How to become a Heavy Truck and Lorry Driver
Official title: Heavy Truck and Lorry Drivers
Heavy truck drivers drive heavy trucks, semi-trailers, trailers and other heavy motor vehicles to carry goods and materials.
Main tasks
- Drive heavy trucks, semi-trailers, trailers and other heavy motor vehicles to carry goods and materials over short or long distances
- Ensure goods are loaded and securely covered; comply with safety and load limits during transport; use lifting or tipping equipment to help load and unload
- Arrange servicing, maintenance and repairs
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Average pay: NT$605,000 a year
- Demand for Machine operators and assemblers jobs is projected at about 1,647,000 in 2024 and about 1,698,000 in 2030. (+3.1%)
- 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 Heavy Truck and Lorry Driver earn in Taiwan?
Average pay is NT$605,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).
Is a Heavy Truck and Lorry Driver a growing career in Taiwan?
Demand for this job family is projected to change 3.1% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).
Will AI change the work of a Heavy Truck and Lorry Driver?
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