学童保育指導員 学童保育指導員

Japan Social Services 分類:05_030-01 Confidence ★★★★★

Average annual pay
¥4.03M
≈ $25,607
Top pay (est.)
¥6.57M
Top 10% ¥5.72M
Pay in 5 years
¥4.69Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥5.45Mest.
¥4.69M–¥6.33M
Outlook score
57/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
9%
Very low
Labor demand
Average
Openings-to-applicants 1.63x

What 学童保育指導員 do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

保護者が就労などによって日中、家庭にいない小学生を対象に放課後や土曜日、春・夏・冬休みなどに学童保育(放課後児童クラブ)施設(学校の余裕教室、児童館、公民館などに設置)で、遊びや生活の場を提供し、子どもに適切な援助を行う。任用資格を満たしている場合の名称は、「放課後児童支援員」である。
 子どもが自ら進んで通い続けられるよう出欠席と心身の状態を把握する。その上で、子ども自身が学童保育施設で主体的に過ごし、日常生活に必要となる基本的な生活習慣を習得し、発達段階に応じた主体的な遊びや生活ができ、自分の気持ちや意見を表現できるように適切な援助を行う。また、子どもにとって放課後の時間帯に栄養面や活力面から必要とされるおやつの提供、安全に安心して過ごすことができる環境整備、緊急時に子ども自らが適切な対応ができるような援助も行う。更に、子どもの様子を日常的に保護者に伝え、家庭と連携することも重要な職務である。その他、学校、地域関係者との連携も行う。
 具体的な1日の仕事の流れは次のとおりである。午前中には施設の維持管理と受け入れ態勢など環境の整備、おやつの準備、保育日誌・業務日誌・出勤簿の記入などを行う。昼には学校休業日の昼食の準備及び受け入れの準備をし、子どもを出迎える。その後、それぞれの宿題を見たり、おやつの提供、遊びなどをして、夕方に保護者の出迎えがある場合は、保護者に一日の子どもの様子を伝える。

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Employment type of workers

学童保育指導員 salary

The average annual pay for 学童保育指導員 in Japan is ¥4.03M (≈ $25,607; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥3.74M, the typical range is ¥2.90M–¥6.57M and the top 10% earn about ¥5.72M.

Average pay
¥4.03M
≈ $25,607
Median (est.)
¥3.74M
≈ $23,784
Low end (est.)
¥2.90M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥5.72M
≈ $36,375
Top pay (est.)
¥6.57M
≈ $41,781
Hourly wage
¥1,928
1.6× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥236,000
vs. last year +¥9,000

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
¥3.11M
30s
¥3.63M
40s
¥4.07M
50s
¥4.46M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (43.4) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥3.06M
1–3 yrs
¥3.38M
3–5 yrs
¥3.70M
5–10 yrs
¥4.12M
10+ yrs
¥4.61M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥4.03MPart-time ¥1.69MFreelance / self-employed ¥4.23MContract / temp ¥3.14M

The average hourly wage of ¥1,928 is 1.6× 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¥3.86M——
2022¥3.82M——
2023¥3.94M—1.72x
2024¥3.96M—1.71x
2025¥4.03M—1.63x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 学童保育指導員 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥4.03M → in 3 years ¥4.41M → in 5 years ¥4.69M → in 10 years ¥5.45M (10-year range ¥4.69M–¥6.33M). The model assumes pay growth of +3.1% per year.

¥4.03M
Now
2026
¥4.41M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥4.07M–¥4.80M
¥4.69M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥4.22M–¥5.22M
¥5.45M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥4.69M–¥6.33M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.21%Wage momentum +0.76%AI impact +0.31%Total +3.1% / 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 学童保育指導員

57/100
★★★☆☆
Average · ranked #150 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
91 pts
Entry barrier
18 pts
Pay level
22 pts
Labor demand
50 pts
Wage momentum
80 pts
Aging workforce
52 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 学童保育指導員? AI replacement risk

9%
Very low
Ranked #21 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 学童保育指導員

Openings-to-applicants ratio
1.63x
ranked #266 of all Japanese jobs
Demand score
Average
57/100
Advertised monthly wage
¥236,000
Hello Work postings
Workers
—
Population Census
Average age
43.4
Hours per month
163
Openings in 5 years
+14.5%
est.
Openings in 10 years
+26.0%
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

学童保育指導員
Japan
Childcare Workers
United States
Median / average pay¥4.03M
≈ $25,607
$34,980
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥5.45M$46,800
Outlook score5748
AI replacement risk9% Very low16% Very low
Workers—519K

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 学童保育指導員

Key skills

Active Listening
4.9
Speaking
4.1
Social Perceptiveness
4.1
Instructing
4.0
Service Orientation
3.9
Writing
3.7
Coordination
3.7
Persuasion
3.6

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Psychology
2.2
Education and Training
1.9
Sociology and Anthropology
1.6
Administrative
1.5
Customer and Personal Service
1.5
Therapy and Counseling
1.4
Public Safety and Security
1.2
English Language
1.1

What the work involves

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsCommunicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesAssisting and Caring for OthersOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkResolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersDeveloping and Building TeamsUpdating and Using Relevant KnowledgeCoordinating the Work and Activities of Others

Important abilities

Problem SensitivityOral ExpressionOral ComprehensionWritten ExpressionDeductive ReasoningFluency of Ideas

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: ★★☆☆☆ Fairly easy (from education, training, experience, licenses)

How to become 学童保育指導員

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)
入職にあたって、特に学歴や資格は必要とされないが任用資格として都道府県の認定する「放課後児童支援員」があり、おおむね児童40人につき2名以上の同認定者を配置することが定められている。
 放課後児童支援員の任用資格の要件は、保育士・社会福祉士・教員免許などの有資格者、大学で社会福祉学等の一定の課程を履修した者のほか、5年以上(高卒以上相当の学歴の者は2年以上)の関連する実務経験があり市町村長が適当と認めた者なども含まれているため、入職後に取得を目指すことも可能である。
 要件を満たしている者は都道府県が実施する16科目24時間の「放課後児童支援員認定資格研修」を受講、修了することで資格を取得できる。その際、保育士など特定の資格保持者は一部の研修が免除となる。
 なお、学童保育の事業者に対して放課後児童支援員の資格保持者の人員配置を「2名以上」と義務付ける全国統一基準が示されていたが、人材確保が難しいとの意見を受け、2020年度以降は市町村に人員配置規定の取り扱いが委ねられることとなっている。
 学童保育指導員は子どもの生活と直接的にかかわるため、仕事の遂行にあたって人権やプライバシーの尊重、児童・保護者との信頼関係の構築、保育関連の専門性が求められる。また、業務遂行にあたって同僚とのチームワーク、必要に応じ学校、地域の関係者との連携が重要であり協調性やコミュニケーション力も必要である。更に最近では、外国籍の子どもや保護者が増えていることから、外国語の日常的な会話能力が求められるケースもある。

Career path and how to earn more as 学童保育指導員

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.