看護助手 看護助手
What 看護助手 do
An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:
看護助手の仕事は、対象者に直接接しない「周辺業務」と、直接関わる「直接ケア」に大別することができる。具体的には、医療器具の洗浄や消毒、診察台のシーツ交換などの診察の準備や病棟のベッドメーキングなど環境を整えたり、入院患者の食事の配膳・下膳をする。また、状態が落ち着いている患者の着替えの手伝いや排泄介助、おむつの交換、入浴の介助を行う。検査時の移送なども行う。看護師とともに、決められた時間ごとに体位を変えて床ずれを予防したり、独り歩きに不安のある患者の介助や車椅子の手配・操作をすることもある。
更に、検査・処置等の伝票類の準備・整備・補充、診療材料等の補充・整理等を受け持つ場合もある。
一日の仕事の例でみると、まず、朝の定例ミーティングでその日の入退院者の情報を把握する。午前中は、レントゲン、リハビリ、各種検査への患者の移送、ベッドメーキング、病棟内の清掃等を行う。昼になると食事の配膳・下膳や食事介助を行う。午後は、伝票類や物品の整備・補充、整理等を行う。
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Employment type of workers
看護助手 salary
The average annual pay for 看護助手 in Japan is ¥3.37M (≈ $21,436; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥3.13M, the typical range is ¥2.43M–¥5.49M and the top 10% earn about ¥4.79M.
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.
Estimated from the average pay and average age (48.7) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.
Pay by experienceest.
Pay by employment typeest.
The average hourly wage of ¥1,789 is 1.5× 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
| Year | Average pay | Employment | Openings ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ¥3.04M | — | — |
| 2022 | ¥3.09M | — | — |
| 2023 | ¥3.18M | — | 3.24x |
| 2024 | ¥3.29M | — | 3.14x |
| 2025 | ¥3.37M | — | 2.90x |
Projected pay for 看護助手 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.
Today ¥3.37M → in 3 years ¥3.74M → in 5 years ¥4.00M → in 10 years ¥4.75M (10-year range ¥4.09M–¥5.52M). The model assumes pay growth of +3.5% per year.
What drives the annual growth rate
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 看護助手
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 看護助手? AI replacement risk
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 看護助手
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
| 看護助手 Japan | Nursing Assistants United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Median / average pay | ¥3.37M ≈ $21,436 | $42,260 |
| Pay in 10 years (est.) | ¥4.75M | $57,400 |
| Outlook score | 60 | 53 |
| AI replacement risk | 13% Very low | 26% Low |
| Workers | — | 1.4M |
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 看護助手
Key skills
Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.
Key knowledge areas
What the work involves
Important abilities
Licenses and certifications (Japan)
- 看護師 National license
- 准看護師 National license
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 看護助手
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)
看護助手として患者に接するうちに、もっと専門性を磨きたいという理由から看護職の資格を目指す者もいる。
患者との円滑な意思疎通を図れるようコミュニケーション力が必要である。また医療に携わる上での倫理観も求められる。
Career path and how to earn more as 看護助手
Career-path guidance is being prepared. Pay by experience is shown in the Pay section.