フードコーディネーター フードコーディネーター

Japan 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
¥6.65Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥7.59Mest.
¥6.53M–¥8.81M
Outlook score
50/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
—
—
Labor demand
Average
Openings-to-applicants 0.77x

What フードコーディネーター do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

食に関する幅広い知識に基づき、料理人、栄養士、商品開発者、店舗設計の建築士などと協働して、フードビジネスの企画やコーディネートを行う。
 ホテルやレストラン、食品メーカー、スーパーマーケット、弁当惣菜製造会社などにおいて、新しいメニューの開発、テーブル回りのコーディネート、レシピの作成、調理技術の指導、食に関するセミナー、レストラン開店のプロデュースなどを手掛ける。食品関係の業界だけではなく、テレビ番組やコマーシャル等の撮影と演出、ポスターやパンフレットの作成と編集、食に関するイベントの企画などを行うこともある。
 仕事として接するのは、直接の消費者ではなく、食品メーカーの業務担当者、レストランの経営者、テレビや雑誌などの制作担当者である。日常の業務は、要望に応じた企画を考え提案し、採用されると、実行していくことである。

◇ よく使う道具、機材、情報技術等
 調理道具(包丁、ガスコンロ等)、パソコン

フードコーディネーター salary

The average annual pay for フードコーディネーター 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 フードコーディネーター (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥5.83M → in 3 years ¥6.31M → in 5 years ¥6.65M → in 10 years ¥7.59M (10-year range ¥6.53M–¥8.81M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.7% per year.

¥5.83M
Now
2026
¥6.31M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥5.83M–¥6.87M
¥6.65M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥6.00M–¥7.41M
¥7.59M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥6.53M–¥8.81M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand -0.21%Wage momentum +1.08%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 フードコーディネーター

50/100
★★★☆☆
Average · ranked #285 of all Japanese occupations
Entry barrier
28 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 フードコーディネーター? 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 フードコーディネーター

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
+4.5%
est.
Openings in 10 years
+8.1%
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

フードコーディネーター
Japan
Designers, All Other
United States
Median / average pay¥5.83M
≈ $37,094
$64,950
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥7.59M$86,100
Outlook score5055
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 フードコーディネーター

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 フードコーディネーター

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)
食に関する知識が必要であるため、大学・短大の食物関係学科や専門学校の調理師科等を卒業している場合が多い。
 資格としては、日本フードコーディネーター協会が認定する「フードコーディネーター」がある。また、調理師、栄養士、製菓衛生師などの資格を取得していると、その知識等を仕事に生かせる。
 食品メーカーや外食産業の食に関する現場において、商品開発や店舗運営等を経験し、フードコーディネーターとしての仕事をしていく場合が多い。実績を積んで独立し、フリーランスになることもある。
 必要な知識としては、食材や調理、テーブルウェアと食器の配置、食事のスタイルとサービスの技法などである。それに加えて、情報収集力、実践的な企画力、関係者とのチームワーク、プレゼンテーション能力やコミュニケーション能力なども必要である。

Career path and how to earn more as フードコーディネーター

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.