How to become a Miner or Quarrier
Official title: Miners and Quarriers
Miners and quarriers operate machinery and equipment to excavate, drill and extract solid minerals from surface, underground and underwater mines and quarries.
Main tasks
- Position and operate underground and surface mining equipment, including mining, cutting and conveying equipment
- Set up and operate drilling equipment in underground and surface mines and quarries
- Operate machinery and use tools to remove loose rock, ore, coal and other material and install supports
- Operate machinery to cut new shafts, tunnels, vents and ore faces
- Operate pumps and related auxiliary equipment to remove air, water and mud
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Average pay: NT$516,000 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.
Related jobs
- Mineral and Stone Processing Plant Operators
- Well Drillers and Related Workers
- Cement, Stone and Other Mineral Products Machine Operators
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Questions people ask
How much does a Miner or Quarrier earn in Taiwan?
Average pay is NT$516,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).
Is a Miner or Quarrier 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 Miner or Quarrier?
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