How to become 銀行支店長education, training, experience, licenses and the steps to enter

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Average annual pay
¥9.67M
≈ $61,479
Top pay (est.)
¥18.84M
Top 10% ¥15.78M
Pay in 5 years
¥10.43Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥11.24Mest.
¥9.67M–¥13.05M
Outlook score
54/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
62%
High
Labor demand
Low
Openings-to-applicants 1.15x

How to become 銀行支店長

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)
一般的には大学を卒業後、銀行に就職し、行内での昇進を経て銀行支店長となる。
 入職にあたって、特に必要な資格などはないが、経済、金融、財務などの知識を身につけていることが望ましい。
 入職後には、銀行によって、簿記、生命保険募集人、ファイナンシャルプランナーなど業務関連の資格取得が、業務上又は昇進する上で必須又は望ましいとされている。
 大手都市銀行の場合、新人の多くは、研修後、各地の支店に配属され、金融実務を実地で学ぶ。その後、本部スタッフや支店の課長、副支店長等を経て、支店長になるのが一般的である。支店長になるまでに要する期間は異なるが、30歳代で支店長になるケースもある。支店長から本社の役員等になることもある。
 顧客のニーズ等を的確に把握し、地元に合った業務運営を推進するための情報収集力、判断力、行動力が求められる。また、行員に自身の考えを伝え、支店全体として計画を実行に移していくためには、説明力、リーダーシップが重要である。

Skills, education and requirements for 銀行支店長

Key skills

Active Listening
5.2
Time Management
5.1
Negotiation
5.0
Management of Personnel Resources
4.9
Coordination
4.9
Instructing
4.9
Persuasion
4.8
Speaking
4.8

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Administration and Management
3.4
Customer and Personal Service
3.4
Personnel and Human Resources
3.1
Sales and Marketing
3.0
Economics and Accounting
3.0
Administrative
2.8
Law and Government
2.5
Communications and Media
2.2

What the work involves

Developing Objectives and StrategiesCommunicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesMaking Decisions and Solving ProblemsGuiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesCommunicating with People Outside the OrganizationPerforming Administrative ActivitiesStaffing Organizational UnitsEstablishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships

Important abilities

Problem SensitivityOral ComprehensionOral ExpressionFluency of IdeasSelective AttentionWritten Expression

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: ★★★★★ Hard to enter (from education, training, experience, licenses)

Career path and how to earn more as 銀行支店長

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.