Ranked #226 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 コンビニエンスストア店員
Key skills
Active Listening
3.9
Reading Comprehension
3.0
Speaking
2.9
Instructing
2.7
Social Perceptiveness
2.7
Writing
2.6
Service Orientation
2.2
Negotiation
2.0
Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.
Key knowledge areas
Customer and Personal Service
2.6
Sales and Marketing
1.6
English Language
1.4
Education and Training
0.9
Personnel and Human Resources
0.9
Administration and Management
0.8
Communications and Media
0.8
Administrative
0.8
What the work involves
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesEstablishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkHandling and Moving ObjectsPerforming for or Working Directly with the PublicCoordinating the Work and Activities of OthersTraining and Teaching OthersCoaching and Developing Others
Important abilities
Problem SensitivityOral ExpressionOral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionInformation OrderingWritten Expression
Licenses and certifications (Japan)
１級販売士
２級販売士
３級販売士
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.