テキスタイルデザイナー テキスタイルデザイナー

Japan Design 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
¥5.61Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥5.83Mest.
¥5.01M–¥6.77M
Outlook score
28/100
★☆☆☆☆ Weak
AI replacement risk
73%
High
Labor demand
Very low
Openings-to-applicants 0.17x

What テキスタイルデザイナー do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

生活や産業の中で使われている繊維(テキスタイル)製品をデザインする。
 時代の流行や消費者のニーズに応じ、人々の生活や生活環境をより快適に、美しくするため、服地などのファッション分野、カーテンなどのインテリア分野などで、企画、デザイン、製造までを手掛ける。
 ファッション分野のテキスタイルデザイナーの場合は、まず、アパレルメーカーやファションデザイナーの意図を分析し、自身のアイディアを提案し、仕事の依頼を受ける。製品のターゲットとなる客層、商品のブランドやコンセプトなどを反映させてデザインする。糸や生地を選定し、織り方や染め方を指定して、試作品を作る。試作を繰り返し、製品に最適な素材を決めていく。
 インテリア分野では、素材だけではなく、製品までを制作する場合が多い。自らの提案を企業などに持ち込み、商品化させることもある。企画の商品化決定を受けて試作品を作り、色や柄、形、品質、サイズ、価格などの仕様を検討し、商品化するまで担当する。

◇ よく使う道具、機材、情報技術等
 イラスト、デザイン作成ソフト(Illustrator、Clip Studio等)、画像等編集ソフト(Photoshop、GIMP等)、デザインシミュレーションソフト、パソコン

Employment type of workers

テキスタイルデザイナー salary

The average annual pay for テキスタイルデザイナー 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 テキスタイルデザイナー (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥5.40M → in 3 years ¥5.52M → in 5 years ¥5.61M → in 10 years ¥5.83M (10-year range ¥5.01M–¥6.77M). The model assumes pay growth of +0.8% per year.

¥5.40M
Now
2026
¥5.52M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥5.10M–¥6.01M
¥5.61M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥5.05M–¥6.25M
¥5.83M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥5.01M–¥6.77M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand -0.52%Wage momentum +0.18%AI impact -0.69%Total +0.8% / 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 テキスタイルデザイナー

28/100
★☆☆☆☆
Weak · ranked #540 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
27 pts
Entry barrier
79 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 テキスタイルデザイナー? AI replacement risk

73%
High
Ranked #448 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 テキスタイルデザイナー

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
−3.0%
est.
Openings in 10 years
−5.3%
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

テキスタイルデザイナー
Japan
Designers, All Other
United States
Median / average pay¥5.40M
≈ $34,314
$64,950
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥5.83M$86,100
Outlook score2855
AI replacement risk73% High50% 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 テキスタイルデザイナー

Key knowledge areas

Production and Processing
3.1
Fine Arts
2.9
Sales and Marketing
2.8
Customer and Personal Service
2.5
Administration and Management
2.1
Administrative
1.9
Communications and Media
1.9
Design
1.7

Licenses and certifications (Japan)

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: ★★★★☆ Demanding (from education, training, experience, licenses)

How to become テキスタイルデザイナー

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。しかし、繊維やデザインに関する専門的な知識が必要なため、染色やデザインの学科のある大学・短大や専門学校等で基礎的な知識や技術を学んでいる場合が一般的である。
 卒業後、アパレルメーカー、繊維メーカー、インテリアメーカーなどに就職し、テキスタイルデザインの部門に配属され、商品やデザインについての経験を積む。一人前と認められると担当を任されるようになる。企業内での実務を経験した後、フリーランスとして独立することもある。
 関連資格としては、民間資格の「色彩検定」等がある。
 美的センス、独創性、色彩感覚、造形力は不可欠であり、さらにマーケットやデザインの流行に対する情報収集と分析力など、消費者のニーズを先取りするセンスが必要である。また、企画やデザインのために、CG(コンピュータグラフィック)やパソコンのスキルも必須である。海外生産や輸入の拡大もあり、外国語による国際的コミュニケーション力も求められる場合もある。

Career path and how to earn more as テキスタイルデザイナー

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.