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How to become 学校事務education, training, experience, licenses and the steps to enter

Japan Education Confidence ★★★★★

Average annual pay
¥5.29M
≈ $33,620
Top pay (est.)
¥9.00M
Top 10% ¥7.76M
Pay in 5 years
¥5.77Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥6.31Mest.
¥5.42M–¥7.32M
Outlook score
41/100
★★☆☆☆ Below average
AI replacement risk
59%
Moderate
Labor demand
Low
Openings-to-applicants 0.34x

How to become 学校事務

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。公立学校では地方公務員が配属される。私立学校では独自の採用試験が行われており、中途採用も多い。
　電話の応対や窓口での対応、文書の作成や給料の支払などを担当し、経験を積むと校内の会議に参加したり、学校を代表して校外の行事に参加したりするなど、学校の運営にも携わることがある。
　文書作成をパソコン等で行うため、操作に習熟していれば仕事をスムーズに進めることができる。他の教職員とのかかわりが多いため、日ごろからコミュニケーションを保つことが大切であり、教職員が相互に協力して、円滑に学校運営が進むようにする。児童、生徒、学生や保護者とのかかわりという点から、言動に留意して適切な応対を行うことが求められる。

Skills, education and requirements for 学校事務

Key skills

Active Listening
4.3
Reading Comprehension
3.7
Writing
3.7
Speaking
3.6
Instructing
3.5
Coordination
3.3
Social Perceptiveness
3.3
Service Orientation
3.1

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Administrative
3.4
Customer and Personal Service
2.1
English Language
1.9
Personnel and Human Resources
1.6
Economics and Accounting
1.5
Education and Training
1.4
Administration and Management
1.4
Foreign Language
1.3

What the work involves

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkProcessing InformationWorking with ComputersUpdating and Using Relevant KnowledgeCommunicating with People Outside the OrganizationScheduling Work and ActivitiesEvaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards

Important abilities

Problem SensitivityWritten ExpressionWritten ComprehensionOral ComprehensionOral ExpressionDeductive Reasoning

Licenses and certifications (Japan)

No specific license or certification is required.

Education of workers

Training before entry

Related work experience

Difficulty of entry: ★★★☆☆ Moderate (from education, training, experience, licenses)

Career path and how to earn more as 学校事務

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.