How to become a Forestry and Related Worker

Official title: Forestry and Related Workers

Forestry workers collect tree seed, establish, maintain and harvest forests and carry out related work.

Main tasks

• Collect tree seed, plant forests and control pests and diseases
• Fell, cut, gather, transport and store timber
• Patrol forest areas and carry out fire prevention
• Control weeds and undergrowth using hand tools and chemicals

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Demand for Agriculture, forestry and fishery jobs is projected at about 516,000 in 2024 and about 495,000 in 2030. (-4.1%)
• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

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Questions people ask

Is a Forestry and Related Worker a growing career in Taiwan?

Demand for this job family is projected to change -4.1% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).

Will AI change the work of a Forestry and Related Worker?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• 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