How to become an Athlete or Sports Player
Official title: Athletes and Sports Players
Trains and competes in sport as an individual or as part of a team.
Main tasks
- Take part in regular training and practice matches to keep up fitness and skills, and compete in sporting events
- Take part in activities that promote sport
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Average pay: NT$1,692,000 a year
- Demand for Legal, social and cultural jobs is projected at about 190,000 in 2024 and about 216,000 in 2030. (+13.7%)
- 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 Athlete or Sports Player earn in Taiwan?
Average pay is NT$1,692,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).
Is an Athlete or Sports Player a growing career in Taiwan?
Demand for this job family is projected to change 13.7% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).
Will AI change the work of an Athlete or Sports Player?
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