How to become an Environmental Protection Professional
Official title: Environmental Protection Professionals
Studies and assesses the effects of human activity on ecosystems and the environment, and draws up plans and solutions for environmental protection, conservation and restoration, and pollution control.
Main tasks
- Carry out site surveys, collect samples and run laboratory analyses to find the source of environmental problems, and recommend ways to prevent, control and repair environmental damage
- Analyse the environmental effects of human activities, plans and developments, and assess whether a development is necessary
- Develop and improve environmental management systems to monitor environmental impacts
- Assess the environmental effects of human activities, industrial processes, waste and noise
- Review organisations' environmental policies and plans against government regulations, identify breaches and recommend improvements
Ways in
- University department: Agriculture & Environment degrees, Offered by 25 universities in Taiwan
- University department: Engineering degrees, Offered by 93 universities in Taiwan
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Average pay: NT$855,000 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.
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Questions people ask
How do I become an Environmental Protection Professional?
Ways in include: Agriculture & Environment degrees; Engineering degrees.
How much does an Environmental Protection Professional earn in Taiwan?
Average pay is NT$855,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).
Is an Environmental Protection Professional 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 Environmental Protection Professional?
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