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How to become a Crowd and Traffic Control Guard

Also called: Traffic controller, Construction site traffic controller, Event security guard, Venue security guard, Crowd steward

Provides security and guides people at events and festivals, and directs traffic at roadworks, construction sites and car parks.

Main tasks

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How to become one

No particular education or qualification is required to start, but under the Security Business Act the following cannot do the job: people under 18, bankrupts who have not had their rights restored, people sentenced to imprisonment or worse within five years of finishing or being released from the sentence, members of organised crime groups, and people addicted to alcohol, stimulants or other drugs. After joining, you complete at least 20 hours of new-recruit training as set by the Security Business Act, are registered as a security guard and then work on site. This training is required not only for permanent and contract staff but even for someone doing a single day of event security as a casual worker. Once you complete the training you can work on site, but the job requires a sense of responsibility. Qualifications related to security work include public certifications set by National Public Safety Commission rules, such as security guard instruction and training manager, traffic guidance security and crowd security. Some people gain qualifications and become the security guard instruction and training manager that each office (or each type of security work within an office) must appoint, and some move from site leader to management roles in the office. Some security companies have promotion exams that let contract staff become permanent employees. You need to keep your concentration so you can respond to sudden incidents while guiding vehicles and pedestrians or standing in a set place watching your surroundings. You work as a team, so it is important to understand the purpose of the security work, act in line with it, understand the chain of command and take care not to act on your own judgement alone. People of all ages do this job, so communication skills across generations are also essential.

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How do I become a Crowd and Traffic Control Guard?

No particular education or qualification is required to start, but under the Security Business Act the following cannot do the job: people under 18, bankrupts who have not had their rights restored, people sentenced to imprisonment or worse within five years of finishing or being released from the sentence, members of organised crime groups, and people addicted to alcohol, stimulants or other drugs. After joining, you complete at least 20 hours of new-recruit training as set by the Security Business Act, are registered as a security guard and then work on site. This training is required not only for permanent and contract staff but even for someone doing a single day of event security as a casual worker. Once you complete the training you can work on site, but the job requires a sense of responsibility. Qualifications related to security work include public certifications set by National Public Safety Commission rules, such as security guard instruction and training manager, traffic guidance security and crowd security. Some people gain qualifications and become the security guard instruction and training manager that each office (or each type of security work within an office) must appoint, and some move from site leader to management roles in the office. Some security companies have promotion exams that let contract staff become permanent employees. You need to keep your concentration so you can respond to sudden incidents while guiding vehicles and pedestrians or standing in a set place watching your surroundings. You work as a team, so it is important to understand the purpose of the security work, act in line with it, understand the chain of command and take care not to act on your own judgement alone. People of all ages do this job, so communication skills across generations are also essential.

How much does a Crowd and Traffic Control Guard earn in Japan?

Average annual income in the private sector, bonus included, is ¥3,799,400 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare). The figure is for the wage survey group Security staff, which covers several jobs.

Do you need a degree to become a Crowd and Traffic Control Guard?

Usually not. In this job's census occupation group, only 23% of workers are university graduates.

Will AI change the work of a Crowd and Traffic Control Guard?

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