How to become a Hairdresser, Beautician, Modeling Designer or Related Worker
Official title: Hairdressers, Beauticians, Modeling Designers and Related Workers
Hairdressers, beauticians and stylists cut, wash, colour, perm and style hair, trim beards, apply make-up and beauty treatments, care for and decorate nails, and design overall looks.
Main tasks
- Cut, wash, colour and perm hair
- Cleanse and care for the face and apply make-up for clients
- Design overall looks covering make-up, hairstyle, clothing and accessories
- Clean, shape or paint nails
Ways in
- Technical college: Technical and vocational college programme. Universities of science and technology and junior colleges run departments in related fields: hair and beauty services (1012). Departments in academic year 114 (2025-26): four-year technical bachelor's (四技) 23, two-year technical bachelor's (二技) 15, five-year junior college (五專) 12, two-year junior college (二專) 6. Fields matched to the occupation by Peernovo.; Technician certificate: Beauty care. National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 100 美容. Tested at grade B (乙級), grade C (丙級). Peernovo links this trade to the occupation.; Technician certificate: Men's hairdressing. National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 060 男子理髮. Tested at grade B (乙級), grade C (丙級). Peernovo links this trade to the occupation.; Technician certificate: Women's hairdressing. National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 067 女子美髮. Tested at grade B (乙級), grade C (丙級). Peernovo links this trade to the occupation.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Average pay: NT$432,000 a year
- Demand for Service and sales jobs is projected at about 2,220,000 in 2024 and about 2,287,000 in 2030. (+3%)
- 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 a Hairdresser, Beautician, Modeling Designer or Related Worker?
Ways in include: Technical and vocational college programme; Technician certificate: Beauty care.
How much does a Hairdresser, Beautician, Modeling Designer or Related Worker earn in Taiwan?
Average pay is NT$432,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).
Is a Hairdresser, Beautician, Modeling Designer or Related Worker a growing career in Taiwan?
Demand for this job family is projected to change 3% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).
Will AI change the work of a Hairdresser, Beautician, Modeling Designer or Related Worker?
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