Ranked #356 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 検査工（食料品等）
Key skills
Quality Control Analysis
4.2
Speaking
3.4
Instructing
3.4
Coordination
3.4
Active Listening
3.3
Reading Comprehension
3.3
Monitoring
3.2
Time Management
3.2
Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.
Key knowledge areas
Production and Processing
2.2
Chemistry
1.2
Administrative
1.2
Mathematics
1.1
Engineering and Technology
1.0
Biology
1.0
Mechanical
0.9
Education and Training
0.8
What the work involves
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsMonitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsCommunicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkIdentifying Objects, Actions, and EventsInspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsJudging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleTraining and Teaching Others
Important abilities
Problem SensitivityVisual Color DiscriminationManual DexterityFinger DexterityWritten ComprehensionWritten Expression
Licenses and certifications (Japan)
食品衛生管理者
食品衛生責任者
１級食品微生物検査技士
２級食品微生物検査技士
3級食品微生物検査技士
細菌検査技能評価試験
放射性物質測定技能試験
食品衛生指導員
Related qualifications listed on job tag (names in Japanese). Some are mandatory, others recommended.
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.