一般事務 一般事務

Japan Office & Admin 分類:06_034-01 Confidence ★★★★★

Average annual pay
¥5.41M
≈ $34,429
Top pay (est.)
¥9.26M
Top 10% ¥7.97M
Pay in 5 years
¥5.67Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥5.94Mest.
¥5.11M–¥6.90M
Outlook score
38/100
★★☆☆☆ Below average
AI replacement risk
87%
Very high
Labor demand
Low
Openings-to-applicants 0.34x

What 一般事務 do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

特定の分野の事務を専門的に行うものではなく、様々な定型的な事務の仕事を行う。「庶務」と呼ぶ場合もある。
 企業により仕事の内容は異なるが、主に規則、業務手順書、社内手続などによって定められた定型的な事務作業に従事する。事務作業は多種多様であるが、文書の作成や整理、メールでの応対、発注伝票や受注伝票の作成と管理、各種台帳の管理、生産量や売上高などのデータの入力、社内の各種届出書類の管理などを行う。このように一般事務の仕事は、書類を作る、数量や金額を集計・計算する、社内で使用する書類等の点検・管理を行うことが中心となる。
 文書の作成や集計などではパソコンを使用する。またコピー機やFAXを使用するなど、事務機器やOA機器に接することが多い。郵便物の発送・仕分け、物品の受取り、電話の取次ぎ、事務用品など社内で使用する消耗品の補充等細々とした仕事を受け持ち、来客への対応やお茶だしなどをすることもある。
 なお、一般事務と似た仕事として総務事務がある。企業によって部署名、仕事の範囲は異なるが、重なる部分もある。一般事務は各部署で定型的な業務にあたることが多いのに対して、総務事務は社内全体の設備・備品の管理、社内行事の企画・運営、社内ルールの策定・周知等にあたることが多い。「総務課」などの独立した部署が設けられる場合もある。

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Employment type of workers

一般事務 salary

The average annual pay for 一般事務 in Japan is ¥5.41M (≈ $34,429; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥5.03M, the typical range is ¥3.71M–¥9.26M and the top 10% earn about ¥7.97M.

Average pay
¥5.41M
≈ $34,429
Median (est.)
¥5.03M
≈ $31,987
Low end (est.)
¥3.71M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥7.97M
≈ $50,684
Top pay (est.)
¥9.26M
≈ $58,887
Hourly wage
¥2,718
2.3× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥222,000
vs. last year +¥8,000

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
¥3.99M
30s
¥4.75M
40s
¥5.41M
50s
¥6.00M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (44.6) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥4.04M
1–3 yrs
¥4.50M
3–5 yrs
¥4.96M
5–10 yrs
¥5.55M
10+ yrs
¥6.24M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥5.41MPart-time ¥2.27MFreelance / self-employed ¥5.68MContract / temp ¥4.22M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,718 is 2.3× 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¥4.94M——
2022¥4.90M——
2023¥5.11M—0.36x
2024¥5.30M—0.35x
2025¥5.41M—0.34x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 一般事務 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥5.41M → in 3 years ¥5.57M → in 5 years ¥5.67M → in 10 years ¥5.94M (10-year range ¥5.11M–¥6.90M). The model assumes pay growth of +0.9% per year.

¥5.41M
Now
2026
¥5.57M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥5.14M–¥6.06M
¥5.67M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥5.11M–¥6.32M
¥5.94M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥5.11M–¥6.90M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand -0.43%Wage momentum +0.68%AI impact -1.11%Total +0.9% / 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 一般事務

38/100
★★☆☆☆
Below average · ranked #486 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
13 pts
Entry barrier
45 pts
Pay level
59 pts
Labor demand
12 pts
Wage momentum
73 pts
Aging workforce
72 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 一般事務? AI replacement risk

87%
Very high
Ranked #534 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 一般事務

Openings-to-applicants ratio
0.34x
ranked #463 of all Japanese jobs
Demand score
Low
25/100
Advertised monthly wage
¥222,000
Hello Work postings
Workers
—
Population Census
Average age
44.6
Hours per month
157
Openings in 5 years
−3.4%
est.
Openings in 10 years
−6.1%
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

一般事務
Japan
Office Clerks, General
United States
Median / average pay¥5.41M
≈ $34,429
$45,010
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥5.94M$52,300
Outlook score3824
AI replacement risk87% Very high83% Very high
Workers—2.5M

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 一般事務

Key skills

Active Listening
3.2
Writing
3.1
Speaking
2.9
Reading Comprehension
2.9
Instructing
2.1
Coordination
2.0
Time Management
2.0
Social Perceptiveness
1.9

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Administrative
2.6
English Language
1.3
Customer and Personal Service
1.0
Communications and Media
0.8
Public Safety and Security
0.7
Economics and Accounting
0.7
Personnel and Human Resources
0.7
Law and Government
0.6

What the work involves

Working with ComputersCommunicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesEstablishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkCommunicating with People Outside the OrganizationProcessing InformationGetting InformationDocumenting/Recording Information

Important abilities

Problem SensitivityWritten ExpressionWritten ComprehensionOral ComprehensionOral ExpressionMemorization

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 一般事務

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。
 中途採用については、ハローワーク、求人サイト等を経由して入職するほか、人材派遣会社などに登録・入社し、受託先の企業や団体などに派遣される場合もある。
 補助的な業務から始めて経験を積み、事務処理能力を向上させる。
 事務処理の高度化、専門化により、パソコンスキル、文書作成能力、簿記、英会話など業務に関連のある技能や資格が求められる場合もある。そのため、各種講習への参加や通信教育の受講などスキルアップのための自己啓発も重要である。
 関連資格としては、「ビジネス・キャリア検定」「コンピュータサービス技能評価試験」、「秘書検定」、「マイクロソフトオフィススペシャリスト(MOS)」などがあり、取得すると仕事に役立つことが多い。
 定型的な仕事が多く、正確さ、注意力、几帳面さが求められる。また、繁忙期等には、仕事の速さも必要である。

Career path and how to earn more as 一般事務

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.