Other Health Associate Professionals

How to become an Environmental and Occupational Health Technician

Official title: Environmental and Occupational Health Technicians

Carries out pollution control work in production processes, investigates and tests for occupational hazards in production, inspects workplace safety measures, and helps carry out or evaluate improvements to environmental health and safety.

Main tasks

Inspect workplaces to make sure the work environment, machinery and equipment meet government occupational and environmental health and safety regulations
Inspect pollution control facilities and equipment to make sure they meet government regulations and standards
Inspect production, processing, transport, packaging, storage and sales areas to make sure they meet government regulations and standards
Check sites for pollution emissions, hazardous waste disposal and toxic chemical management against government regulations and standards
Promote pollution prevention and correct practices, such as monitoring disease-causing microorganisms and harmful substances in the workplace, food hygiene management and proper disposal of industrial waste

Ways in

Technical college: Technical and vocational college programme. Universities of science and technology and junior colleges run departments in related fields: occupational health and safety (1022). Departments in academic year 114 (2025-26): four-year technical bachelor's (四技) 2, two-year technical bachelor's (二技) 4, five-year junior college (五專) 2. Fields matched to the occupation by Peernovo.; Technician certificate: Occupational safety and health management. National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 222 職業安全衛生管理. Tested at grade B (乙級). Peernovo links this trade to the occupation.; Technician certificate: Workplace monitoring of chemical hazards. National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 224 化學性因子作業環境監測. Tested at grade A (甲級), grade B (乙級). Peernovo links this trade to the occupation.; Technician certificate: Workplace monitoring of physical hazards. National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 223 物理性因子作業環境監測. 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$572,000 a year
Demand for Health and care jobs is projected at about 774,000 in 2024 and about 876,000 in 2030. (+13.2%)
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Questions people ask

How do I become an Environmental and Occupational Health Technician?

Ways in include: Technical and vocational college programme; Technician certificate: Occupational safety and health management.

How much does an Environmental and Occupational Health Technician earn in Taiwan?

Average pay is NT$572,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).

Is an Environmental and Occupational Health Technician a growing career in Taiwan?

Demand for this job family is projected to change 13.2% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).

Will AI change the work of an Environmental and Occupational Health 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