How to become an Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Professional
Official title: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Professionals
Researches production management and techniques in agriculture, forestry, fishing and animal farming, and advises on improving production methods.
Main tasks
- Research agronomy, horticulture, forestry and animal science
- Advise on farming methods, soil improvement, pest, disease and weed control, fertilising and other crop production techniques
- Study how forest trees are grown and the environmental factors that affect their growth, and advise on forest resources and production methods
- Study fish migration and growth, fishing and aquaculture methods, and give advice
- Advise on livestock and poultry disease control, breeding and feeding
Ways in
- University department: Agriculture & Environment degrees, Offered by 25 universities in Taiwan
- Licence (national exam): Regulated profession. To practise as a professional engineer in agronomy, horticulture, forestry, animal husbandry or aquaculture you must pass the national Professional and Technical Examination (專門職業及技術人員考試) for 農藝技師、園藝技師、林業技師、畜牧技師、水產養殖技師 and hold the certificate. Listed in the annex to article 2 of the Enforcement Rules of the Professional and Technical Examinations Act, item 4.
- Licence (national exam): Regulated profession. To practise as a professional fishing technologist you must pass the national Professional and Technical Examination (專門職業及技術人員考試) for 漁撈技師 and hold the certificate. Listed in the annex to article 2 of the Enforcement Rules of the Professional and Technical Examinations Act, item 18.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Average pay: NT$813,000 a year
- Demand for Science and engineering jobs is projected at about 952,000 in 2024 and about 1,072,000 in 2030. (+12.6%)
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become an Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Professional?
Ways in include: Agriculture & Environment degrees.
How much does an Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Professional earn in Taiwan?
Average pay is NT$813,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).
Is an Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Professional a growing career in Taiwan?
Demand for this job family is projected to change 12.6% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).
Will AI change the work of an Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Professional?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics: Occupational Wage Survey (職類別薪資調查) (2025 survey (July 2025 monthly, 2024 annual), released 2026-05-29), Open Government Data License, version 1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- 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