ジュエリーデザイナー ジュエリーデザイナー

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
¥5.77Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥6.17Mest.
¥5.30M–¥7.16M
Outlook score
31/100
★★☆☆☆ Below average
AI replacement risk
54%
Moderate
Labor demand
Very low
Openings-to-applicants 0.17x

What ジュエリーデザイナー do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

指輪、ネックレス、ブローチ、イヤリングなど、「身を飾る装身具」をデザインする。
 ジュエリーデザイナーには、貴金属や宝石にとらわれず、あらゆる素材を使用してジュエリーをデザインするデザイナーと、宝石やプラチナ、金・銀といった貴金属などの素材を使用して、ジュエリーをデザインするデザイナーがいる。
 前者は主にデザインから製作までを個人で行い、個展などで作品を発表し、販売している場合が多い。
 後者には、ジュエリーを製作したり、販売する会社に勤めて流行やニーズに合わせたジュエリーをデザインする企業内デザイナーと、独立して、企業にジュエリーのデザインを供給しているフリーランスのデザイナーがいる。また、会社を興し、自分でデザインしたジュエリーを自社で製作し販売まで行っている自営のデザイナーもいる。
 企業内デザイナー、フリーランスデザイナーは、まず商品開発にあたり何をどのような対象に向けてデザインするかを打ち合わせ、デザインを考える。デザインが決まると、製作者と打ち合わせ、製品が完成するまでを監修する。フリーランスのデザイナーの中にはデザインだけではなく製品を完成させて、それを企業に販売している人もいる。会社を経営し、自分のデザインを製作、販売しているデザイナーの場合は、デザインから、製作の監修、コスト計算、在庫管理、販売などの業務を行う。

◇ よく使う道具、機材、情報技術等
 CADソフト、パソコン、工具(手動工具、電動工具)

ジュエリーデザイナー salary

The average annual pay for ジュエリーデザイナー 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 ジュエリーデザイナー (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥5.40M → in 3 years ¥5.62M → in 5 years ¥5.77M → in 10 years ¥6.17M (10-year range ¥5.30M–¥7.16M). The model assumes pay growth of +1.3% per year.

¥5.40M
Now
2026
¥5.62M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥5.19M–¥6.11M
¥5.77M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥5.20M–¥6.42M
¥6.17M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥5.30M–¥7.16M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand -0.52%Wage momentum +0.18%AI impact -0.12%Total +1.3% / 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 ジュエリーデザイナー

31/100
★★☆☆☆
Below average · ranked #533 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
46 pts
Entry barrier
67 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 ジュエリーデザイナー? AI replacement risk

54%
Moderate
Ranked #324 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 ジュエリーデザイナー

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
+0.1%
est.
Openings in 10 years
+0.2%
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

ジュエリーデザイナー
Japan
Designers, All Other
United States
Median / average pay¥5.40M
≈ $34,314
$64,950
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥6.17M$86,100
Outlook score3155
AI replacement risk54% Moderate50% 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 ジュエリーデザイナー

Key skills

Speaking
4.5
Equipment Selection
4.4
Active Listening
4.3
Technology Design
4.2
Management of Financial Resources
4.0
Social Perceptiveness
4.0
Quality Control Analysis
4.0
Operations Analysis
4.0

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Fine Arts
3.2
Production and Processing
3.0
Sales and Marketing
2.8
Customer and Personal Service
2.7
Administrative
2.0
Administration and Management
1.9
Communications and Media
1.8
Design
1.6

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

How to become ジュエリーデザイナー

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。ジュエリーの専門学校で専門知識を学んだり、大学等で美術、金工等を学んでいる場合が一般的である。独学で学ぶこともある。
 企業に就職してデザインの経験を積み、その後独立し開業する場合がある。学校卒業後、企業に就職せずに、自身で活動し経験を重ねていく場合もある。日本だけではなく、世界的なデザインコンテストが多種あり、登竜門として新人に門戸を開いている。これに応募し、入選・入賞を重ねたり、個人で個展等を開くことが、実績の評価に繋がる。
 関連資格としては、厚生労働省の定める技能検定の「貴金属装身具製作技能士」がある。
 デザインだけを行い製作は他者に委ねる場合と、デザインから製作までを行う場合があるが、いずれにしても製作に関する知識や使用する材料(金属、宝石)の特性に関する知識が必要である。デザイン画は手書きも多いが、CADを使用したデザインソフトで行う場合もある。常に新しいデザインや消費者の好みの動きに気を配り、豊かで独創的な発想力を高めていくことが求められる。

Career path and how to earn more as ジュエリーデザイナー

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.