Building Frame and Related Trades Workers

How to become a Carpenter or Joiner

Official title: Carpenters and Joiners

Construction carpenters build and repair timber work on construction sites and other premises, and erect and fit heavy timber structures in buildings.

Main tasks

Install timber fittings inside and outside buildings, such as doors, windows, wall panels and stair handrails
Make, install and repair timber sets for stages and film and television studios
Make, fit and repair timber parts of trains, buses, aircraft, ships, rafts and other vehicles
Cut, shape, fit and assemble timber components at the workbench

Ways in

Technical college: Technician certificate: Door and window carpentry. National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 039 門窗木工. Tested at grade C (丙級). Peernovo links this trade to the occupation.; Technician certificate: Interior carpentry. National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 171 裝潢木工. Tested at grade B (乙級), grade C (丙級). Peernovo links this trade to the occupation.

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Average pay: NT$524,000 a year
Demand for Craft and related trades jobs is projected at about 1,519,000 in 2024 and about 1,515,000 in 2030. (-0.3%)
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Questions people ask

How do I become a Carpenter or Joiner?

Ways in include: Technician certificate: Door and window carpentry; Technician certificate: Interior carpentry.

How much does a Carpenter or Joiner earn in Taiwan?

Average pay is NT$524,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).

Is a Carpenter or Joiner a growing career in Taiwan?

Demand for this job family is projected to change -0.3% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).

Will AI change the work of a Carpenter or Joiner?

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