紡績機械オペレーター 紡績機械オペレーター

Japan Office & Admin 分類:12_073-03 Confidence ★★★☆☆

Average annual pay
¥3.19M
≈ $20,310
Top pay (est.)
¥5.21M
Top 10% ¥4.54M
Pay in 5 years
¥3.54Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥3.91Mest.
¥3.37M–¥4.54M
Outlook score
40/100
★★☆☆☆ Below average
AI replacement risk
66%
High
Labor demand
Average
Openings-to-applicants 1.67x

What 紡績機械オペレーター do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

絹以外の短い天然繊維を紡績工程で連続した長い糸に作り直すため、この工程で機械を操作して糸を作る仕事である。
 繊維製品は綿花、羊毛、絹、麻のような天然繊維やレーヨン、ナイロン、ポリエステルのような化学繊維をベースにして糸や布をつくり、それに色や柄をつけ、縫製加工して製造する。
 綿紡績を例にとると、次の工程から成り立っている。まず、数種類の原料を混合し、原料の中のゴミ等の異物を取り除き混合した綿を均一の幅、厚さにしてラップする(シート状の綿を捲(ま)いたもの)(混打綿:こんだめん)。次にもつれあった繊維を解きほぐし1本1本の繊維に分離し、繊維をまっすぐに引き伸ばし平行にそろえる(梳綿:りゅうめん)。次に8本~10本のスライバーを併合し供給することで、より太さを均一にしてスライバーを引き伸ばし繊維を平行にし(練条:れんじょう)、同時にスライバーを引き伸ばし細くし、よりをかけて粗糸にし(粗紡:そぼう)、粗糸を引き伸ばしよりを加えて強度を持たせ糸を作る(精紡:せいぼう)。精紡で作られた糸を用途に応じ、色々な仕上げや加工を施し、糸は円筒状のチーズや円錐状のコーンという状態に捲く(捲糸:まきいと)。
 紡績はいろいろな工程から構成されているため、配属された職場や工程によって扱う機械は異なるが、共通する作業として、原料の供給が途切れないようにし、半製品が機上で切れたり、それが原因で機械が停止した場合には、素早くつないで運転を再開させるようにする。また、製品としての糸は均一性が品質の大きな要件であるため、切れた個所を指先で素早く上手につなぐ巧みさが重視される。

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Employment type of workers

紡績機械オペレーター salary

The average annual pay for 紡績機械オペレーター in Japan is ¥3.19M (≈ $20,310; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥2.97M, the typical range is ¥2.30M–¥5.21M and the top 10% earn about ¥4.54M.

Average pay
¥3.19M
≈ $20,310
Median (est.)
¥2.97M
≈ $18,887
Low end (est.)
¥2.30M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥4.54M
≈ $28,871
Top pay (est.)
¥5.21M
≈ $33,132
Hourly wage
¥1,504
1.3× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥224,000
vs. last year +¥7,000

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
¥2.46M
30s
¥2.84M
40s
¥3.16M
50s
¥3.43M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (45.8) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥2.43M
1–3 yrs
¥2.68M
3–5 yrs
¥2.94M
5–10 yrs
¥3.27M
10+ yrs
¥3.65M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥3.19MPart-time ¥1.34MFreelance / self-employed ¥3.35MContract / temp ¥2.49M

The average hourly wage of ¥1,504 is 1.3× 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¥2.84M——
2022¥2.87M——
2023¥3.03M—1.96x
2024¥3.05M—1.78x
2025¥3.19M—1.67x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 紡績機械オペレーター (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥3.19M → in 3 years ¥3.39M → in 5 years ¥3.54M → in 10 years ¥3.91M (10-year range ¥3.37M–¥4.54M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.1% per year.

¥3.19M
Now
2026
¥3.39M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥3.13M–¥3.69M
¥3.54M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥3.19M–¥3.94M
¥3.91M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥3.37M–¥4.54M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.23%Wage momentum +0.5%AI impact -0.48%Total +2.1% / 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 紡績機械オペレーター

40/100
★★☆☆☆
Below average · ranked #458 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
34 pts
Entry barrier
18 pts
Pay level
1 pts
Labor demand
55 pts
Wage momentum
55 pts
Aging workforce
79 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 紡績機械オペレーター? AI replacement risk

66%
High
Ranked #408 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 紡績機械オペレーター

Openings-to-applicants ratio
1.67x
ranked #230 of all Japanese jobs
Demand score
Average
55/100
Advertised monthly wage
¥224,000
Hello Work postings
Workers
—
Population Census
Average age
45.8
Hours per month
168
Openings in 5 years
+4.9%
est.
Openings in 10 years
+8.8%
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

紡績機械オペレーター
Japan
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
United States
Median / average pay¥3.19M
≈ $20,310
$38,670
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥3.91M$48,700
Outlook score4030
AI replacement risk66% High43% Moderate
Workers—22K

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 紡績機械オペレーター

Key skills

Operation and Control
3.4
Equipment Maintenance
3.1
Troubleshooting
3.0
Repairing
3.0
Quality Control Analysis
2.9
Speaking
2.8
Installation
2.6
Reading Comprehension
2.5

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Production and Processing
2.6
Mechanical
1.6
Administrative
1.5
Engineering and Technology
1.3
Public Safety and Security
1.2
English Language
1.2
Administration and Management
1.2
Customer and Personal Service
1.1

Licenses and certifications (Japan)

No specific license or certification is required.

Education of workers

Training before entry

Related work experience

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

How to become 紡績機械オペレーター

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。新規学卒者の場合は、学校やハローワークの紹介がほとんどである。中途採用の場合は、ハローワークの紹介や求人広告などにより入職している。
 入職後の教育は企業や工場によって違いが見られるが、通常、導入教育と補修教育の2本立てで実施されている。導入教育は入職時に基礎的な知識や技能の習得を目指して行われる。補修教育は反復指導による技能の習熟訓練が中心で、配属された職場で、必要に応じて行われる。
 経験を積んで職場リーダーになる場合もある。
 近年、紡績工場では省力化と自動化を兼ねた機械設備が導入され、さらにコンピュータを導入して、生産計画や操業方式をシステム化し、生産工程を集中的に管理運営する工場が増えてきている。このため、仕事や作業のやり方にも、これまでの手先の器用さや機敏さだけでなく、注意力、観察力、判断力などを必要とする職場が増えている。

Career path and how to earn more as 紡績機械オペレーター

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.