39M
≈ $34,277
Low end (est.)
¥3.91M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥8.62M
≈ $54,817
Top pay (est.)
¥10.04M
≈ $63,847
Hourly wage
¥2,729
2.3× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥242,000
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
¥4.05M
30s
¥4.84M
40s
¥5.53M
50s
¥6.16M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (48.6) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥4.30M
1–3 yrs
¥4.80M
3–5 yrs
¥5.30M
5–10 yrs
¥5.95M
10+ yrs
¥6.69M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥5.80MPart-time ¥2.43MFreelance / self-employed ¥6.09MContract / temp ¥4.52M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,729 is 2.3× 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¥4.54M——
2022¥4.85M——
2023¥4.91M—3.22x
2024¥5.06M—3.33x
2025¥5.80M—3.00x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for ディスパッチャー(航空機運航管理者) (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥5.80M → in 3 years ¥6.43M → in 5 years ¥6.89M → in 10 years ¥8.18M (10-year range ¥7.03M–¥9.49M). The model assumes pay growth of +3.5% per year.

¥5.80M
Now
2026
¥6.43M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥5.93M–¥6.99M
¥6.89M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥6.20M–¥7.67M
¥8.18M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥7.03M–¥9.49M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.9%Wage momentum +1.2%AI impact -0.48%Retirement shortage +0.2%Total +3.5% / 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 ディスパッチャー(航空機運航管理者)

72/100
★★★★☆
Good · ranked #8 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
34 pts
Entry barrier
79 pts
Pay level
67 pts
Labor demand
87 pts
Wage momentum
98 pts
Aging workforce
89 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 ディスパッチャー(航空機運航管理者)? AI replacement risk

66%
High
Ranked #408 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 ディスパッチャー(航空機運航管理者)

Openings-to-applicants ratio
3.00x
ranked #71 of all Japanese jobs
Demand score
Very high
89/100
Advertised monthly wage
¥242,000
Hello Work postings
Workers
—
Population Census
Average age
48.6
Hours per month
163
Openings in 5 years
+10.8%
est.
Openings in 10 years
+19.5%
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

ディスパッチャー(航空機運航管理者)
Japan
Airfield Operations Specialists
United States
Median / average pay¥5.80M
≈ $36,865
$56,850
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥8.18M$78,200
Outlook score7263
AI replacement risk66% High44% Moderate
Workers—15K

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 ディスパッチャー(航空機運航管理者)

Key skills

Speaking
4.9
Active Listening
4.9
Reading Comprehension
4.7
Active Learning
4.7
Complex Problem Solving
4.5
Coordination
4.5
Writing
4.4
Foreign Language (reading)
4.4

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Transportation
3.2
Administrative
2.7
Foreign Language
2.6
Geography
2.6
Telecommunications
2.2
Communications and Media
2.0
Physics
2.0
Engineering and Technology
1.8

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)

How to become ディスパッチャー(航空機運航管理者)

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)
航空会社に採用された後、適性があると判断された人が社内研修や正規のディスパッチャーの補助要員として経験を積み、正規のディスパッチャーになるのが一般的である。また、航空会社によっては運航管理関連業務を専門に行うグループ会社を設けているところがあり、そうした会社でも募集が行われている。航空会社等への入職にあたって、資格は必要とされないが、学歴は大卒以上が一般的である。
 訓練を受けた後に、国土交通省所管の国家試験である運航管理者技能検定を受け、合格後更に経験を積み、社内審査に合格して正式なディスパッチャーとなる。
 国家試験を受けるには、航空無線通信士の資格を取得していること、21歳以上で、運行管理者の補助業務など2年以上の実務経験があることが必要である。

Career path and how to earn more as ディスパッチャー(航空機運航管理者)

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.