How to become an Aquaculture Worker
Official title: Aquaculture Workers
Aquaculture workers breed and raise aquatic animals and plants such as fish, shellfish, crustaceans and algae.
Main tasks
- Apply fish farming techniques and knowledge to raise large numbers of fish, shellfish and crustacean fry
- Farm fish, shellfish, crustaceans, algae and other aquatic animals and plants in fresh water or seawater
- Maintain optimal growing conditions for aquatic animals and plants and prevent disease and parasites
- Prepare and repair farming equipment; buy feed and other supplements
Ways in
- Technical college: Technician certificate: Aquarium fish farming. National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 130 水族養殖. Tested at grade C (丙級). Peernovo links this trade to the occupation.
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
How do I become an Aquaculture Worker?
Ways in include: Technician certificate: Aquarium fish farming.
Is an Aquaculture Worker 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 Aquaculture Worker?
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