How to become 老人福祉施設生活相談員education, training, experience, licenses and the steps to enter
Average annual pay
¥4.42M
≈ $28,086
Top pay (est.)
¥7.30M
Top 10% ¥6.34M
Pay in 5 years
¥5.23Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥6.20Mest.
¥5.33M–¥7.20M
Outlook score
71/100
★★★★☆ Good
AI replacement risk
16%
Very low
Labor demand
Very high
Openings-to-applicants 2.65x
How to become 老人福祉施設生活相談員
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)
老人福祉施設生活相談員は、社会福祉士、精神保健福祉士、社会福祉主事任用資格（自治体での勤務に必要だが大学等で指定された科目の修了又は厚生労働大臣が指定する養成機関又は講習会の修了により取得できる。）が必要となるのが一般的である。自治体によっては、介護福祉士や介護支援専門員の資格を有している者も対象となる場合もある。
個々の高齢者の状況をよく理解し、関係者と連携してよりよい援助を実現するための専門性、コミュニケーション能力が重要である。本人や家族と介護職員をはじめとする関係者、関係機関との調整役となることが多く、客観的なものの見方や的確な判断力も求められる。
個々の高齢者の状況をよく理解し、関係者と連携してよりよい援助を実現するための専門性、コミュニケーション能力が重要である。本人や家族と介護職員をはじめとする関係者、関係機関との調整役となることが多く、客観的なものの見方や的確な判断力も求められる。
Skills, education and requirements for 老人福祉施設生活相談員
Key skills
Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.
Key knowledge areas
What the work involves
Assisting and Caring for OthersEstablishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsCommunicating with People Outside the OrganizationCommunicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesIdentifying Objects, Actions, and EventsMonitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsUpdating and Using Relevant KnowledgeEvaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Important abilities
Problem SensitivityOral ComprehensionOral ExpressionWritten ExpressionWritten ComprehensionDeductive Reasoning
Licenses and certifications (Japan)
- 社会福祉士 National license
- 精神保健福祉士
- 社会福祉主事任用資格
- 介護福祉士 National license
- 介護支援専門員（ケアマネージャー）
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: ★★★☆☆ Moderate (from education, training, experience, licenses)
Career path and how to earn more as 老人福祉施設生活相談員
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.