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How to become a Florist Shop Assistant

Sells fresh flowers in a florist's shop, meeting customers' wishes.

Main tasks

Workers in this job say university or 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 there are many kinds of flowers and potted plants, so you need to learn how to care for and handle them, building on basic botany. New shops and large shops mainly hire through Hello Work (public employment service), job advertisements and school referrals, and also use job magazines, flower arranging magazines and trade newspapers. They are not required, but holding qualifications such as an ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) licence, a flower arrangement certificate or the floral decoration exam in the ginou kentei (national trade skills test) run by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare may count in your favour when you apply. It is important to study for such qualifications after you start. You also need an interest in and specialist knowledge of flowers and plants, a pleasant manner with customers and a sense of colour and design. A certain level of fitness is needed too, for deliveries and buying. As your skills and abilities grow, you can open your own shop.

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How do I become a Florist Shop Assistant?

No particular education or qualifications are needed to start, but there are many kinds of flowers and potted plants, so you need to learn how to care for and handle them, building on basic botany. New shops and large shops mainly hire through Hello Work (public employment service), job advertisements and school referrals, and also use job magazines, flower arranging magazines and trade newspapers. They are not required, but holding qualifications such as an ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) licence, a flower arrangement certificate or the floral decoration exam in the ginou kentei (national trade skills test) run by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare may count in your favour when you apply. It is important to study for such qualifications after you start. You also need an interest in and specialist knowledge of flowers and plants, a pleasant manner with customers and a sense of colour and design. A certain level of fitness is needed too, for deliveries and buying. As your skills and abilities grow, you can open your own shop.

How much does a Florist Shop Assistant earn in Japan?

Average annual income in the private sector, bonus included, is ¥3,847,600 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare). The figure is for the wage survey group Shop assistants, which covers several jobs.

Do you need a degree to become a Florist Shop Assistant?

Usually not. In this job's census occupation group, only 21% of workers are university graduates. Ways in include: National trade skills test (技能検定).

Will AI change the work of a Florist Shop Assistant?

Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, 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