How to become a Fumigator and Other Pest and Weed Controller

Official title: Fumigators and Other Pest and Weed Controllers

Fumigators and pest and weed controllers use chemicals to eliminate harmful insects, small animals, wild plants and other organisms to prevent damage to crops, buildings and their surroundings and to human health.

Main tasks

• Operate and monitor pest and weed spraying equipment
• Mix chemicals according to instructions
• Determine pesticide quantities for the area to be sprayed using knowledge of weather conditions, humidity, height-to-distance ratios and obstacles
• Spray or release chemical solutions or toxic gases and set traps to eliminate pests and parasites such as rats, termites and cockroaches

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Average pay: NT$469,000 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.

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Questions people ask

How much does a Fumigator and Other Pest and Weed Controller earn in Taiwan?

Average pay is NT$469,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).

Is a Fumigator and Other Pest and Weed Controller 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 Fumigator and Other Pest and Weed Controller?

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