船員 job outlookprojected pay in 10 years ¥5.83M · outlook score 45/100 · labor demand

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Average annual pay
¥4.70M
≈ $29,896
Top pay (est.)
¥7.85M
Top 10% ¥6.80M
Pay in 5 years
¥5.24Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥5.83Mest.
¥5.01M–¥6.77M
Outlook score
45/100
★★☆☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
35%
Low
Labor demand
Low
Openings-to-applicants 0.73x

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

Today ¥4.70M → in 3 years ¥5.01M → in 5 years ¥5.24M → in 10 years ¥5.83M (10-year range ¥5.01M–¥6.77M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.2% per year.

¥4.70M
Now
2026
¥5.01M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥4.63M–¥5.46M
¥5.24M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥4.72M–¥5.83M
¥5.83M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥5.01M–¥6.77M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand -0.23%Wage momentum +0.3%AI impact +0.11%Retirement shortage +0.2%Total +2.2% / 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 船員

45/100
★★☆☆☆
Average · ranked #388 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
65 pts
Entry barrier
40 pts
Pay level
43 pts
Labor demand
22 pts
Wage momentum
26 pts
Aging workforce
87 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.

Labor demand for 船員

Openings-to-applicants ratio
0.73x
ranked #425 of all Japanese jobs
Demand score
Low
23/100
Advertised monthly wage
¥232,000
Hello Work postings
Workers
—
Population Census
Average age
47.1
Hours per month
164
Openings in 5 years
+5.6%
est.
Openings in 10 years
+10.2%
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.

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.