How to become an Economist
Official title: Economists
Researches economic theory and evidence to analyse, explain and forecast economic behaviour and trends, and solves economic problems for government, business and other organisations.
Main tasks
- Forecast changes in economic variables
- Collect and analyse data using economic theory, mathematics, statistics and other analytical tools to solve economic problems
- Assess the feasibility of public policies and measures, business strategies and investment plans, and propose solutions
- Analyse, assess and forecast economic policies and variables such as monetary and fiscal policy, production and consumption, employment and unemployment, labour force participation and wages, income and spending, and interest and exchange rates
- Write academic reports and papers
Ways in
- University department: Business & Commerce degrees, Offered by 125 universities in Taiwan
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Average pay: NT$952,000 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 Economist?
Ways in include: Business & Commerce degrees.
How much does an Economist earn in Taiwan?
Average pay is NT$952,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).
Is an Economist 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 Economist?
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