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How to become 小児科医education, training, experience, licenses and the steps to enter

Japan Healthcare Confidence ★★★★★

Average annual pay
¥15.12M
≈ $96,169
Top pay (est.)
¥31.45M
Top 10% ¥26.01M
Pay in 5 years
¥17.17Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥19.50Mest.
¥16.77M–¥22.64M
Outlook score
70/100
★★★★☆ Good
AI replacement risk
34%
Low
Labor demand
High
Openings-to-applicants 1.95x

How to become 小児科医

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)
小児科医として仕事をするには、医師国家試験に合格して医師免許を取得することが必須である。まず、大学医学部で6年間にわたって専門的な知識を身につけ、同時に実習も行う。大学の卒業試験に合格すると国家試験を受験することができる。国家試験に合格すると、医師免許が与えられる。更に大学病院などの臨床研修病院で研修医として最低2年間の臨床研修を積み、実際の患者を診察しながら知識を身につける。この研修終了後に小児科に所属して小児科医になる。所定の要件を満たせば専門医に認定される制度がある。
　臨床研修後には、病院などに勤務医として勤め、多くの経験を積んでいく。勤務先の病院で診療科長になるケースや、独立して開業医となるケースがある。大学で研究を続けながら講師や教授になることもある。
　子どもの生命を守るという責任感に加え、子どもが好きであること、十分な意思表示ができない子どもの患者の苦しみを推し測り、子どもの疾病に不安を感じている保護者の気持ちにも寄り添い共感できることが必要である。

Skills, education and requirements for 小児科医

Key skills

Active Listening
5.6
Reading Comprehension
5.5
Speaking
5.4
Writing
5.1
Social Perceptiveness
5.1
Active Learning
4.8
Service Orientation
4.7
Coordination
4.6

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Medicine and Dentistry
4.7
Therapy and Counseling
3.7
Psychology
3.0
Biology
2.9
Education and Training
2.8
Public Safety and Security
2.5
Communications and Media
2.3
English Language
2.3

What the work involves

Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsAssisting and Caring for OthersUpdating and Using Relevant KnowledgeIdentifying Objects, Actions, and EventsOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkMonitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsEstablishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsInterpreting the Meaning of Information for Others

Important abilities

Problem SensitivityOral ExpressionWritten ExpressionTime SharingInductive ReasoningSelective Attention

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: ★★★★★ Hard to enter (from education, training, experience, licenses)

Career path and how to earn more as 小児科医

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.