倉庫作業員 倉庫作業員
What 倉庫作業員 do
An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:
倉庫作業員は、貨物の内容や数量に間違いがないか検品し、貨物の特性に合わせて倉庫等へ入庫する。倉庫は大まかに分けると主に普通倉庫、冷蔵倉庫、水面倉庫(原木等)の三種類がある。保管貨物は多岐にわたるので、品質、用途等に応じて細心の注意を払い、常温保管、定温保管、定湿保管、冷蔵保管等、適切な保管を行う。
冷蔵倉庫等の場合、温度管理が重要となる。入出庫する製品が、倉庫の特性(保管温度等)にあっているか、輸送のトラックの庫内温度と作業する場所の温度管理、荷主との打ち合わせも重要である。外気にふれて製品が溶けたり、劣化しないようにする。保管でも適切な温度管理を行う。
管理事項としては、荷物の保管場所の管理、在庫管理、商品日付管理、入庫順管理、機械番号管理などがある。
出庫の際は、配送先別、方面別に仕分け、トラック単位に荷揃え(にぞろえ)し、指定された時間に合わせ出庫を行う。
入庫・出庫・保管作業では、コンピュータ端末の指示データに基づいてフォークリフトなどの作業機械を利用して貨物を出し入れし、併せて貨物の記録を行う。
入出庫作業は、必ず入出庫伝票に合わせて行う他、倉庫内の安全管理、整理整頓、清掃を心掛ける。その他にダンボールなど梱包資材やパレット、コンテナの管理も行う。
小規模の倉庫会社では、倉庫作業員が関連事務も兼ねるケースが多い。
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Employment type of workers
倉庫作業員 salary
The average annual pay for 倉庫作業員 in Japan is ¥4.07M (≈ $25,852; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥3.78M, the typical range is ¥2.92M–¥6.64M and the top 10% earn about ¥5.78M.
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.
Estimated from the average pay and average age (46.3) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.
Pay by experienceest.
Pay by employment typeest.
The average hourly wage of ¥1,893 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
| Year | Average pay | Employment | Openings ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ¥3.80M | — | — |
| 2022 | ¥3.84M | — | — |
| 2023 | ¥3.94M | — | 1.21x |
| 2024 | ¥3.94M | — | 1.14x |
| 2025 | ¥4.07M | — | 1.08x |
Projected pay for 倉庫作業員 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.
Today ¥4.07M → in 3 years ¥4.36M → in 5 years ¥4.56M → in 10 years ¥5.12M (10-year range ¥4.40M–¥5.94M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.3% per year.
What drives the annual growth rate
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 倉庫作業員
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 倉庫作業員? AI replacement risk
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 倉庫作業員
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
| 倉庫作業員 Japan | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Median / average pay | ¥4.07M ≈ $25,852 | $40,240 |
| Pay in 10 years (est.) | ¥5.12M | $54,200 |
| Outlook score | 48 | 45 |
| AI replacement risk | 31% Low | 33% Low |
| Workers | — | 3.0M |
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 倉庫作業員
Key skills
Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.
Key knowledge areas
What the work involves
Important abilities
Licenses and certifications (Japan)
- 冷凍機械責任者
- フォークリフト運転技能者
- 危険物取扱者(甲種)
- 危険物取扱者(乙種)
- 危険物取扱者(丙種)
- クレーン・デリック運転士(クレーン限定)
- 玉掛技能者
- はい作業主任者
- 倉庫管理主任者
- 陸災防フォークリフト荷役技能検定1級 National license
- 陸災防フォークリフト荷役技能検定2級 National license
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 倉庫作業員
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)
倉庫作業員は、倉庫会社、運送会社などに就職する。
倉庫業者は、倉庫ごとに一人の倉庫管理主任者を置かなければならない。倉庫管理主任者の資格は実務経験と講習受講で取得できる。
この他、危険物取扱者、クレーン運転士、フォークリフト運転者、玉掛技能者、はい作業主任者等も取得すると仕事の幅が広がる。また、冷蔵倉庫の場合は、冷凍機械責任者などの資格を取得すると有利である。
体を動かす仕事であるため一定の体力が必要となる。荷物が壊れたり、紛失したりすることがないように、責任感や注意力、記憶力及び空間把握に関する能力なども求められる。
Career path and how to earn more as 倉庫作業員
Career-path guidance is being prepared. Pay by experience is shown in the Pay section.