How to become an Apiarist or Sericulturist
Official title: Apiarists and Sericulturists
Beekeepers and sericulturists breed, raise and care for bees, silkworms and similar insects to obtain honey, beeswax, silk cocoons and other products.
Main tasks
- Decide which bees, silkworms or similar insects to raise and in what numbers
- Breed, raise and care for the insects and collect their products
- Work out quantities of feed, supplements or medicines according to the insects' nutritional needs and health
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Average pay: NT$403,000 a year
- 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
How much does an Apiarist or Sericulturist earn in Taiwan?
Average pay is NT$403,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).
Is an Apiarist or Sericulturist 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 Apiarist or Sericulturist?
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