スポーツ用品販売 スポーツ用品販売

Japan Sports & Fitness 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
¥4.52Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥5.31Mest.
¥4.56M–¥6.16M
Outlook score
57/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
31%
Low
Labor demand
High
Openings-to-applicants 1.79x

What スポーツ用品販売 do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

スポーツ店において、競技や趣味としてスポーツを楽しむ人たちのために、様々なスポーツ用品を販売する。
 スポーツ店には、スポーツ全般を扱う総合店、特定のスポーツ用品に特化した専門店などがある。規模も大型店や中小の小売店など多様であるが、仕事は通常、品揃え・仕入れ、店舗演出、接客・サービス、販促企画の4つの柱からなっている。大型店ではそれぞれ担当が分かれているが、中小の小売店では一人で全て行うことが多い。
 まず、メーカーが開催する見本市と呼ばれる商談会に参加し、次のシーズン(夏であればマリンスポーツ、冬であればスキーなど)の商品を仕入れる。仕入担当は新製品の動向、流行などに常に注意して販売計画を立て、数量を決定する。
 次に、店舗に送られてきた仕入れた商品を、店全体のレイアウトを考えて陳列し、主力商品などはディスプレイする。来店客には、スポーツそのもののアドバイスを含めて商品のサイズ、機能、デザイン、カラー、特徴、使用方法などをわかりやすく説明し、商品が決まったら包装して代金を精算する。商品に加工が必要であったり、配送する場合などは、その手続を行う。購入した商品の相談や修理に訪れる顧客へのサービスも行う。
 原則として、季節商品はシーズン中に売り切ることが重要となる。商品の仕入れは半年前の見本市を参考にして行うため、常日頃からメーカーの担当者と折衝し、売れる商品を確保するとともに、売れない商品などは早めに見極め、値引きして処分する能力が求められる。
 また、地域の学校や部活動のチーム向けにユニフォームなどを販売する外商も大切な仕事である。

◇ 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

スポーツ用品販売 salary

The average annual pay for スポーツ用品販売 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 スポーツ用品販売 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥3.85M → in 3 years ¥4.24M → in 5 years ¥4.52M → in 10 years ¥5.31M (10-year range ¥4.56M–¥6.16M). The model assumes pay growth of +3.3% per year.

¥3.85M
Now
2026
¥4.24M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥3.91M–¥4.61M
¥4.52M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥4.07M–¥5.03M
¥5.31M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥4.56M–¥6.16M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand +0.3%Wage momentum +1.03%AI impact +0.14%Total +3.3% / 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 スポーツ用品販売

57/100
★★★☆☆
Average · ranked #150 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
69 pts
Entry barrier
37 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 スポーツ用品販売? AI replacement risk

31%
Low
Ranked #162 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 スポーツ用品販売

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
+11.6%
est.
Openings in 10 years
+20.9%
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

スポーツ用品販売
Japan
Retail Salespersons
United States
Median / average pay¥3.85M
≈ $24,468
$35,410
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥5.31M$47,000
Outlook score5740
AI replacement risk31% Low39% 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 スポーツ用品販売

Key skills

Active Listening
4.1
Speaking
3.6
Reading Comprehension
3.3
Instructing
3.1
Writing
3.1
Service Orientation
3.0
Persuasion
2.9
Social Perceptiveness
2.9

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Customer and Personal Service
3.3
Sales and Marketing
2.9
Administrative
1.8
Administration and Management
1.6
Personnel and Human Resources
1.5
Communications and Media
1.5
Economics and Accounting
1.3
English Language
1.3

What the work involves

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesEstablishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsUpdating and Using Relevant KnowledgeCommunicating with People Outside the OrganizationOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkGetting InformationDeveloping Objectives and StrategiesIdentifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Important abilities

Problem SensitivityOral ExpressionOral ComprehensionFluency of IdeasMemorizationWritten 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 スポーツ用品販売

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。採用は、大型店では学校を通じた定期採用、中小小売店では求人広告や縁故などによる採用が多い。大型店の場合は、採用後に適性や希望に応じて販売、事務、倉庫、配送センターなどの各部門に配属されることもある。
 関連する資格として「販売士」があり、小売業全般を理解する上で役立つものとして、取得を奨励しているところもある。
 スポーツ自体に興味があること、お客が納得する説明能力やテキパキした応対ができること、顧客のプレーの向上を考えるサービス精神などが求められる。
 目まぐるしく変わる流行、消費者動向を素早くキャッチする能力や、スポーツ全般についての知識を広く深く持つことが重要になる。未経験のスポーツ関連商品の販売を担当することになった場合、そのスポーツを理解する努力も大切である。
 経験を積み、主任、店長へと昇進の可能性がある。小規模の小売店に勤務した場合は、独立も考えられるが、豊富な経験と経済動向をキャッチする能力が必要である。

Career path and how to earn more as スポーツ用品販売

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.