How to become an Information and Communications Technology Operations Technician
Official title: Information and Communications Technology Operations Technicians
Supports the operation and monitoring of ICT systems, peripherals, hardware, software and related computer equipment.
Main tasks
- Operate and control computer peripherals; enter commands and operate computer terminals and controllers for computers and peripherals
- Monitor systems to detect equipment faults or processing errors, and notify supervisors or maintenance technicians
- Schedule computer jobs so they run on time, securely and efficiently
- Load tapes or disks as needed to process or record data, and manage data files
- Install peripherals such as printers and the supplies they need, or supervise operators installing peripherals
Ways in
- Technical college: Technical and vocational college programme. Universities of science and technology and junior colleges run departments in related fields: software and applications development and analysis (0613); computer use (0611). Departments in academic year 114 (2025-26): four-year technical bachelor's (四技) 65, two-year technical bachelor's (二技) 18, five-year junior college (五專) 10, two-year junior college (二專) 8. Fields matched to the occupation by Peernovo.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Average pay: NT$695,000 a year
- Demand for Information and communications technology jobs is projected at about 246,000 in 2024 and about 319,000 in 2030. (+29.7%)
- Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
Related jobs
- Information and Communications Technology User Support Technicians
- Computer Network and Systems Technicians
- Web Technicians
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Questions people ask
How do I become an Information and Communications Technology Operations Technician?
Ways in include: Technical and vocational college programme.
How much does an Information and Communications Technology Operations Technician earn in Taiwan?
Average pay is NT$695,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).
Is an Information and Communications Technology Operations Technician a growing career in Taiwan?
Demand for this job family is projected to change 29.7% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).
Will AI change the work of an Information and Communications Technology Operations Technician?
Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, 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