医薬品販売/登録販売者 医薬品販売/登録販売者

Japan Retail 分類:07_045-08 Confidence ★★★★★

Average annual pay
¥3.85M
≈ $24,468
Top pay (est.)
¥6.27M
Top 10% ¥5.46M
Pay in 5 years
¥4.50Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥5.26Mest.
¥4.53M–¥6.11M
Outlook score
53/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
42%
Moderate
Labor demand
High
Openings-to-applicants 1.79x

What 医薬品販売/登録販売者 do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

薬局、ドラッグストア等で市販されている医薬品を販売する。
 市販されている医薬品は一般用医薬品と言われ、販売できるのは薬剤師と登録販売者に限られている。ここでは登録販売者の仕事について記載する。
 登録販売者と薬剤師の違いは、一般用医薬品の中でも副作用や薬の飲み合わせについて特に注意を要する一部の医薬品(第1類医薬品)は薬剤師しか販売できず、登録販売者はそれ以外の医薬品(第2類医薬品、第3類医薬品)の販売のみを行うことである。いずれの医薬品も販売時の情報提供のルール等が決められており、販売時には、顧客の質問、要望に親切・丁寧にわかりやすく対応し、親身なアドバイスも行う。店舗のタイプによって取り扱っている商品は様々であるが、医薬品以外の商品の販売対応も行う。
 また、搬入された医薬品や関連商品の受け取り、品出しなどを行う。専用パソコンや目視による店頭商品の販売状況や店内在庫の管理も行う。さらに、来店客に店内レイアウトをわかりやすく表示するためのPOPやバーゲンなど店舗ごとのイベント告知を行うこともある。
 仕事を一日の流れでみると、出勤し店内清掃などを済ませた後、品出しやレジ開け、釣り銭の管理を行う。店舗内のスタッフとの朝礼・ミーティングを行う。開店後は、来店客に対して医薬品・関連商品の販売、アドバイスなど接客業務を行う。搬入された医薬品や各種店舗での取扱商品の受け取り、商品レイアウトの整理・補充を行う。店内イベント、商品紹介のPOPを作成し掲示する。閉店が近づけば、当日の業務日誌を作成し、在庫の確認など管理業務を済ませる。シフト制の場合は遅番担当者に引き継ぎを終えて退勤する。

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Employment type of workers

医薬品販売/登録販売者 salary

The average annual pay for 医薬品販売/登録販売者 in Japan is ¥3.85M (≈ $24,468; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥3.58M, the typical range is ¥2.77M–¥6.27M and the top 10% earn about ¥5.46M.

Average pay
¥3.85M
≈ $24,468
Median (est.)
¥3.58M
≈ $22,766
Low end (est.)
¥2.77M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥5.46M
≈ $34,722
Top pay (est.)
¥6.27M
≈ $39,873
Hourly wage
¥1,897
1.6× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥243,000
vs. last year +¥11,000

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
¥2.98M
30s
¥3.47M
40s
¥3.88M
50s
¥4.25M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (43.6) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥2.92M
1–3 yrs
¥3.23M
3–5 yrs
¥3.54M
5–10 yrs
¥3.94M
10+ yrs
¥4.40M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥3.85MPart-time ¥1.62MFreelance / self-employed ¥4.04MContract / temp ¥3.00M

The average hourly wage of ¥1,897 is 1.6× 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¥3.55M——
2022¥3.58M——
2023¥3.61M—1.96x
2024¥3.69M—1.95x
2025¥3.85M—1.79x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 医薬品販売/登録販売者 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥3.85M → in 3 years ¥4.23M → in 5 years ¥4.50M → in 10 years ¥5.26M (10-year range ¥4.53M–¥6.11M). The model assumes pay growth of +3.2% per year.

¥3.85M
Now
2026
¥4.23M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥3.90M–¥4.60M
¥4.50M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥4.05M–¥5.01M
¥5.26M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥4.53M–¥6.11M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.3%Wage momentum +1.03%AI impact +0.06%Total +3.2% / 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 医薬品販売/登録販売者

53/100
★★★☆☆
Average · ranked #226 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
58 pts
Entry barrier
20 pts
Pay level
13 pts
Labor demand
61 pts
Wage momentum
87 pts
Aging workforce
60 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 医薬品販売/登録販売者? AI replacement risk

42%
Moderate
Ranked #241 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 医薬品販売/登録販売者

Openings-to-applicants ratio
1.79x
ranked #203 of all Japanese jobs
Demand score
High
67/100
Advertised monthly wage
¥243,000
Hello Work postings
Workers
—
Population Census
Average age
43.6
Hours per month
161
Openings in 5 years
+9.8%
est.
Openings in 10 years
+17.7%
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

医薬品販売/登録販売者
Japan
Pharmacy Technicians
United States
Median / average pay¥3.85M
≈ $24,468
$45,750
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥5.26M$62,400
Outlook score5354
AI replacement risk42% Moderate45% Moderate
Workers—472K

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 医薬品販売/登録販売者

Key skills

Active Listening
4.3
Speaking
3.7
Reading Comprehension
3.5
Instructing
3.3
Writing
3.3
Service Orientation
2.9
Active Learning
2.8
Social Perceptiveness
2.8

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Sales and Marketing
3.1
Customer and Personal Service
3.1
Medicine and Dentistry
2.6
Therapy and Counseling
1.6
Education and Training
1.6
English Language
1.5
Administrative
1.5
Administration and Management
1.5

What the work involves

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsEvaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkCommunicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesUpdating and Using Relevant KnowledgeGetting InformationCommunicating with People Outside the OrganizationIdentifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Important abilities

Problem SensitivityOral ExpressionMemorizationOral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionWritten Expression

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: ★★☆☆☆ Fairly easy (from education, training, experience, licenses)

How to become 医薬品販売/登録販売者

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)
この仕事に就くためには、特に学歴は必要とされないが、「登録販売員」の資格が必要である。チェーン展開しているドラックストア等の場合は、新規学校卒業者を採用し、入職してからOJTや社内研修で資格取得を支援する場合が多い。中途採用もある。
 正式に登録販売者となるためには、資格取得後24か月(月80時間以上)の実務経験が必要となる。それまでの間は、試験合格後店舗が所在する自治体に登録し、研修中の登録販売者として勤務する。登録販売者として経験を積み、店舗のマネージメントにも関わり店長になる場合もある。
 医薬品に関する知識は不可欠である。商品について何がどこにあるか等の売場の把握、来店客への分かりやすい説明や臨機応変な対応がとれるコミュニケーション能力が必要である。クレームに対する迅速・的確な対応も重要である。また、ニュース・新聞をチェックして流行や新商品の情報に敏感であることも必要である。

Career path and how to earn more as 医薬品販売/登録販売者

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.