Will AI replace 独立系ファイナンシャル・アドバイザー（IFA）? AI replacement risk
71%
High
Ranked #438 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 独立系ファイナンシャル・アドバイザー（IFA）
Key skills
Active Listening
4.5
Speaking
4.3
Persuasion
4.0
Writing
3.9
Reading Comprehension
3.9
Social Perceptiveness
3.7
Negotiation
3.7
Instructing
3.7
Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.
Key knowledge areas
Customer and Personal Service
3.4
Economics and Accounting
2.8
Sales and Marketing
2.8
Administrative
2.6
Administration and Management
2.3
Psychology
2.0
Law and Government
1.8
Sociology and Anthropology
1.8
What the work involves
Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeMaking Decisions and Solving ProblemsEvaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsAnalyzing Data or InformationOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkMonitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsDeveloping Objectives and StrategiesGetting Information
Important abilities
Problem SensitivityWritten ExpressionMemorizationInductive ReasoningOral ExpressionInformation Ordering
Licenses and certifications (Japan)
証券外務員
生命保険業界共通教育制度一般課程試験
ファイナンシャルプランナー（ＣＦＰ／ＡＦＰ）
証券アナリスト（ＣＭＡ）
プライベートバンカー資格（PB）
シニア・ライフ・コンサルタント（SLC）
トータル・ライフ・コンサルタント（TLC）
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: ★★★★★ Hard to enter (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.