Will AI replace ホールスタッフ（レストラン）? AI replacement risk
22%
Low
Ranked #101 safest from AI among all Japanese occupations
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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 →
Skills, education and requirements for ホールスタッフ（レストラン）
Key skills
Active Listening
3.5
Speaking
3.1
Reading Comprehension
2.8
Social Perceptiveness
2.7
Instructing
2.7
Writing
2.6
Service Orientation
2.5
Persuasion
2.4
Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.
Key knowledge areas
Customer and Personal Service
2.7
Sales and Marketing
1.3
English Language
1.1
Personnel and Human Resources
0.9
Psychology
0.9
Sociology and Anthropology
0.9
Communications and Media
0.8
Administration and Management
0.8
What the work involves
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesEstablishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsPerforming for or Working Directly with the PublicHandling and Moving ObjectsOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkAssisting and Caring for OthersPerforming General Physical ActivitiesDeveloping and Building Teams
Important abilities
Problem SensitivityOral ExpressionOral ComprehensionStaminaTime SharingMemorization
Licenses and certifications (Japan)
1級レストランサービス技能士 National license
2級レストランサービス技能士 National license
3級レストランサービス技能士 National license
Related qualifications listed on job tag (names in Japanese). Some are mandatory, others recommended.
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.