Ship and Aircraft Controllers and Related Technicians

How to become an Air Traffic Controller

Official title: Air Traffic Controllers

Directs and controls aircraft in the air and on the ground using radio, radar and light signals, reviews and approves flight plans, and informs flight crews and operators about weather, facilities, flight plans and route conditions.

Main tasks

Direct and control aircraft arriving at and leaving airports and moving on the ground
Review and approve flight plans; inform flight crews and operators about weather, facilities, flight plans and route conditions
Take charge of emergencies and arrange search and rescue services and procedures; direct aircraft and service vehicles on or near runways

Ways in

Technical college: Technical and vocational college programme. Universities of science and technology and junior colleges run departments in related fields: transport services (1041). Departments in academic year 114 (2025-26): four-year technical bachelor's (四技) 5, two-year technical bachelor's (二技) 1. Fields matched to the occupation by Peernovo.

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Average pay: NT$1,116,000 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.

Questions people ask

How do I become an Air Traffic Controller?

Ways in include: Technical and vocational college programme.

How much does an Air Traffic Controller earn in Taiwan?

Average pay is NT$1,116,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).

Is an Air Traffic Controller 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 Air Traffic Controller?

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