How to become an Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic

Official title: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics

Air-conditioning and refrigeration mechanics assemble, install and repair air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment.

Main tasks

• Assemble, install and repair components of air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment
• Bolt, rivet and weld joints between ducts and equipment
• Test air-conditioning systems and provide scheduled maintenance

Ways in

• Technical college: Technician certificate: Refrigeration and air-conditioning installation. National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 001 冷凍空調裝修. Tested at grade A (甲級), grade B (乙級), grade C (丙級). Peernovo links this trade to the occupation.

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Average pay: NT$495,000 a year
• Demand for Craft and related trades jobs is projected at about 1,519,000 in 2024 and about 1,515,000 in 2030. (-0.3%)
• 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 Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic?

Ways in include: Technician certificate: Refrigeration and air-conditioning installation.

How much does an Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic earn in Taiwan?

Average pay is NT$495,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).

Is an Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic a growing career in Taiwan?

Demand for this job family is projected to change -0.3% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).

Will AI change the work of an Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic?

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