How to become an Author or Related Writer
Official title: Authors and Related Writers
Writes literature and edits books and periodicals, and writes scripts, music, literary and dramatic works, manuals and other non-news writing.
Main tasks
- Write or edit novels, essays, poetry and other works for publication
- Write scripts, screenplays and narration for film, television, radio and stage productions and programmes
- Write manuals and similar documents explaining how to install, operate and maintain software, electronic, mechanical and other equipment
Ways in
- University department: Arts & Humanities degrees, Offered by 96 universities in Taiwan
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Average pay: NT$582,000 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 could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become an Author or Related Writer?
Ways in include: Arts & Humanities degrees.
How much does an Author or Related Writer earn in Taiwan?
Average pay is NT$582,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).
Is an Author or Related Writer 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 Author or Related Writer?
Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, 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