食品技術者 食品技術者

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Average annual pay
¥6.12M
≈ $38,915
Top pay (est.)
¥10.70M
Top 10% ¥9.18M
Pay in 5 years
¥6.99Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥7.97Mest.
¥6.86M–¥9.26M
Outlook score
62/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
34%
Low
Labor demand
High
Openings-to-applicants 1.88x

What 食品技術者 do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

加工食品の開発、生産工程や品質の管理などを行う。
 化学、工学、微生物学などの知識に基づき、原料・材料に何らかの加工処理を行う加工食品の企画開発、生産工程の技術開発、技術指導、検査、作業管理などを担当する。
 企画開発担当の食品技術者は、商品化計画及び工場生産・運営計画の二つの仕事を担当している。商品化計画では、消費者のニーズを的確に把握し、そのニーズにしたがって、食品の中身とイメージ、サイズや品質、容量、パッケージ、価格設定などを検討し、商品開発を決定する。
 工場生産や運営担当の技術者は、工場の設置場所、工場内の機械・設備の配列や作業の流れ、生産能力などを検討し、開発された商品を生産ラインに乗せる。また、機械の設計や改善計画、経営サイドから見た製品のコストバランスなどの検討も行う。
 技術指導を担当する食品技術者は、商品開発に伴って新しい機械を導入したり、従来の機械を更新、改良した場合、現場の監督者に対して機械の技術指導をする。また、実際に工場で働く作業員に対して、作業手順について技術的な指導をすることもある。
 検査担当の食品技術者は、品質検査と衛生検査を行う。品質検査では食品の成分組成や色など品質にかかわる理化学的性質を分析機器を使用して検査する。ときには視覚、味覚、嗅覚、触覚など人間の五感を用いて調べる。衛生検査では細菌などの微生物や食品添加物、異物などについて培養試薬や薬品を使って検査する。
 工場内での作業管理担当の食品技術者は、生産ライン責任者の指導や製造工程全体の流れをチェックし、必要な改善を行う。

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Employment type of workers

食品技術者 salary

The average annual pay for 食品技術者 in Japan is ¥6.12M (≈ $38,915; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥5.69M, the typical range is ¥4.08M–¥10.70M and the top 10% earn about ¥9.18M.

Average pay
¥6.12M
≈ $38,915
Median (est.)
¥5.69M
≈ $36,184
Low end (est.)
¥4.08M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥9.18M
≈ $58,378
Top pay (est.)
¥10.70M
≈ $68,045
Hourly wage
¥3,000
2.5× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥308,000
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
¥4.47M
30s
¥5.37M
40s
¥6.16M
50s
¥6.88M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (43.9) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥4.52M
1–3 yrs
¥5.05M
3–5 yrs
¥5.59M
5–10 yrs
¥6.28M
10+ yrs
¥7.08M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥6.12MPart-time ¥2.57MFreelance / self-employed ¥6.43MContract / temp ¥4.77M

The average hourly wage of ¥3,000 is 2.5× 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

YearAverage payEmploymentOpenings ratio
2021¥5.32M——
2022¥5.58M——
2023¥5.54M—1.95x
2024¥5.73M—2.01x
2025¥6.12M—1.88x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 食品技術者 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥6.12M → in 3 years ¥6.63M → in 5 years ¥6.99M → in 10 years ¥7.97M (10-year range ¥6.86M–¥9.26M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.7% per year.

¥6.12M
Now
2026
¥6.63M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥6.12M–¥7.21M
¥6.99M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥6.29M–¥7.78M
¥7.97M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥6.86M–¥9.26M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.34%Wage momentum +0.42%AI impact +0.12%Total +2.7% / 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 食品技術者

62/100
★★★☆☆
Average · ranked #98 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
66 pts
Entry barrier
40 pts
Pay level
78 pts
Labor demand
68 pts
Wage momentum
45 pts
Aging workforce
64 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 食品技術者? AI replacement risk

34%
Low
Ranked #174 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 食品技術者

Openings-to-applicants ratio
1.88x
ranked #165 of all Japanese jobs
Demand score
High
63/100
Advertised monthly wage
¥308,000
Hello Work postings
Workers
—
Population Census
Average age
43.9
Hours per month
159
Openings in 5 years
+10.7%
est.
Openings in 10 years
+19.2%
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.

Skills, education and requirements for 食品技術者

Key skills

Active Listening
3.2
Reading Comprehension
3.1
Writing
2.9
Speaking
2.8
Instructing
2.7
Coordination
2.6
Time Management
2.5
Monitoring
2.5

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Production and Processing
3.0
Education and Training
1.4
Administrative
1.4
Mechanical
1.3
Administration and Management
1.3
Engineering and Technology
1.3
Mathematics
1.3
Sales and Marketing
1.2

What the work involves

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkIdentifying Objects, Actions, and EventsEstimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationCommunicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesJudging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleMaking Decisions and Solving ProblemsUpdating and Using Relevant KnowledgeEvaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards

Important abilities

Problem SensitivityFluency of IdeasNumber FacilityDeductive ReasoningWritten ExpressionOral Expression

Licenses and certifications (Japan)

No specific license or certification is required.

Education of workers

Training before entry

Related work experience

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

How to become 食品技術者

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。学校卒業後、食品メーカー等に就職するのが一般的である。高卒者の場合は農業系、水産系など、大学、大学院卒者の場合は食品化学、栄養学、応用微生物学、農・畜産学、水産学などの学科で、食品に関連する専門的な知識を習得している者が多い。薬学、化学、生物学などの関連分野を学んだ人の採用もある。
 入社後は、通常数ヵ月間の研修を受け、この期間に工場の生産ラインを見学したり、製造工程や商品開発から販売までの仕組みを習得する。研修終了後、各部門に配属となる。
 食品化学、栄養学、発酵学、生化学、農学、畜産学、水産学など、個々の専門分野についての知識とともに、食品製造の全体の流れを総合的に把握、分析、評価する能力が必要とされる。商品開発を担当する技術者には、味覚・嗅覚に関する鋭い感覚や、斬新な発想力も求められる。生産ラインの作業員と共同作業を行ったり、技術指導を行うことが多いため、指導力や説明力も必要である。

Career path and how to earn more as 食品技術者

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 Oct 31, 2026); Occupational Information Database (JILPT). Pay ranges, projections and scores are Shigoto Zukan estimates.