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Other stationary and construction machinery operators

How to become a Building Facilities Manager

Also called: Building facilities supervisor, Building control room operator

Runs, adjusts and manages power, air conditioning, water supply and drainage and other systems in office and commercial buildings.

Main tasks

Workers in this job say high school is common. From job tag's survey of people in each job, who could give several answers. It shows what workers see as common, not how many workers hold each level.

How to become one

No particular education or qualifications are needed to start, but knowledge and skills in electrical or mechanical engineering from a technical high school or university are an advantage when looking for work. New graduates are recognised as fully skilled once, while gaining work experience, they gain building management qualifications such as building environmental hygiene engineer and building equipment management skills, and specialist qualifications and licences such as chief electrical engineer and boiler technician. For people changing careers, holding these qualifications is often a condition of the job. You need an interest in how machines are built and operated and a good knowledge of machinery. You also need the reasoning and judgement to track down the cause of faults and the skills to fix simple faults.

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Questions people ask

How do I become a Building Facilities Manager?

No particular education or qualifications are needed to start, but knowledge and skills in electrical or mechanical engineering from a technical high school or university are an advantage when looking for work. New graduates are recognised as fully skilled once, while gaining work experience, they gain building management qualifications such as building environmental hygiene engineer and building equipment management skills, and specialist qualifications and licences such as chief electrical engineer and boiler technician. For people changing careers, holding these qualifications is often a condition of the job. You need an interest in how machines are built and operated and a good knowledge of machinery. You also need the reasoning and judgement to track down the cause of faults and the skills to fix simple faults.

How much does a Building Facilities Manager earn in Japan?

Average annual income in the private sector, bonus included, is ¥4,522,600 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare). The figure is for the wage survey group Other stationary and construction machinery operators, which covers several jobs.

Do you need a degree to become a Building Facilities Manager?

Not always. In this job's census occupation group, 28% of workers are university graduates. Ways in include: National trade skills test (技能検定).

Will AI change the work of a Building Facilities Manager?

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