Shigoto Zukan
日本語

Will AI replace 化粧品販売/美容部員?AI replacement risk 25% and how the work is changing

Japan Beauty & Personal Care Confidence ★★★★★

Average annual pay
¥3.85M
≈ $24,468
Top pay (est.)
¥6.27M
Top 10% ¥5.46M
Pay in 5 years
¥4.53Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥5.33Mest.
¥4.58M–¥6.19M
Outlook score
56/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
25%
Low
Labor demand
High
Openings-to-applicants 1.79x

Will AI replace 化粧品販売/美容部員? AI replacement risk

25%
Low
Ranked #121 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 →

Skills, education and requirements for 化粧品販売/美容部員

Key skills

Active Listening
4.8
Speaking
4.4
Writing
3.6
Instructing
3.6
Social Perceptiveness
3.5
Persuasion
3.5
Reading Comprehension
3.4
Negotiation
3.3

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Customer and Personal Service
3.3
Sales and Marketing
3.1
Psychology
1.6
Therapy and Counseling
1.4
Administration and Management
1.4
Administrative
1.4
English Language
1.3
Sociology and Anthropology
1.2

What the work involves

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsCommunicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkCommunicating with People Outside the OrganizationUpdating and Using Relevant KnowledgeGetting InformationDeveloping Objectives and StrategiesScheduling Work and Activities

Important abilities

Problem SensitivityOral ExpressionOral ComprehensionMemorizationWritten 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: ★★☆☆☆ 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.