How to become an Agricultural Labourer
Official title: Agricultural Labourers
Crop and livestock farm labourers carry out simple and routine manual work on crop farms and livestock farms.
Main tasks
- Dig and clear ditches for clearing, drainage or diversion
- Load and unload supplies, produce and other materials
- Pick fruit, nuts, vegetables and other crops
- Water, thin seedlings and weed by hand or with hand tools
- Feed and wash animals and keep their housing clean
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Demand for Agriculture, forestry and fishery jobs is projected at about 516,000 in 2024 and about 495,000 in 2030. (-4.1%)
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
Is an Agricultural Labourer a growing career in Taiwan?
Demand for this job family is projected to change -4.1% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).
Will AI change the work of an Agricultural Labourer?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- National Development Council: Final manpower demand projections by occupation (職業別最終人力需求推估) (2025 to 2030 (base 2024), 13 job families), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026