メガネ販売 メガネ販売

Japan Retail 分類:07_045-14 Confidence ★★★★★

Average annual pay
¥3.85M
≈ $24,468
Top pay (est.)
¥6.27M
Top 10% ¥5.46M
Pay in 5 years
¥4.49Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥5.24Mest.
¥4.51M–¥6.09M
Outlook score
54/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
48%
Moderate
Labor demand
High
Openings-to-applicants 1.79x

What メガネ販売 do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

メガネ店で来店客の視力を測定し、顧客に合った商品の選定・加工を行う。
 販売担当は顧客の好みや雰囲気に合わせてフレームの形やデザイン、色などのアドバイスをして、商品を勧める。ブランド品をはじめ、どのような商品を仕入れるかを考えるのも、販売担当者の仕事である。
 希望のフレームやレンズの材質が決まると、測定担当は通常の視力測定やオートレフラクトメーター等を使用した測定で視力を測定して、近視や遠視、乱視などの度数を測り、最も具合よく見えるレンズを選ぶ。また、メガネの使用目的に合った光学中心位置を定める。
 加工担当の仕事は、測定データをもとにフレームの形に合わせてレンズを削り、フレームにはめ込む作業を行う。現在では、自動加工機(パターンレスエッジャー)にフレームとレンズをセットしさえすればほとんど仕上がるようになっている。また、修理ができるフレームについては、壊れた場合の修理も行う。
 フィッティング担当は仕上がったメガネを顧客の鼻や耳の形や好みに合わせて最終的な調整を行う。頭部の形状や掛け具合の好みが千差万別であり、自動化ができないため経験を要する作業である。
 これら全ての工程を一人で担当するケースもある。
 また、コンタクトレンズについては、高度医療機器なので眼科医の処方箋に基づいた販売を行う。装着については、事故を起こさないよう使用目的にあったレンズ選択のアドバイスや管理が必要なレンズについては管理方法やケア用品の使用について説明する。

◇ よく使う道具、機材、情報技術等
 オートレフラクトメーター、自動加工機(パターンレスエッジャー)、レジ(小売店、レストラン等)

Employment type of workers

メガネ販売 salary

The average annual pay for メガネ販売 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 メガネ販売 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥3.85M → in 3 years ¥4.22M → in 5 years ¥4.49M → in 10 years ¥5.24M (10-year range ¥4.51M–¥6.09M). The model assumes pay growth of +3.1% per year.

¥3.85M
Now
2026
¥4.22M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥3.90M–¥4.59M
¥4.49M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥4.05M–¥5.00M
¥5.24M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥4.51M–¥6.09M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.3%Wage momentum +1.03%AI impact +0.01%Total +3.1% / 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 メガネ販売

54/100
★★★☆☆
Average · ranked #206 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
52 pts
Entry barrier
45 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 メガネ販売? AI replacement risk

48%
Moderate
Ranked #284 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 メガネ販売

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
+8.9%
est.
Openings in 10 years
+16.0%
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

メガネ販売
Japan
Opticians, Dispensing
United States
Median / average pay¥3.85M
≈ $24,468
$47,260
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥5.24M$64,000
Outlook score5449
AI replacement risk48% Moderate40% Low
Workers—74K

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 メガネ販売

Key skills

Active Listening
4.5
Speaking
4.0
Reading Comprehension
3.9
Writing
3.7
Instructing
3.7
Social Perceptiveness
3.3
Equipment Selection
3.2
Persuasion
3.2

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Customer and Personal Service
3.3
Sales and Marketing
2.8
Medicine and Dentistry
1.9
Psychology
1.8
English Language
1.8
Administration and Management
1.7
Production and Processing
1.7
Administrative
1.6

What the work involves

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkUpdating and Using Relevant KnowledgeAssisting and Caring for OthersCommunicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesMaking Decisions and Solving ProblemsEstablishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsInterpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersDeveloping Objectives and Strategies

Important abilities

Problem SensitivityFinger DexterityOral ExpressionNear VisionManual DexterityWritten 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: ★★☆☆☆ Fairly easy (from education, training, experience, licenses)

How to become メガネ販売

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、メガネ関係の専門学校を卒業すると有利である。メガネ販売店からの求人が、眼鏡専門学校にくることも多い。
 関連する資格として、「眼鏡作製技能士」がある。視力測定や、レンズ・フレームの選定、フィッティングの調整、レンズのレイアウトなど、一定以上の知識・技術があることを証明する資格である。
 専門技術・知識だけでなく、接客や販売、経営マネージメントといった接客業の能力も求められる。来店客の希望を素早く理解し、豊富な商品バリエーションの中から最も適した商品を選び出すセンスも必要である。
 専門知識・技術を背景に、顧客の悩みや目的に応じて視力とメガネのアドバイスをすることが重要となっている。また、コンタクトレンズの利用者の増加に伴い、コンタクトレンズの装着指導技術が求められるようになっている。
 経験を積み、専門的技術を磨くことにより、独立して小売店を開くケースもある。

Career path and how to earn more as メガネ販売

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.