職業訓練指導員 職業訓練指導員

Japan Social Services 分類:05_031-99 Confidence ★★★★★

Average annual pay
¥5.03M
≈ $31,959
Top pay (est.)
¥8.48M
Top 10% ¥7.33M
Pay in 5 years
¥5.57Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥6.18Mest.
¥5.32M–¥7.18M
Outlook score
52/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
36%
Low
Labor demand
Low
Openings-to-applicants 1.38x

What 職業訓練指導員 do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

職業能力開発促進法に規定された公共職業能力開発施設や、事業主団体や職業訓練法人が設置している認定職業訓練施設などにおいて、訓練生に対して、技能や技術、専門知識などの訓練指導やキャリアコンサルティングを通じた就職支援、ジョブ・カードの作成などを行う。「テクノインストラクター」とも呼ばれる。
 まず、必要とされる職業能力を確立し、効率的に訓練するために、訓練目標の設定及びカリキュラムを策定する。次に、訓練を行う各科目の指導案を作成し、訓練で使用する教材の準備や資材の手配など、事前準備を行う。
 訓練実施時には、訓練に使用する機械・設備を調整し、安全を確認する。訓練科目に応じて、訓練生に対し、電気工事、機械加工、自動車整備、溶接、情報処理などの技術習得に必要な訓練指導を行い、教室での座学では専門科目の講義をする。訓練中は、訓練生の技能習得度、知識の理解度などを把握しながら適切な指示を与えるとともに、作業の安全に十分に気を使う必要がある。所定の技術が習得できたかどうか、修了試験を兼ねた技能照査を実施する。
 また、訓練生への技能・技術指導や若年者を対象とする場合の生活指導、求職者に対する就職活動の支援の他に、事業主や業界などのニーズ及び技術動向の把握、事業主などに対する能力開発に関する相談援助などの業務がある。
 専門的な技能・技術を活かし、技能検定や技能五輪などの各種の大会で検定員や審査委員・競技委員を務めることもある。

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Employment type of workers

職業訓練指導員 salary

The average annual pay for 職業訓練指導員 in Japan is ¥5.03M (≈ $31,959; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥4.67M, the typical range is ¥3.49M–¥8.48M and the top 10% earn about ¥7.33M.

Average pay
¥5.03M
≈ $31,959
Median (est.)
¥4.67M
≈ $29,698
Low end (est.)
¥3.49M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥7.33M
≈ $46,614
Top pay (est.)
¥8.48M
≈ $53,927
Hourly wage
¥2,393
2.0× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥245,000
vs. last year +¥5,000

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
¥3.68M
30s
¥4.36M
40s
¥4.94M
50s
¥5.46M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (46.0) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥3.77M
1–3 yrs
¥4.19M
3–5 yrs
¥4.61M
5–10 yrs
¥5.15M
10+ yrs
¥5.78M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥5.03MPart-time ¥2.11MFreelance / self-employed ¥5.28MContract / temp ¥3.92M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,393 is 2.0× 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¥4.88M——
2022¥4.94M——
2023¥4.83M—1.35x
2024¥4.91M—1.37x
2025¥5.03M—1.38x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 職業訓練指導員 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥5.03M → in 3 years ¥5.35M → in 5 years ¥5.57M → in 10 years ¥6.18M (10-year range ¥5.32M–¥7.18M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.1% per year.

¥5.03M
Now
2026
¥5.35M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥4.94M–¥5.82M
¥5.57M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥5.02M–¥6.21M
¥6.18M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥5.32M–¥7.18M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.09%Wage momentum +0.1%AI impact +0.1%Total +2.1% / 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 職業訓練指導員

52/100
★★★☆☆
Average · ranked #241 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
64 pts
Entry barrier
82 pts
Pay level
47 pts
Labor demand
44 pts
Wage momentum
10 pts
Aging workforce
81 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 職業訓練指導員? AI replacement risk

36%
Low
Ranked #190 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 職業訓練指導員

Openings-to-applicants ratio
1.38x
ranked #301 of all Japanese jobs
Demand score
Low
37/100
Advertised monthly wage
¥245,000
Hello Work postings
Workers
—
Population Census
Average age
46.0
Hours per month
163
Openings in 5 years
+7.6%
est.
Openings in 10 years
+13.7%
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

職業訓練指導員
Japan
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
United States
Median / average pay¥5.03M
≈ $31,959
$63,820
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥6.18M$85,100
Outlook score5247
AI replacement risk36% Low32% Low
Workers—114K

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 職業訓練指導員

Key skills

Speaking
5.0
Instructing
5.0
Active Listening
4.7
Reading Comprehension
4.4
Writing
4.3
Learning Strategies
4.2
Social Perceptiveness
4.1
Coordination
3.9

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Education and Training
2.8
Communications and Media
1.9
Administrative
1.9
Customer and Personal Service
1.8
Psychology
1.7
English Language
1.6
Sociology and Anthropology
1.6
Therapy and Counseling
1.5

What the work involves

Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeCommunicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesTraining and Teaching OthersScheduling Work and ActivitiesCommunicating with People Outside the OrganizationGetting InformationEstablishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsAssisting and Caring for Others

Important abilities

Problem SensitivityOral ExpressionSelective AttentionWritten ExpressionOral ComprehensionWritten Comprehension

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 職業訓練指導員

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)
職業訓練指導員になるためには、各都道府県に対して職業訓練指導員免許交付の申請を行い、免許を取得する必要がある。申請の要件としては、①職業能力開発総合大学校の指導員養成課程を修了する、②職業能力開発促進法に基づく技能検定に合格したのち、所定の講習の修了または試験に合格する、③大学等卒業後、実務経験を積み、所定の講習の修了または試験に合格する、④所定の免許職種に関する高等学校普通教育免許を取得する、等がある。
 募集・採用は、公共職業能力開発施設の場合は、各都道府県や(独)高齢・障害・求職者雇用支援機構が行う。事業主団体や職業訓練法人が設置している認定職業訓練施設の場合は、関係事業所等の従業員の中から有資格者を選ぶこともある。
 職業訓練指導員には、担当する分野の技能・技術・知識とともに、指導者として、訓練生に対する理解ときめ細かな配慮が望まれる。担当する教科により、講義や実技指導での立ち時間が多く、一定の体力も必要である。さらに、各専門分野で高度な知識を常に得ようとする研究心も求められる。

Career path and how to earn more as 職業訓練指導員

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.