How to become a Crane, Hoist and Related Plant Operator
Official title: Crane, Hoist and Related Plant Operators
Crane, hoist and related plant operators operate fixed or mobile cranes and other lifting equipment.
Main tasks
- Operate mobile or fixed-jib cranes
- Operate lifting equipment on construction sites or in mines
- Operate cable cars and the opening and closing gear of bridges, sluices, large security gates and similar
- Operate towing gear on ferries or barges and cranes mounted on ships to lift, move and position equipment and goods
- Operate cranes fitted with excavating equipment to dig waterways and other areas
Ways in
- Technical college: Technician certificate: Fixed crane operation. National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 061 固定式起重機操作. Tested at a single level (單一級). Peernovo links this trade to the occupation.; Technician certificate: Mobile crane operation. National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 062 移動式起重機操作. Tested at a single level (單一級). Peernovo links this trade to the occupation.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Average pay: NT$606,000 a year
- Demand for Machine operators and assemblers jobs is projected at about 1,647,000 in 2024 and about 1,698,000 in 2030. (+3.1%)
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Related jobs
- Mobile Farm and Forestry Plant Operators
- Earthmoving and Related Plant Operators
- Other Mobile Plant Operators
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Questions people ask
How do I become a Crane, Hoist and Related Plant Operator?
Ways in include: Technician certificate: Fixed crane operation; Technician certificate: Mobile crane operation.
How much does a Crane, Hoist and Related Plant Operator earn in Taiwan?
Average pay is NT$606,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).
Is a Crane, Hoist and Related Plant Operator a growing career in Taiwan?
Demand for this job family is projected to change 3.1% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).
Will AI change the work of a Crane, Hoist and Related Plant Operator?
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