Will AI replace 造船技能者（造船工、船舶艤装工等）?AI replacement risk 41% and how the work is changing
Average annual pay
¥5.07M
≈ $32,219
Top pay (est.)
¥8.56M
Top 10% ¥7.40M
Pay in 5 years
¥5.73Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥6.48Mest.
¥5.57M–¥7.52M
Outlook score
56/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
41%
Moderate
Labor demand
High
Openings-to-applicants 1.98x
Will AI replace 造船技能者（造船工、船舶艤装工等）? AI replacement risk
41%
Moderate
Ranked #230 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 造船技能者（造船工、船舶艤装工等）
Key knowledge areas
What the work involves
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkCommunicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesScheduling Work and ActivitiesCommunicating with People Outside the OrganizationEstimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationInspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsUpdating and Using Relevant KnowledgeOperating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Important abilities
Problem SensitivityDeductive ReasoningMemorizationNumber FacilityWritten ExpressionMathematical Reasoning
Licenses and certifications (Japan)
- アーク溶接技能者（専門級）
- アーク溶接技能者（基本級）
- ガス溶接技能者
- 溶接士技量資格
- ガス溶接作業主任者
- アルミニウム溶接技能者（専門級）
- アルミニウム溶接技能者（基本級）
- 溶接管理技術者１級
- 溶接管理技術者２級
- 溶接作業指導者
- 自由研削砥石特別教育修了
- 移動式クレーン運転士
- クレーン・デリック運転士（クレーン限定）
- クレーン・デリック運転士（限定なし）
- 玉掛技能者
- フォークリフト運転技能者
- 高所作業車運転技能者
- 船舶電装士
- 主任船舶電装士
- 船舶電装管理者
- 航海用レーダー整備士
- 航海用無線設備整備士
- 主任技術者（小型船造船）
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)
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.