Physical, Chemical and Engineering Science Technicians

How to become an Electronics Engineering Technician

Official title: Electronics Engineering Technicians

Carries out technical work assisting in electronics research and in the design, manufacture, installation, operation and maintenance of electronic equipment.

Main tasks

Provide technical help with electronics research and the development of electronic equipment or test standards; design and draw electronic circuit layouts to specification
Prepare detailed estimates of the materials, labour and cost needed to make and install electronic equipment; provide technical supervision of its manufacture, use and maintenance
Help design, develop, install, operate and maintain electronic systems, and check that products are safe
Test electronic systems, and support electronics engineers in collecting and analysing data and assembling circuits

Ways in

Technical college: Technical and vocational college programme. Universities of science and technology and junior colleges run departments in related fields: electrical and electronic engineering (0714). Departments in academic year 114 (2025-26): four-year technical bachelor's (四技) 82, two-year technical bachelor's (二技) 19, five-year junior college (五專) 14, two-year junior college (二專) 9. Fields matched to the occupation by Peernovo.; Technician certificate: Digital electronics. National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 117 數位電子. Tested at grade A (甲級), grade B (乙級). Peernovo links this trade to the occupation.; Technician certificate: Instrument electronics. National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 115 儀表電子. Tested at grade A (甲級), grade B (乙級). Peernovo links this trade to the occupation.; Technician certificate: Power electronics. National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 116 電力電子. Tested at grade A (甲級), grade B (乙級). Peernovo links this trade to the occupation.

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Average pay: NT$816,000 a year
Demand for Science and engineering jobs is projected at about 952,000 in 2024 and about 1,072,000 in 2030. (+12.6%)
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Questions people ask

How do I become an Electronics Engineering Technician?

Ways in include: Technical and vocational college programme; Technician certificate: Digital electronics.

How much does an Electronics Engineering Technician earn in Taiwan?

Average pay is NT$816,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).

Is an Electronics Engineering Technician a growing career in Taiwan?

Demand for this job family is projected to change 12.6% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).

Will AI change the work of an Electronics Engineering Technician?

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