How to become a Mobile Farm and Forestry Plant Operator
Official title: Mobile Farm and Forestry Plant Operators
Mobile farm and forestry plant operators drive or operate powered agricultural and forestry machinery and equipment.
Main tasks
- Operate tractors and agricultural machines for ploughing, sowing, cultivating, weeding, fertilising, spraying, harvesting and other specialised purposes
- Operate tractors and forestry machines for land clearing, planting, felling, timber hauling and other specialised purposes
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Average pay: NT$606,000 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
- Earthmoving and Related Plant Operators
- Crane, Hoist and Related Plant Operators
- Other Mobile Plant Operators
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Questions people ask
How much does a Mobile Farm and Forestry Plant Operator earn in Taiwan?
Average pay is NT$606,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).
Is a Mobile Farm and Forestry Plant Operator 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 Mobile Farm and Forestry Plant Operator?
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