Animal Producers

How to become a Livestock Producer

Official title: Livestock Producers

Livestock farmers breed, raise and care for livestock such as cattle, horses, pigs, goats, sheep and deer for meat, milk, wool, hides and other products, or for use as working or competition animals.

Main tasks

Decide which livestock to raise and in what numbers
Breed, raise and care for animals and collect their products
Monitor and examine livestock for injury or disease and check their health, such as changes in weight
Work out quantities of feed, supplements or medicines according to the animals' nutritional needs and health

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Average pay: NT$403,000 a year
Demand for Agriculture, forestry and fishery jobs is projected at about 516,000 in 2024 and about 495,000 in 2030. (-4.1%)
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Questions people ask

How much does a Livestock Producer earn in Taiwan?

Average pay is NT$403,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).

Is a Livestock Producer a growing career in Taiwan?

Demand for this job family is projected to change -4.1% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).

Will AI change the work of a Livestock Producer?

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