Jobs with the largest employment in Japan

Occupations ranked by number of workers (Population Census). (4 occupations)

Highest pay Pay in 10 years Outlook Safest from AI Most exposed to AI Fastest growing Fastest pay growth Largest employment

#	Occupation	Avg. pay	In 10 yrs	Outlook	AI risk	Openings ratio
1	和菓子製造、和菓子職人 Japan Food Service · 1.2M workers	¥3.97M	¥5.19Mest.	51/100	24%	1.67x
2	乳製品製造 Japan Office & Admin · 1.2M workers	¥3.97M	¥4.85Mest.	40/100	67%	1.67x
3	水産ねり製品製造 Japan Fishing · 1.2M workers	¥3.97M	¥5.17Mest.	50/100	29%	1.67x
4	冷凍加工食品製造 Japan Office & Admin · 1.2M workers	¥3.97M	¥5.07Mest.	42/100	52%	1.67x

Pay and employment figures are national statistics (U.S.: BLS OEWS and Employment Projections; Japan: MHLW job tag). Projected pay, outlook scores and AI replacement risk are estimates from the Shigoto Zukan model, not guarantees. How to read the data