Ranked #463 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 医療事務
Key skills
Active Listening
3.8
Speaking
3.3
Reading Comprehension
3.2
Writing
3.1
Social Perceptiveness
3.1
Instructing
2.8
Coordination
2.8
Service Orientation
2.7
Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.
Key knowledge areas
Administrative
2.7
Medicine and Dentistry
2.4
Customer and Personal Service
2.0
English Language
1.3
Personnel and Human Resources
1.3
Therapy and Counseling
1.1
Communications and Media
1.0
Sociology and Anthropology
1.0
What the work involves
Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeCommunicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkAssisting and Caring for OthersEstablishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsDocumenting/Recording InformationMonitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsWorking with Computers
Important abilities
Problem SensitivityOral ExpressionOral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionWritten ExpressionTime Sharing
Licenses and certifications (Japan)
診療報酬請求事務能力認定試験（医科・歯科）
医療事務実務士1級
医療事務実務士2
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)
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.