Ranked #21 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 雑踏・交通誘導警備員
Key skills
Active Listening
3.6
Speaking
3.5
Reading Comprehension
3.0
Instructing
2.9
Writing
2.7
Service Orientation
2.7
Social Perceptiveness
2.7
Coordination
2.7
Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.
Key knowledge areas
Public Safety and Security
1.3
Customer and Personal Service
1.3
Education and Training
0.9
Law and Government
0.9
English Language
0.8
Sociology and Anthropology
0.7
Psychology
0.6
Communications and Media
0.6
What the work involves
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsCommunicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesMonitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsPerforming for or Working Directly with the PublicEstablishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsCommunicating with People Outside the OrganizationUpdating and Using Relevant KnowledgeTraining and Teaching Others
Important abilities
Problem SensitivityReaction TimeSelective AttentionStaminaSpatial OrientationOral Comprehension
Licenses and certifications (Japan)
警備員検定試験（１級）
警備員検定試験（２級）
雑踏警備業務検定1級
雑踏警備業務検定2級
交通誘導警備業務検定1級
交通誘導警備業務検定2級
Related qualifications listed on job tag (names in Japanese). Some are mandatory, others recommended.
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.