社会保険労務士 社会保険労務士

Japan Office & Admin 分類:03_013-03 Confidence ★★★★★

Average annual pay
¥11.35M
≈ $72,155
Top pay (est.)
¥23.18M
Top 10% ¥19.24M
Pay in 5 years
¥11.90Mest.
2031
Pay in 10 years
¥12.49Mest.
¥10.74M–¥14.50M
Outlook score
39/100
★★☆☆☆ Below average
AI replacement risk
82%
Very high
Labor demand
Low
Openings-to-applicants 0.62x

What 社会保険労務士 do

An English description is being prepared. Japanese description:

企業などの依頼により労働社会保険の手続などを代行するとともに労務管理などの相談・指導にあたる。
 勤労者の福祉のため、労働災害や傷病、失業、年金などについては、国が運営する労働保険や社会保険の制度がある。また、勤労者の生活を守り、福祉向上を図り、良好な環境で働くことができるように労働基準や安全衛生をはじめとする様々な法律がある。
 事業主は、これらの法律にしたがって労働基準監督署、公共職業安定所、年金事務所などに、各種の申請書や届出書、報告書を提出しなければならないが、中小企業などで専門の担当職員を置いていない場合などには、外部の専門家に依頼することとなる。
 社会保険労務士は、労働保険・社会保険諸法令、人事労務管理についての専門家として、企業から依頼を受け、法律で定められている申請書、届出書、報告書など様々な書類を作成し、行政機関への提出に関する手続を代行する。また申請書等に係る行政機関の調査や処分に対する主張・陳述の代理を行う。
 このほか、従業員の採用から退職までの様々な問題についても相談を受け、指導を行う。賃金や労働時間、休日などの定め方、昇進・配置転換などの方針、職場の安全衛生や健康管理、仕事に関する教育訓練の進め方などについて、指導や助言を行い、企業による就業規則や給与規程の作成・整備を支援する。
 なお、関連する研修を終了し試験に合格すると、特定社会保険労務士として、裁判によらず話し合いによって個別の労働関係のトラブルを解決するADRで、労働者又は経営者の代理人として、紛争の解決を支援することができる。また、補佐人として、労働社会保険に関する行政訴訟の場面や、個別労働関係紛争に関する民事訴訟の場面で、弁護士とともに裁判所に出頭し、陳述することができる。

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Employment type of workers

社会保険労務士 salary

The average annual pay for 社会保険労務士 in Japan is ¥11.35M (≈ $72,155; Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2025), national). The estimated median is ¥10.55M, the typical range is ¥6.09M–¥23.18M and the top 10% earn about ¥19.24M.

Average pay
¥11.35M
≈ $72,155
Median (est.)
¥10.55M
≈ $67,091
Low end (est.)
¥6.09M
Entry level, early 20s
Top 10% (est.)
¥19.24M
≈ $122,353
Top pay (est.)
¥23.18M
≈ $147,409
Hourly wage
¥5,497
4.7× the national minimum wage (¥1,177)
Advertised monthly wage
¥311,000
vs. last year +¥9,000

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
¥7.92M
30s
¥10.26M
40s
¥12.44M
50s
¥14.50M

Estimated from the average pay and average age (39.4) using the age-wage curve of the Basic Survey on Wage Structure.

Pay by experienceest.

Entry level
¥7.79M
1–3 yrs
¥8.98M
3–5 yrs
¥10.16M
5–10 yrs
¥11.70M
10+ yrs
¥13.48M

Pay by employment typeest.

Full-time employee ¥11.35MPart-time ¥4.77MFreelance / self-employed ¥11.91MContract / temp ¥8.85M

The average hourly wage of ¥5,497 is 4.7× 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¥10.30M——
2022¥7.81M——
2023¥9.48M—0.70x
2024¥9.03M—0.64x
2025¥11.35M—0.62x

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for 社会保険労務士 (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today ¥11.35M → in 3 years ¥11.68M → in 5 years ¥11.90M → in 10 years ¥12.49M (10-year range ¥10.74M–¥14.50M). The model assumes pay growth of +1.0% per year.

¥11.35M
Now
2026
¥11.68M
In 3 yrs
2029
¥10.78M–¥12.71M
¥11.90M
In 5 yrs
2031
¥10.73M–¥13.26M
¥12.49M
In 10 yrs
2036
¥10.74M–¥14.50M

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +1.8%Labor demand -0.29%Wage momentum +0.41%AI impact -0.96%Total +1.0% / 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 社会保険労務士

39/100
★★☆☆☆
Below average · ranked #476 of all Japanese occupations
AI resistance
18 pts
Entry barrier
81 pts
Pay level
98 pts
Labor demand
17 pts
Wage momentum
42 pts
Aging workforce
13 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 社会保険労務士? AI replacement risk

82%
Very high
Ranked #509 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 社会保険労務士

Openings-to-applicants ratio
0.62x
ranked #448 of all Japanese jobs
Demand score
Low
23/100
Advertised monthly wage
¥311,000
Hello Work postings
Workers
—
Population Census
Average age
39.4
Hours per month
162
Openings in 5 years
−2.1%
est.
Openings in 10 years
−3.7%
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

社会保険労務士
Japan
Human Resources Specialists
United States
Median / average pay¥11.35M
≈ $72,155
$75,940
Pay in 10 years (est.)¥12.49M$100,000
Outlook score3959
AI replacement risk82% Very high61% High
Workers—912K

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 社会保険労務士

Key skills

Active Listening
5.2
Speaking
4.8
Reading Comprehension
4.8
Writing
4.7
Persuasion
4.4
Instructing
4.3
Negotiation
4.2
Social Perceptiveness
4.2

Skill levels from the MHLW job tag worker survey.

Key knowledge areas

Personnel and Human Resources
4.2
Law and Government
3.7
Administrative
3.4
Customer and Personal Service
2.8
Administration and Management
2.5
English Language
2.4
Economics and Accounting
2.2
Education and Training
2.1

What the work involves

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsUpdating and Using Relevant KnowledgeGetting InformationEstablishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsOrganizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkCommunicating with People Outside the OrganizationWorking with ComputersProviding Consultation and Advice to Others

Important abilities

Oral ExpressionProblem SensitivityWritten ComprehensionWritten ExpressionOral ComprehensionDeductive Reasoning

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: ★★★★★ Hard to enter (from education, training, experience, licenses)

How to become 社会保険労務士

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)
社会保険労務士になるには、社会保険労務士試験に合格した後に、全国社会保険労務士会連合会に備える社会保険労務士名簿に登録(実務経験2年以上又は事務指定講習の修了が必要)することが必要である。
 また、2016年に、社員が1人の社会保険労務士法人(以下「一人法人」という。)の設立等を可能とする規定が施行され、これまで2人以上の社員による設立が必須であった社会保険労務士法人について、社員が1人でも社会保険労務士法人を設立することが可能となった。
 資格を取得した社会保険労務士の多くは独立して開業することになるが、開業後も自主的・計画的・継続的に自ら研修・研究を行うことが大切である。
 労働保険・社会保険、人事労務関係の諸手続については、関係の法律や規則がたびたび改正されるため、常に新しい情報を入手し、勉強する必要がある。

Career path and how to earn more as 社会保険労務士

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.