デパート店員 デパート店員

Japan Retail 分類:07_045-02 Confidence ★★★★★

Average annual pay
¥3.85M
≈ $24,468
Top pay (est.)
¥6.27M
Top 10% ¥5.46M
Pay in 5 years
¥4.50Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥5.26Mest.
¥4.52M–¥6.10M
Outlook score
53/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
44%
Moderate
Labor demand
High
Openings-to-applicants 1.79x

What デパート店員 do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

デパートの売場に立ち、客の要望を聞きながら数々の商品に関する説明を行い、アドバイスしながら販売する。
 客と直に接するため、店あるいは企業のイメージや信頼性を左右することにもなる。
 仕事内容は、販売業務の他に、販売関連事務、商品管理、陳列、レジスター、苦情処理、顧客情報の収集など、多岐にわたっている。最近では、販売と同様に、その成果を左右する商品管理や陳列、顧客情報の収集などの仕事も販売員の役割として重要視されてきている。
 販売業務では、商品を陳列・ディスプレイ(飾り付け)し、客を迎える。担当する商品の知識を頭に入れ、タイミングよく声をかけて説明する。客のニーズ(何を求めているか)をキャッチし、相談に乗りながら商品を勧め、購入が決まった場合は、会計を行い、商品を包装して客に渡す。購入に至らない場合も次回の来訪に繋がるようなコミュニケーションを取る。
  また、コロナ禍において一時減少した訪日観光客が増加の傾向にあり、都市部のデパートを中心にインバウンド需要が売り上げに占める比重も軽視できないものとなっているため、外国人観光客に対する接客も重要な業務である。
 日々の接客やその他の情報源を通じて、「今、客が何を求めているか?」を素早くキャッチし、売れ筋を見きわめ、商品を管理することが求められる。売れている商品は品切れのないように発注し、また売れていない商品を入れ替えるなど仕入れと在庫を適切に管理する。また、品揃え、陳列、商品の点検など売るための工夫や、新製品や価格などについての情報収集を行うことも大切である。

◇ よく使う道具、機材、情報技術等
 レジ(小売店、レストラン等)

Employment type of workers

デパート店員 salary

The average annual pay for デパート店員 in Japan is ¥3.85M (≈ $24,468; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥3.58M, the typical range is ¥2.77M–¥6.27M and the top 10% earn about ¥5.46M.

Average pay
¥3.85M
≈ $24,468
Median (est.)
¥3.58M
≈ $22,766
Low end (est.)
¥2.77M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥5.46M
≈ $34,722
Top pay (est.)
¥6.27M
≈ $39,873
Hourly wage
¥1,897
1.6× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥243,000
vs. last year +¥11,000

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
¥2.98M
30s
¥3.47M
40s
¥3.88M
50s
¥4.25M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (43.6) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥2.92M
1–3 yrs
¥3.23M
3–5 yrs
¥3.54M
5–10 yrs
¥3.94M
10+ yrs
¥4.40M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥3.85MPart-time ¥1.62MFreelance / self-employed ¥4.04MContract / temp ¥3.00M

The average hourly wage of ¥1,897 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

YearAverage payEmploymentOpenings ratio
2021¥3.55M——
2022¥3.58M——
2023¥3.61M—1.96x
2024¥3.69M—1.95x
2025¥3.85M—1.79x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for デパート店員 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥3.85M → in 3 years ¥4.23M → in 5 years ¥4.50M → in 10 years ¥5.26M (10-year range ¥4.52M–¥6.10M). The model assumes pay growth of +3.2% per year.

¥3.85M
Now
2026
¥4.23M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥3.90M–¥4.60M
¥4.50M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥4.05M–¥5.01M
¥5.26M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥4.52M–¥6.10M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.3%Wage momentum +1.03%AI impact +0.04%Total +3.2% / 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 デパート店員

53/100
★★★☆☆
Average · ranked #226 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
56 pts
Entry barrier
31 pts
Pay level
13 pts
Labor demand
61 pts
Wage momentum
87 pts
Aging workforce
60 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 デパート店員? AI replacement risk

44%
Moderate
Ranked #254 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 デパート店員

Openings-to-applicants ratio
1.79x
ranked #203 of all Japanese jobs
Demand score
High
67/100
Advertised monthly wage
¥243,000
Hello Work postings
Workers
—
Population Census
Average age
43.6
Hours per month
161
Openings in 5 years
+9.5%
est.
Openings in 10 years
+17.1%
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

デパート店員
Japan
Retail Salespersons
United States
Median / average pay¥3.85M
≈ $24,468
$35,410
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥5.26M$47,000
Outlook score5340
AI replacement risk44% Moderate39% Low
Workers—3.9M

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 デパート店員

Key skills

Active Listening
4.2
Speaking
3.2
Social Perceptiveness
3.0
Writing
2.9
Reading Comprehension
2.8
Instructing
2.8
Service Orientation
2.5
Coordination
2.5

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Customer and Personal Service
2.9
Sales and Marketing
2.4
English Language
1.4
Administrative
1.2
Foreign Language
1.0
Administration and Management
0.9
Communications and Media
0.9
Public Safety and Security
0.9

What the work involves

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsCommunicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkScheduling Work and ActivitiesUpdating and Using Relevant KnowledgeCommunicating with People Outside the OrganizationDeveloping Objectives and StrategiesMaking Decisions and Solving Problems

Important abilities

Problem SensitivityOral ExpressionOral ComprehensionMemorizationWritten ExpressionNumber Facility

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: ★★☆☆☆ Fairly easy (from education, training, experience, licenses)

How to become デパート店員

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)
入職にあたって、特に学歴や資格は必要とされないが、「販売士」、「インテリアコーディネーター」、「カラーコーディネーター」、「シューフィッター」、「ソムリエ」などの資格は、関連商品を担当する場合に役立つ。
 仕事をする上で必要となる基礎的な商品知識や販売技術・業務知識・包装技術などは、主にOJT、すなわち、実際の職場で販売実務を通しての職場実地訓練で、個人別の育成計画に基づいて研修を行うのが一般的である。客に自信を持って商品を勧め、適切に助言するためには、素材や材料、製造方法・加工技術など基本的知識の他に、安全性や経済性などの情報やデザイン・センス・流行など感性からの評価など、多角的な商品知識が必要となる。
 接客業であるから、人と接するのが好きな人が向いている。取り扱う商品によって、必要な知識は異なるが、素材や材料、性能や安全性などの商品情報を常に取り入れていく姿勢が大切である。

Career path and how to earn more as デパート店員

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.