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How to become an Assistive Equipment Adviser

Works for a business that rents out and sells assistive equipment such as wheelchairs and care beds, and advises users and their families on choosing and using the right equipment.

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How to become one

Businesses that rent out or sell assistive equipment as a designated home service under long-term care insurance must have at least two assistive equipment advisers at each office. To become an assistive equipment adviser you must take the designated assistive equipment adviser course run by a training provider approved by the prefectural governor and complete its 50-hour curriculum. However, public health nurses, registered nurses, assistant nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, certified social workers, certified care workers and prosthetists and orthotists can do the work without taking the course. Staff at long-term care facilities and home helpers often take the course to help in their own work.

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How do I become an Assistive Equipment Adviser?

Businesses that rent out or sell assistive equipment as a designated home service under long-term care insurance must have at least two assistive equipment advisers at each office. To become an assistive equipment adviser you must take the designated assistive equipment adviser course run by a training provider approved by the prefectural governor and complete its 50-hour curriculum. However, public health nurses, registered nurses, assistant nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, certified social workers, certified care workers and prosthetists and orthotists can do the work without taking the course. Staff at long-term care facilities and home helpers often take the course to help in their own work.

How much does an Assistive Equipment Adviser earn in Japan?

Average annual income in the private sector, bonus included, is ¥4,026,700 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare). The figure is for the wage survey group Other service workers, which covers several jobs.

Do you need a degree to become an Assistive Equipment Adviser?

Not always. In this job's census occupation group, 26% of workers are university graduates.

Will AI change the work of an Assistive Equipment Adviser?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

独立行政法人労働政策研究・研修機構（JILPT）作成 職業情報データベース 解説系ダウンロードデータ（IPD_DL_description_7_01.xlsx）ver.7.01 職業情報提供サイト（job tag）より2026年10月4日にダウンロード（https://shigoto.mhlw.go.jp/User/download）を加工して作成

独立行政法人労働政策研究・研修機構（JILPT）作成 職業情報データベース 簡易版数値系ダウンロードデータ（IPD_DL_numeric_7_00.xlsx）ver.7.00 職業情報提供サイト（job tag）より2026年10月4日にダウンロード（https://shigoto.mhlw.go.jp/User/download）を加工して作成

Sources: JILPT Occupational Information Database download data via job tag (解説系 ver.7.01 and 簡易版数値系 ver.7.00, downloaded 4 October 2026), processed by Peernovo; MHLW, Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025; Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2020 Population Census; MEXT, School Basic Survey 2025; MHLW, Employment Referrals for General Workers (Hello Work statistics). Figures processed by Peernovo. English job names, translations and the matching of jobs to statistical groups, schools and degree fields by Peernovo.

Updated 4 October 2026