労働基準監督官 労働基準監督官

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Average annual pay
¥5.83M
≈ $37,094
Top pay (est.)
¥10.11M
Top 10% ¥8.68M
Pay in 5 years
¥6.55Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥7.35Mest.
¥6.32M–¥8.53M
Outlook score
48/100
★★☆☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
61%
High
Labor demand
Average
Openings-to-applicants 0.77x

What 労働基準監督官 do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

労働基準監督官は、労働条件の確保・向上と働く人の安全や健康の確保を図るため、労働基準関係法令に基づいて、さまざまな職場に立ち入り、事業主に対し法令遵守のため必要な行政指導等を行う。また、労働災害にあった人に対する労災補償の業務も行う。
 具体的には、大きく分けて、監督指導業務、司法警察業務、安全衛生業務、労災補償業務の4つの業務がある。
○ 監督指導業務は、労働基準法、労働安全衛生法などの法律に基づき、定期的にあるいは働く人からの相談などを契機として、事業場に立ち入り、機械・設備や帳簿などを検査して、労働条件について調査を行う。法違反が認められた場合には、事業主に対しその改善を指導するほか、危険性の高い機械・設備などに対して使用停止などを命ずる行政処分を行う。
○ 司法警察業務は、監督指導の結果、認められた法違反を是正しないなど、重大・悪質な事案については、司法警察官として、刑事訴訟法に基づき、取調べなどの任意捜査や、捜索・差押え、逮捕などの強制捜査を行い、検察庁に送検する。
○ 安全衛生業務は、労働安全衛生の専門的知識を生かして、働く人の安全と健康を確保するための措置が講じられるよう事業場への指導などを行う。具体的には、クレーンなどの機械の検査や建設工事に関する計画届の審査を行うほか、事業場に立ち入り、労働災害や健康障害が発生するおそれのある状況が認められた場合、事業主に対して改善を指導する。また、労働災害が発生した場合には、原因を究明し、再発防止のための指導を行う。
○ 労災補償業務は、労働者災害補償保険法に基づき、働く人の業務上又は通勤による負傷などに対して、被災者や遺族の請求により、関係者からの聞き取り、実地調査、医学的意見の収集などの必要な調査を行った上で、保険給付のための調査等を行う。
 多様な働き方を選択できる社会の実現に向けて働き方改革を推進していくため、適正な労働条件の確保・向上を担う労働基準監督官の役割がますます重要になっている。

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Employment type of workers

Regular employee
1%

労働基準監督官 salary

The average annual pay for 労働基準監督官 in Japan is ¥5.83M (≈ $37,094; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥5.42M, the typical range is ¥3.93M–¥10.11M and the top 10% earn about ¥8.68M.

Average pay
¥5.83M
≈ $37,094
Median (est.)
¥5.42M
≈ $34,467
Low end (est.)
¥3.93M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥8.68M
≈ $55,199
Top pay (est.)
¥10.11M
≈ $64,293
Hourly wage
¥2,876
2.4× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥257,000
vs. last year +¥12,000

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
¥4.41M
30s
¥5.28M
40s
¥6.04M
50s
¥6.72M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (41.7) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥4.33M
1–3 yrs
¥4.83M
3–5 yrs
¥5.33M
5–10 yrs
¥5.98M
10+ yrs
¥6.74M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥5.83MPart-time ¥2.45MFreelance / self-employed ¥6.12MContract / temp ¥4.55M

The average hourly wage of ¥2,876 is 2.4× 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¥5.84M——
2022¥5.80M——
2023¥5.51M—0.92x
2024¥5.91M—0.81x
2025¥5.83M—0.77x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 労働基準監督官 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥5.83M → in 3 years ¥6.25M → in 5 years ¥6.55M → in 10 years ¥7.35M (10-year range ¥6.32M–¥8.53M). The model assumes pay growth of +2.3% per year.

¥5.83M
Now
2026
¥6.25M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥5.77M–¥6.80M
¥6.55M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥5.90M–¥7.29M
¥7.35M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥6.32M–¥8.53M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand -0.21%Wage momentum +1.08%AI impact -0.33%Total +2.3% / 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 労働基準監督官

48/100
★★☆☆☆
Average · ranked #325 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
39 pts
Entry barrier
38 pts
Pay level
71 pts
Labor demand
28 pts
Wage momentum
93 pts
Aging workforce
29 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 労働基準監督官? AI replacement risk

61%
High
Ranked #380 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 労働基準監督官

Openings-to-applicants ratio
0.77x
ranked #375 of all Japanese jobs
Demand score
Average
43/100
Advertised monthly wage
¥257,000
Hello Work postings
Workers
—
Population Census
Average age
41.7
Hours per month
158
Openings in 5 years
+2.7%
est.
Openings in 10 years
+4.9%
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.

Skills, education and requirements for 労働基準監督官

Key skills

Active Listening
6.5
Persuasion
6.0
Speaking
5.4
Reading Comprehension
5.3
Negotiation
5.2
Writing
5.2
Critical Thinking
5.2
Instructing
5.0

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Law and Government
4.8
English Language
4.1
Administrative
4.0
Personnel and Human Resources
3.9
Building and Construction
2.8
Mechanical
2.6
Chemistry
2.5
Psychology
2.3

What the work involves

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsCommunicating with People Outside the OrganizationUpdating and Using Relevant KnowledgeCommunicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesInterpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkDocumenting/Recording InformationMaking Decisions and Solving Problems

Important abilities

Oral ExpressionWritten ExpressionOral ComprehensionProblem SensitivityWritten ComprehensionDeductive Reasoning

Licenses and certifications (Japan)

No specific license or certification is required.

Education of workers

Training before entry

Related work experience

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

How to become 労働基準監督官

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)
労働基準監督官採用試験に合格する必要がある。試験年の4月1日現在において21歳以上30歳未満の者、もしくは試験年の4月1日現在において21歳未満であって大学を卒業した者(見込みを含む)もしくはそれと同等の資格があると人事院が認める者が試験を受験できる。試験は、労働基準監督A(法文系)と労働基準監督B(理工系)の区分がある。試験に合格後、採用を希望する都道府県労働局において採用面接を受ける。
 2025年度試験の採用予定者数は労働基準監督A(法文系)が約150人、労働基準監督B(理工系)が約40人である。
 採用後は、1年間、労働大学校や労働局・労働基準監督署において、監督指導業務や司法警察業務などに関する基礎的研修及び実地訓練を受けた後、採用された労働局管内の労働基準監督署に勤務しながら、第一線の業務を通じて専門的知識を習得する。
 その後、能力・適性等に応じて、労働基準監督署の課長や署長として勤務し、組織の責任者・管理者としての役割を担うことになる。
 労働基準関係法令はもちろん関連分野の法令知識も必要となる。頻繁に改正される法令を正確に理解し指導等を行うため常に学び続ける姿勢が求められる。また、事実を積み上げていく地道な作業に取り組む粘り強さ、集中力、証拠に基づく冷静な判断力も重要である。さらに、労使双方とコミュニケーションを取る場面も多く、公正中立な立場かつ丁寧なコミュニケーション能力も求められる。

Career path and how to earn more as 労働基準監督官

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 Oct 31, 2026); Occupational Information Database (JILPT). Pay ranges, projections and scores are Shigoto Zukan estimates.