Will AI replace 携帯電話販売?AI replacement risk 58% and how the work is changing

Japan Retail Confidence ★★★★★

Average annual pay
¥3.85M
≈ $24,468
Top pay (est.)
¥6.27M
Top 10% ¥5.46M
Pay in 5 years
¥4.44Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥5.11Mest.
¥4.40M–¥5.94M
Outlook score
47/100
★★☆☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
58%
Moderate
Labor demand
High
Openings-to-applicants 1.79x

Will AI replace 携帯電話販売? AI replacement risk

58%
Moderate
Ranked #356 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 携帯電話販売

Key skills

Active Listening
4.9
Speaking
4.2
Writing
3.6
Persuasion
3.6
Instructing
3.6
Negotiation
3.6
Reading Comprehension
3.6
Social Perceptiveness
3.5

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Customer and Personal Service
3.5
Sales and Marketing
3.2
English Language
1.8
Telecommunications
1.7
Communications and Media
1.6
Administrative
1.5
Administration and Management
1.4
Psychology
1.3

What the work involves

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsUpdating and Using Relevant KnowledgeDeveloping Objectives and StrategiesOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkCommunicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesEstablishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsGetting InformationIdentifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Important abilities

Problem SensitivityOral ExpressionTime SharingOral ComprehensionFluency of IdeasWritten Expression

Licenses and certifications (Japan)

No specific license or certification is required.

Education of workers

Training before entry

Related work experience

Difficulty of entry: ★★☆☆☆ Fairly easy (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.