障害者福祉施設指導専門員(生活支援員、就労支援員等) 障害者福祉施設指導専門員(生活支援員、就労支援員等)

Japan Caregiving 分類:08_049-04 Confidence ★★★★★

Average annual pay
¥4.42M
≈ $28,086
Top pay (est.)
¥7.30M
Top 10% ¥6.34M
Pay in 5 years
¥5.24Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥6.22Mest.
¥5.35M–¥7.22M
Outlook score
68/100
★★★☆☆ Good
AI replacement risk
11%
Very low
Labor demand
Very high
Openings-to-applicants 2.65x

What 障害者福祉施設指導専門員(生活支援員、就労支援員等) do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

身体や精神に障害があり、自立した日常生活を送るのが難しく、障害者福祉施設に入所又は通所している利用者が快適で自立した生活ができるように、相談・助言、職業指導、就労支援、作業指導などを行う。
 具体的には、日常生活の相談や指導を行う生活支援員、技術指導や職業訓練を行う職業指導員、求職活動の支援や職場開拓等を行う就労支援員、作業を通じて必要な指導を行う作業指導員として、障害者が自立した生活を行えるように支援する。
 また、行政や利用者の主治医など医療機関、関係専門団体との連絡調整も行う。就労を希望する利用者のために、ハローワーク等に同行し就職の斡旋を依頼したり、企業等に赴いて障害者の仕事を開拓する場合もある。加えて、障害者の雇用を考えている企業などに支援・助言も行う。このほか、施設職員の資質向上のため研修、勉強会を企画、実施したり、この職業を目指す学生を実習生として受け入れ、研修を行うなどの業務もある。


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Employment type of workers

障害者福祉施設指導専門員(生活支援員、就労支援員等) salary

The average annual pay for 障害者福祉施設指導専門員(生活支援員、就労支援員等) in Japan is ¥4.42M (≈ $28,086; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥4.11M, the typical range is ¥3.13M–¥7.30M and the top 10% earn about ¥6.34M.

Average pay
¥4.42M
≈ $28,086
Median (est.)
¥4.11M
≈ $26,137
Low end (est.)
¥3.13M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥6.34M
≈ $40,318
Top pay (est.)
¥7.30M
≈ $46,423
Hourly wage
¥2,217
1.9× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥252,000
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
¥3.29M
30s
¥3.86M
40s
¥4.35M
50s
¥4.78M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (46.0) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥3.34M
1–3 yrs
¥3.70M
3–5 yrs
¥4.06M
5–10 yrs
¥4.52M
10+ yrs
¥5.06M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥4.42MPart-time ¥1.85MFreelance / self-employed ¥4.64MContract / temp ¥3.44M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,217 is 1.9× 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¥4.04M——
2022¥4.16M——
2023¥4.26M—2.79x
2024¥4.41M—2.72x
2025¥4.42M—2.65x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 障害者福祉施設指導専門員(生活支援員、就労支援員等) (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥4.42M → in 3 years ¥4.89M → in 5 years ¥5.24M → in 10 years ¥6.22M (10-year range ¥5.35M–¥7.22M). The model assumes pay growth of +3.5% per year.

¥4.42M
Now
2026
¥4.89M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥4.52M–¥5.33M
¥5.24M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥4.72M–¥5.84M
¥6.22M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥5.35M–¥7.22M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.72%Wage momentum +0.67%AI impact +0.29%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 障害者福祉施設指導専門員(生活支援員、就労支援員等)

68/100
★★★☆☆
Good · ranked #37 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
89 pts
Entry barrier
20 pts
Pay level
31 pts
Labor demand
84 pts
Wage momentum
67 pts
Aging workforce
81 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 障害者福祉施設指導専門員(生活支援員、就労支援員等)? AI replacement risk

11%
Very low
Ranked #31 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 障害者福祉施設指導専門員(生活支援員、就労支援員等)

Openings-to-applicants ratio
2.65x
ranked #82 of all Japanese jobs
Demand score
Very high
80/100
Advertised monthly wage
¥252,000
Hello Work postings
Workers
—
Population Census
Average age
46.0
Hours per month
161
Openings in 5 years
+18.0%
est.
Openings in 10 years
+32.4%
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

障害者福祉施設指導専門員(生活支援員、就労支援員等)
Japan
Social and Human Service Assistants
United States
Median / average pay¥4.42M
≈ $28,086
$45,930
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥6.22M$63,200
Outlook score6862
AI replacement risk11% Very low40% Low
Workers—438K

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 障害者福祉施設指導専門員(生活支援員、就労支援員等)

Key skills

Active Listening
4.4
Social Perceptiveness
4.2
Service Orientation
3.9
Instructing
3.9
Speaking
3.7
Writing
3.6
Reading Comprehension
3.5
Persuasion
3.4

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Psychology
3.1
Therapy and Counseling
2.7
Sociology and Anthropology
2.4
Customer and Personal Service
2.2
Education and Training
2.2
Medicine and Dentistry
2.0
Administrative
1.9
Communications and Media
1.6

What the work involves

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesAssisting and Caring for OthersEstablishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsIdentifying Objects, Actions, and EventsMaking Decisions and Solving ProblemsUpdating and Using Relevant KnowledgeScheduling Work and ActivitiesMonitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

Important abilities

Problem SensitivityOral ComprehensionOral ExpressionWritten ExpressionDeductive ReasoningInductive Reasoning

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 障害者福祉施設指導専門員(生活支援員、就労支援員等)

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、専門的な知識や技術が求められる職業だけに、新卒で福祉施設に入職するのは、社会福祉系の学部がある大学・短大や福祉系の専門学校の卒業生が多い。公営の施設の場合は、地方公務員の試験に合格することが前提となる。
 この職業に就くには、何よりもまず障害者の人権、人間としての尊厳を重んじること、そして愛情と共感をもって利用者に接し、穏やかな態度で仕事に臨むことが求められる。障害者のなかには、自分の意思を伝えるのが苦手な人もいるので、相手の気持ちに寄り添い、何を求めているのかをしっかりと理解するコミュニケーション能力も必要である。利用者との信頼関係を築き、利用者が自立に向かう過程に立ち会えたり、自分なりの創意工夫が成果に結びつくことに「働きがい」を感じている人が多い。
 人手不足が続いている職業であり、欠員補充など中途採用の募集は常に行われており、入職の機会は多い。かつては即戦力として、経験者を求める傾向が強かったが、最近では多彩な社会経験をもつ人材の入職が増えつつある。全体的な傾向として、新卒者よりも中途入職者の方が多い。
 なお、就職の際には、国家資格である社会福祉士や精神保健福祉士などの資格を取得していると有利である。施設によっては、こうした資格を保有していることを入職の要件としているところもある。
 入職後は、新卒や異業種からの中途入職者は、OJTや必要に応じて地方自治体などが主催する講習会で知識と経験を積むことで仕事を覚えていく。ただ、様々な事態にも対応できるようになるには、その後もさらなる研鑽を積んでいくことが求められる。

Career path and how to earn more as 障害者福祉施設指導専門員(生活支援員、就労支援員等)

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.