How to become an Electrical Line Installer or Repairer
Official title: Electrical Line Installers and Repairers
Electrical line installers and repairers install, repair and connect power lines, cables and related equipment for electricity transmission and supply.
Main tasks
- Install, repair and connect power lines and cables for electricity transmission and supply
- Open switches or bundle circuits to avoid tangled wires and fall hazards and make repairs easier
- Locate faulty sections, circuit breakers, fuses, voltage regulators, transformers, switches or wires using circuit diagrams and electrical test instruments
Ways in
- Technical college: Technician certificate: Overhead transmission line installation. National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 169 輸電架空線路裝修. Tested at grade B (乙級), grade C (丙級). Peernovo links this trade to the occupation.; Technician certificate: Power distribution cable installation. National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 074 配電電纜裝修. Tested at grade B (乙級), grade C (丙級). Peernovo links this trade to the occupation.; Technician certificate: Power distribution line installation. National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 040 配電線路裝修. Tested at grade A (甲級), grade B (乙級), grade C (丙級). Peernovo links this trade to the occupation.; Technician certificate: Underground transmission cable installation. National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 168 輸電地下電纜裝修. 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$652,000 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.
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Questions people ask
How do I become an Electrical Line Installer or Repairer?
Ways in include: Technician certificate: Overhead transmission line installation; Technician certificate: Power distribution cable installation.
How much does an Electrical Line Installer or Repairer earn in Taiwan?
Average pay is NT$652,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).
Is an Electrical Line Installer or Repairer 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 an Electrical Line Installer or Repairer?
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