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How to become a Video Rental Shop Assistant

Also called: Rental Shop Assistant

Handles the rental and return of DVDs, Blu-rays and music CDs of films and dramas at a video rental shop, and also looks after stock and customer records.

Main tasks

Workers in this job say high school or university 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 qualifications or level of education are needed to start. Some companies hire new high school and university graduates each year, but many recruit experienced workers as needed through Hello Work (the public employment service) or job advertisements. New staff usually receive training in basic customer service, using the shop systems, running the shop and managing and displaying stock. After that they learn the job on the job at the shop they are posted to. You need to enjoy films and music and to serve customers with a real wish to help. Planning skills are also needed to run distinctive promotions so the shop stocks what customers want. After about one to three years of experience, staff can become supervisors, managing casual and part-time staff, handling money such as sales and expenses, buying and ordering stock, and managing member and stock data. With more experience, some are put in charge of running a whole shop as manager, and at companies with many shops some become area supervisors who coach the managers and staff in their region.

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How do I become a Video Rental Shop Assistant?

No particular qualifications or level of education are needed to start. Some companies hire new high school and university graduates each year, but many recruit experienced workers as needed through Hello Work (the public employment service) or job advertisements. New staff usually receive training in basic customer service, using the shop systems, running the shop and managing and displaying stock. After that they learn the job on the job at the shop they are posted to. You need to enjoy films and music and to serve customers with a real wish to help. Planning skills are also needed to run distinctive promotions so the shop stocks what customers want. After about one to three years of experience, staff can become supervisors, managing casual and part-time staff, handling money such as sales and expenses, buying and ordering stock, and managing member and stock data. With more experience, some are put in charge of running a whole shop as manager, and at companies with many shops some become area supervisors who coach the managers and staff in their region.

How much does a Video Rental Shop Assistant 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 a Video Rental Shop Assistant?

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

Will AI change the work of a Video Rental 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