How to become a Fruit, Vegetable and Related Preserver

Official title: Fruit, Vegetable and Related Preservers

Fruit, vegetable and related preservers process and preserve fruit, vegetables, nuts and related foods by cooking, drying, pickling and similar methods, and extract juices or oils.

Main tasks

• Extract juice from fruit and vegetables
• Extract oil from oilseeds, nuts or fruit
• Cook, pickle or dry fruit, vegetables and related foods
• Mix and add ingredients such as pectin, sugar, spices and vinegar to aid preservation and improve quality, appearance and flavour
• Fill sterile cans, jars or other containers with preserved food

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Average pay: NT$462,000 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.

Related jobs

• Other Food Processing and Related Trades Workers
• Butchers, Fishmongers and Related Food Preparers
• Bakers, Pastry-cooks and Confectionery Makers
• Dairy-Products Makers
• Food and Beverage Tasters and Graders

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Questions people ask

How much does a Fruit, Vegetable and Related Preserver earn in Taiwan?

Average pay is NT$462,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).

Is a Fruit, Vegetable and Related Preserver 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 a Fruit, Vegetable and Related Preserver?

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