According to the Cabinet Secretariat's Cabinet Personnel Affairs Bureau and the Cabinet Office's Promotion of Science, Technology and Innovation, 26 people with doctoral degrees and 2023 people with master's degrees and professional degrees were hired by 71 government ministries and agencies in fiscal 448. This was determined by the secretariat and the Higher Education Bureau of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.Of these, more than 20 people with doctoral degrees are employed by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and the Ministry of Defense.
According to the Cabinet Personnel Bureau and other sources, the survey targeted 26 ministries, including the Cabinet Secretariat, the Cabinet Office, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Consumer Affairs Agency, the Fair Trade Commission, and the National Personnel Authority, on April 4. Of the staff hired in 1, the number of people with doctoral degrees, master's degrees, and professional degrees who work in internal departments such as ministries, testing and research institutes, and educational training facilities was counted.
Ten ministries and agencies, including the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the Ministry of the Environment, and the Imperial Household Agency, have hired doctoral degree holders.Of these, 10 people were hired for research positions, 23 for administrative positions, and 22 for teaching positions.Among administrative positions, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare had the highest number of employees at seven.
Twenty-one government ministries, including the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the Financial Services Agency, and the Board of Audit, hired people with master's degrees or professional degrees.The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism had the highest number of people at 21, followed by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare at 83, and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry at 79.Administrative positions accounted for the majority, with 61, while 423 people were hired for research positions and 19 people were hired for teaching positions.
The 2021th Science, Technology and Innovation Basic Plan compiled in 6 calls for improved treatment and expanded career paths for doctoral course students, and as a specific measure, a survey will be conducted on the recruitment and treatment status of national civil servants for doctoral degree holders. was wanted.
