カラーコーディネーター カラーコーディネーター

Japan 分類:03_017-99 Confidence ★★★★★

Average annual pay
¥5.40M
≈ $34,314
Top pay (est.)
¥9.22M
Top 10% ¥7.94M
Pay in 5 years
¥5.80Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥6.24Mest.
¥5.37M–¥7.24M
Outlook score
22/100
★☆☆☆☆ Weak
AI replacement risk
—
—
Labor demand
Very low
Openings-to-applicants 0.17x

What カラーコーディネーター do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

様々な用途や目的に合わせて、商品、空間・環境などに関して色彩や配色を検討し決めていく。これを色彩設計といい、仕事は対象によって異なる。
 ファッションなどの服飾品、インテリア用品、乗用車、家電製品などの商品の色彩設計を行う場合は、商品企画の一環として、商品のコンセプトにふさわしい色彩を設定する。開発する商品の色彩設計を提案するため、人々が好む色や素材など消費者の調査や研究、流行色やデザインなどのトレンド情報を集め、まず、カラーコンセプトを策定する。そのカラーコンセプトに基づいて、色彩の専門知識をもとに実際の商品の色彩を決めていく。
 住宅や建物の内装・外装、店舗のディスプレー、街の景観などの環境や空間の色彩設計の場合は、発注者のニーズ、その空間の性格や使用目的に合わせて、色彩を選定していく。
 また、最近では商品や環境ではなく、個人を対象として、その人にふさわしい服装や化粧の色、いわゆる「パーソナルカラー」をアドバイスする仕事もある。この場合も、対象となる人が置かれている状況を十分に把握し、その人にふさわしい色彩を選定する。

◇ よく使う道具、機材、情報技術等
 パソコン、カラーチャート(配色カード)

カラーコーディネーター salary

The average annual pay for カラーコーディネーター in Japan is ¥5.40M (≈ $34,314; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥5.02M, the typical range is ¥3.70M–¥9.22M and the top 10% earn about ¥7.94M.

Average pay
¥5.40M
≈ $34,314
Median (est.)
¥5.02M
≈ $31,924
Low end (est.)
¥3.70M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥7.94M
≈ $50,493
Top pay (est.)
¥9.22M
≈ $58,633
Hourly wage
¥2,614
2.2× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥266,000
vs. last year +¥6,000

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
¥4.25M
30s
¥5.06M
40s
¥5.76M
50s
¥6.39M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (39.1) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥4.03M
1–3 yrs
¥4.48M
3–5 yrs
¥4.94M
5–10 yrs
¥5.53M
10+ yrs
¥6.22M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥5.40MPart-time ¥2.27MFreelance / self-employed ¥5.67MContract / temp ¥4.21M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,614 is 2.2× 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¥4.79M——
2022¥4.81M——
2023¥5.09M—0.20x
2024¥4.84M—0.18x
2025¥5.40M—0.17x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for カラーコーディネーター (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥5.40M → in 3 years ¥5.64M → in 5 years ¥5.80M → in 10 years ¥6.24M (10-year range ¥5.37M–¥7.24M). The model assumes pay growth of +1.5% per year.

¥5.40M
Now
2026
¥5.64M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥5.20M–¥6.13M
¥5.80M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥5.23M–¥6.46M
¥6.24M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥5.37M–¥7.24M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand -0.52%Wage momentum +0.18%Total +1.5% / 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 カラーコーディネーター

22/100
★☆☆☆☆
Weak · ranked #556 of all Japanese occupations
Entry barrier
36 pts
Pay level
58 pts
Labor demand
3 pts
Wage momentum
16 pts
Aging workforce
11 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 カラーコーディネーター? AI replacement risk

Not computed yet.

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 カラーコーディネーター

Openings-to-applicants ratio
0.17x
ranked #521 of all Japanese jobs
Demand score
Very low
6/100
Advertised monthly wage
¥266,000
Hello Work postings
Workers
—
Population Census
Average age
39.1
Hours per month
164
Openings in 5 years
+0.7%
est.
Openings in 10 years
+1.3%
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

カラーコーディネーター
Japan
Designers, All Other
United States
Median / average pay¥5.40M
≈ $34,314
$64,950
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥6.24M$86,100
Outlook score2255
AI replacement risk—50% Moderate
Workers—9,480

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 カラーコーディネーター

Licenses and certifications (Japan)

Related qualifications listed on job tag (names in Japanese). Some are mandatory, others recommended.

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

How to become カラーコーディネーター

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が、ファッションメーカーに勤務する場合には、大学、短大、専門学校で服飾、ファッションについて学んでおくと有利となる。工業製品関係のメーカーの場合は、デザイナーが兼務するケースが多いため、美術系の大学、短大やデザインの専門学校出身者が多い。
 色彩の専門知識は、短大、大学、専門学校の服飾や美術の授業のカリキュラムの中に組み込まれているのが一般的で、最近は専門学校の中にカラーコーディネートのための色彩知識を専門的に教えるクラスを設けているところもある。
 関連資格として、「カラーコーディネーター検定試験」、「色彩検定」があり、資格を取得していると仕事に就く上で有利となる。
 色彩についての鋭い感覚や優れたデザイン感覚が要求される。商品の色彩設計を担当する場合には、色彩知識の他に、手がける商品についての専門知識、マーケティングについての知識も必要となる。日頃から消費者が生活している社会環境や消費者のライフスタイル、流行など、商品を提供する対象としての消費者をよく観察しておくことが必要である。

Career path and how to earn more as カラーコーディネーター

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.