Ranked #190 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 惣菜製造
Key skills
Reading Comprehension
2.5
Active Listening
2.5
Instructing
2.1
Speaking
2.0
Writing
1.9
Coordination
1.8
Time Management
1.8
Social Perceptiveness
1.8
Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.
Key knowledge areas
Production and Processing
2.3
Customer and Personal Service
1.3
Sales and Marketing
1.2
Administrative
0.9
Transportation
0.9
Mathematics
0.7
Food Production
0.7
Administration and Management
0.7
What the work involves
Handling and Moving ObjectsEstablishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsCommunicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkMonitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsInspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsPerforming General Physical ActivitiesDeveloping and Building Teams
Important abilities
StaminaFinger DexterityStatic StrengthManual DexterityArm-Hand SteadinessVisual Color Discrimination
Licenses and certifications (Japan)
調理師 National license
一級惣菜管理士
二級惣菜管理士
三級惣菜管理士
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.