産業廃棄物処理技術者 産業廃棄物処理技術者

Japan Cleaning & Building Services 分類:02_011-99 Confidence ★★★★★

Average annual pay
¥6.12M
≈ $38,915
Top pay (est.)
¥10.70M
Top 10% ¥9.18M
Pay in 5 years
¥6.62Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥7.16Mest.
¥6.16M–¥8.31M
Outlook score
66/100
★★★☆☆ Good
AI replacement risk
21%
Low
Labor demand
High
Openings-to-applicants 4.88x

What 産業廃棄物処理技術者 do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

産業活動の過程で生じる産業廃棄物について、適正・安全な処理やリサイクルを行う方法の開発、処理計画の立案、工程の管理等を行う。
 産業廃棄物は、工業、建設業、製造業、サービス業など全ての事業活動に伴って生じるものであり、具体的には、燃え殻、汚泥、廃油、廃酸、廃アルカリ、廃プラスチック類、紙くず、木くず、繊維くず、ゴムくず、金属くず、ガラス及び陶磁器くず、鉱さい、動植物性残さ、動物のふん尿、ばいじん(ダスト)類、がれき類等で、固形状のものと液状のもの(放射性物質及びこれによって汚染された物を除く。)がある。このうち「爆発性、毒性、感染性その他の人の健康又は生活環境に係る被害を生ずるおそれがある性状を有する廃棄物」を特別管理廃棄物及び特別管理産業廃棄物として規定し、必要な処理基準を設け、通常の廃棄物より厳しい規制を行っている(*1)
 なお、産業廃棄物以外の廃棄物は一般廃棄物と呼ばれる。
 産業廃棄物は、材料として再利用できるものと、廃棄物として処理するしかないものに分けられるが、廃棄物は一般の製品と違って取り扱い上の注意事項がはっきり示されていない。このため、性質などをよく把握しないで処理すると、爆発や激しい化学反応などを起こして事故にもつながる。また、別の製品の材料として利用できるものがあっても、十分な知識がなければ、リサイクルを進めることはできない。
 そのために、産業廃棄物処理技術者は産業廃棄物を分析して特性や組成を把握し、どのような工程や方法で扱えば適正で安全に、費用も安く処理できるか、更にどのように変化させれば材料として再利用できるか等を決定する。このように、技術的知識と関係法令をもとに、適正・安全・経済的に処理できる方法や工程、更にどのように変化させれば材料として再利用できるか等について調査・分析し、処理方式の開発、処理計画の立案や、実施指導等を行う。また、法令に基づいて廃棄物処理施設の適正な維持管理に関する技術指導を行う。

*1 環境省ホームページ 特別管理廃棄物規制の概要

◇ よく使う道具、機材、情報技術等
 分析機器、パソコン、工具(かなづち、のこぎり等の手動工具、ドリル等の電動工具)、作業中の保護具(ヘルメット、ゴーグル、グローブ、安全靴等)

Employment type of workers

産業廃棄物処理技術者 salary

The average annual pay for 産業廃棄物処理技術者 in Japan is ¥6.12M (≈ $38,915; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥5.69M, the typical range is ¥4.08M–¥10.70M and the top 10% earn about ¥9.18M.

Average pay
¥6.12M
≈ $38,915
Median (est.)
¥5.69M
≈ $36,184
Low end (est.)
¥4.08M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥9.18M
≈ $58,378
Top pay (est.)
¥10.70M
≈ $68,045
Hourly wage
¥3,000
2.5× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥296,000
vs. last year −¥7,000

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
¥4.47M
30s
¥5.37M
40s
¥6.16M
50s
¥6.88M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (43.9) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥4.52M
1–3 yrs
¥5.05M
3–5 yrs
¥5.59M
5–10 yrs
¥6.28M
10+ yrs
¥7.08M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥6.12MPart-time ¥2.57MFreelance / self-employed ¥6.43MContract / temp ¥4.77M

The average hourly wage of ¥3,000 is 2.5× 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¥5.32M——
2022¥5.58M——
2023¥5.54M—1.88x
2024¥5.73M—8.09x
2025¥6.12M—4.88x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 産業廃棄物処理技術者 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥6.12M → in 3 years ¥6.41M → in 5 years ¥6.62M → in 10 years ¥7.16M (10-year range ¥6.16M–¥8.31M). The model assumes pay growth of +1.6% per year.

¥6.12M
Now
2026
¥6.41M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥5.92M–¥6.98M
¥6.62M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥5.96M–¥7.37M
¥7.16M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥6.16M–¥8.31M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +1.0%Wage momentum -1.44%AI impact +0.22%Total +1.6% / 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 産業廃棄物処理技術者

66/100
★★★☆☆
Good · ranked #56 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
79 pts
Entry barrier
42 pts
Pay level
78 pts
Labor demand
95 pts
Wage momentum
0 pts
Aging workforce
64 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 産業廃棄物処理技術者? AI replacement risk

21%
Low
Ranked #92 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 産業廃棄物処理技術者

Openings-to-applicants ratio
4.88x
ranked #27 of all Japanese jobs
Demand score
High
74/100
Advertised monthly wage
¥296,000
Hello Work postings
Workers
—
Population Census
Average age
43.9
Hours per month
159
Openings in 5 years
+19.8%
est.
Openings in 10 years
+35.6%
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

産業廃棄物処理技術者
Japan
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
United States
Median / average pay¥6.12M
≈ $38,915
$59,920
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥7.16M$79,700
Outlook score6652
AI replacement risk21% Low52% Moderate
Workers—12K

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 産業廃棄物処理技術者

Key skills

Active Listening
3.8
Instructing
3.7
Equipment Maintenance
3.6
Operation and Control
3.5
Repairing
3.5
Speaking
3.5
Operations Monitoring
3.5
Troubleshooting
3.4

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Mechanical
1.5
Public Safety and Security
1.5
Chemistry
1.5
Administrative
1.4
Customer and Personal Service
1.2
Education and Training
1.1
Personnel and Human Resources
1.0
Engineering and Technology
1.0

What the work involves

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentEvaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsMonitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkControlling Machines and ProcessesOperating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentUpdating and Using Relevant KnowledgeMaking Decisions and Solving Problems

Important abilities

Problem SensitivityStaminaStatic StrengthDeductive ReasoningReaction TimeInformation Ordering

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: ★★★☆☆ Moderate (from education, training, experience, licenses)

How to become 産業廃棄物処理技術者

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)
産業廃棄物を分析するためには、分析方法や分析機器に対する知識が必要であるため、高卒者もいるが、大学、大学院などで化学系の課程を修了した人も多い。また、広い知識と経験が必要とされていることから、中途採用者も多い。
 入職すると、まず廃棄物処理法をはじめとする法律、廃棄物を処理するシステムなどについての教育を受ける。より専門的な内容は、仕事をしながら習得していく。
 関連する施設の運転に必要となる「一般廃棄物処理施設技術管理士」「特別管理産業廃棄物管理責任者」(日本環境衛生センター)や、「環境計量士」(日本環境測定分析協会)、「公害防止管理者」(産業環境管理協会)など環境測定、公害防止の資格を持っている人が多い。
 専門的知識やデータ処理等の技術に加えて、環境や資源を大切にしたいという気持ちがある人に向いている仕事である。

Career path and how to earn more as 産業廃棄物処理技術者

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.