How to become a Dairy-Products Maker

Official title: Dairy-Products Makers

Dairy products makers make cheese, butter and other dairy products by hand.

Main tasks

• Boil or pasteurise milk to reach a specified butterfat content
• Curdle raw milk, heat it to the required firmness, drain the curd and press cheese into shape
• Place cheeses on racks and turn them to cure
• Inspect and sample dairy products before packaging and make adjustments where necessary to monitor quality

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Average pay: NT$462,000 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.

Related jobs

• Other Food Processing and Related Trades Workers
• Butchers, Fishmongers and Related Food Preparers
• Bakers, Pastry-cooks and Confectionery Makers
• Fruit, Vegetable and Related Preservers
• Food and Beverage Tasters and Graders

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Questions people ask

How much does a Dairy-Products Maker earn in Taiwan?

Average pay is NT$462,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).

Is a Dairy-Products Maker 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 Dairy-Products Maker?

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