スタイリスト スタイリスト

Japan Fashion 分類:03_020-99 Confidence ★★★☆☆

Average annual pay
¥5.83M
≈ $37,094
Top pay (est.)
¥10.11M
Top 10% ¥8.68M
Pay in 5 years
¥6.70Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥7.69Mest.
¥6.61M–¥8.93M
Outlook score
57/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
32%
Low
Labor demand
Average
Openings-to-applicants 0.77x

What スタイリスト do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

テレビの番組、映画や雑誌、広告の写真などの撮影のために、俳優やモデルの衣装や小物を用意し、コーディネートする。
 まず、制作者と打ち合わせを行い、絵コンテなどを見て、制作者の要望や依頼内容を確認し、制作者の意図にあった効果的な演出ができるよう、必要な衣装や小物などを考える。また、調達にあたっては、衣装協力してくれるアパレルメーカーに交渉して衣装や小物などを借りる。アパレルメーカーに借りられないものは、予算の範囲内で衣装や小物などを購入したり、専門のレンタル店から借りて手配する。入手できないものは、特注したり、自分で作ることもある。
 撮影当日は撮影時間に遅れないよう、入手した物品をスタジオやロケ現場に持ち込み、制作スタッフと話し合いながら、カメラの位置、照明などを考慮して、より良い映像になるよう、臨機応変に物品の取り合わせや位置を考える。借りてきた物品は汚したり傷つけたりしないよう細心の注意を払い、撮影終了後、借りてきた物品は責任をもって返却する。

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Employment type of workers

スタイリスト salary

The average annual pay for スタイリスト in Japan is ¥5.83M (≈ $37,094; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥5.42M, the typical range is ¥3.93M–¥10.11M and the top 10% earn about ¥8.68M.

Average pay
¥5.83M
≈ $37,094
Median (est.)
¥5.42M
≈ $34,467
Low end (est.)
¥3.93M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥8.68M
≈ $55,199
Top pay (est.)
¥10.11M
≈ $64,293
Hourly wage
¥2,876
2.4× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥257,000
vs. last year +¥12,000

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
¥4.41M
30s
¥5.28M
40s
¥6.04M
50s
¥6.72M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (41.7) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥4.33M
1–3 yrs
¥4.83M
3–5 yrs
¥5.33M
5–10 yrs
¥5.98M
10+ yrs
¥6.74M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥5.83MPart-time ¥2.45MFreelance / self-employed ¥6.12MContract / temp ¥4.55M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,876 is 2.4× 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¥5.84M——
2022¥5.80M——
2023¥5.51M—0.92x
2024¥5.91M—0.81x
2025¥5.83M—0.77x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for スタイリスト (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥5.83M → in 3 years ¥6.34M → in 5 years ¥6.70M → in 10 years ¥7.69M (10-year range ¥6.61M–¥8.93M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.8% per year.

¥5.83M
Now
2026
¥6.34M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥5.85M–¥6.90M
¥6.70M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥6.04M–¥7.46M
¥7.69M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥6.61M–¥8.93M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand -0.21%Wage momentum +1.08%AI impact +0.14%Total +2.8% / 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 スタイリスト

57/100
★★★☆☆
Average · ranked #150 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
68 pts
Entry barrier
54 pts
Pay level
71 pts
Labor demand
28 pts
Wage momentum
93 pts
Aging workforce
29 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 スタイリスト? AI replacement risk

32%
Low
Ranked #165 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 スタイリスト

Openings-to-applicants ratio
0.77x
ranked #375 of all Japanese jobs
Demand score
Average
43/100
Advertised monthly wage
¥257,000
Hello Work postings
Workers
—
Population Census
Average age
41.7
Hours per month
158
Openings in 5 years
+7.4%
est.
Openings in 10 years
+13.2%
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.

The same job in the United States

スタイリスト
Japan
Designers, All Other
United States
Median / average pay¥5.83M
≈ $37,094
$64,950
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥7.69M$86,100
Outlook score5755
AI replacement risk32% Low50% 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 スタイリスト

Key knowledge areas

Customer and Personal Service
3.3
Communications and Media
2.0
Sales and Marketing
2.0
English Language
2.0
Psychology
1.9
Administration and Management
1.8
Fine Arts
1.7
Administrative
1.6

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 スタイリスト

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、大学や服飾系の専門学校などで、スタイリストとしてのテクニック、撮影やファッションの知識などを学んでいる人が多い。
 学校卒業後、アパレルメーカーやスタイリスト事務所に就職するのが一般的である。広告制作会社、雑誌社などに就職して、スタイリストとしての仕事を任されることもある。入社後は、カメラマンやデザイナー、先輩スタイリストの指示によって働きながら、実務経験を積んで数年後に一人前になる。フリーとして活動する場合には、高度な専門的知識、経験、センスの他、仕事がとれるよう、幅広い人脈を持つことが重要となる。
 美的センスや芸術的な素養が必要であるのと同時に、流行を予測するための情報収集力も重要となる。また、多数の物品を運搬することが多いため一定の体力が必要であり、物品を借りたり返却したりすることが多いこともあり、社交性や礼儀・マナーも重要となる。撮影時には臨機応変に対応するために、的確な判断力も必要となる。

Career path and how to earn more as スタイリスト

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.