ペットショップ店員 ペットショップ店員
What ペットショップ店員 do
An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:
飼育ケースの清掃や食事作り、給餌など「生体管理」と呼ばれるペットの世話のほか、専門的知識に基づいて顧客の相談や質問に応じたり、商品の販売を行う。
顧客のペットの特徴を理解し、現在の年齢、体重、健康状態、飼育方法も確認したうえで、顧客の要望に合った商品を説明したり、飼育方法をアドバイスしたりする。
商品補充、商品発注、商品整理、伝票整理などの商品管理業務も行う。
閉店後の売上げの集計や営業日報作成、店頭・店内の後片づけなどもペットショップ店員の業務である。
◇ 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
ペットショップ店員 salary
The average annual pay for ペットショップ店員 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.
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.
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.
Pay by employment typeest.
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
| Year | Average pay | Employment | Openings ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ¥3.55M | — | — |
| 2022 | ¥3.58M | — | — |
| 2023 | ¥3.61M | — | 1.96x |
| 2024 | ¥3.69M | — | 1.95x |
| 2025 | ¥3.85M | — | 1.79x |
Projected pay for ペットショップ店員 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.
Today ¥3.85M → in 3 years ¥4.23M → in 5 years ¥4.51M → in 10 years ¥5.28M (10-year range ¥4.54M–¥6.13M). The model assumes pay growth of +3.2% per year.
What drives the annual growth rate
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 ペットショップ店員
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 ペットショップ店員? AI replacement risk
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 ペットショップ店員
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
| ペットショップ店員 Japan | Retail Salespersons United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Median / average pay | ¥3.85M ≈ $24,468 | $35,410 |
| Pay in 10 years (est.) | ¥5.28M | $47,000 |
| Outlook score | 55 | 40 |
| AI replacement risk | 37% Low | 39% 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 ペットショップ店員
Key skills
Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.
Key knowledge areas
What the work involves
Important abilities
Licenses and certifications (Japan)
- 愛玩動物飼養管理士
- トリマー
- 愛玩動物看護師 National license
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 ペットショップ店員
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)
入職後も、販売員として一人前になるには相当の期間が必要である。特にペットの健康を維持する生体管理の仕事は難しく、一通りできるようになるのに1年程度、責任者となるためには3年程度の実務経験が必要である。
動物が好きで飼育経験があり、ペットに対して愛情と厳しさの両面をもって接することが求められる。顧客の質問に答えるための豊富な商品知識、飼育知識のほか、接客での社交性も重要である。
Career path and how to earn more as ペットショップ店員
Career-path guidance is being prepared. Pay by experience is shown in the Pay section.