How much does a personal care aide make in Japan?

In Japan, care-worker pay can vary with experience, qualifications, employer type and size, region, and full- or part-time hours; night or early shifts can also make a difference. Pay also differs across care services. Note: the wage-survey label 身の回り世話従事者 includes inn and hotel attendants, not the separate care-worker categories.

What's a typical day like?

At a care home, you get a handover, then help people dress, eat breakfast, wash, and use the toilet. Later you lead games or exercise, record changes, and brief the next shift.

In Japan, you can start in a care facility without a set degree or license and learn on the job. Home helpers need an initial care-worker course; with work experience and advanced training, they can take the national exam to become a certified care worker.

Japanese elder-care facilities have used PALRO, a small robot that chats, gives quizzes, and dances with older residents.

Japan's figure is the average and the US figure is the median. Prices and exchange rates matter too, so it's a rough comparison.