Handicraft Workers

How to become a Musical Instrument Maker or Tuner

Official title: Musical Instrument Makers and Tuners

Musical instrument makers and tuners make, assemble, tune and restore musical instruments such as string, brass, piano, reed and percussion instruments using hand or power tools.

Main tasks

Make and assemble instruments and parts from wood, hard rubber, metal, leather and other materials
Make and repair pianos, organs, string and wind instruments and their components
Tune organs, pianos and other instruments
Make and repair other musical instruments

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Average pay: NT$461,000 a year
Demand for Craft and related trades jobs is projected at about 1,519,000 in 2024 and about 1,515,000 in 2030. (-0.3%)
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Questions people ask

How much does a Musical Instrument Maker or Tuner earn in Taiwan?

Average pay is NT$461,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).

Is a Musical Instrument Maker or Tuner a growing career in Taiwan?

Demand for this job family is projected to change -0.3% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).

Will AI change the work of a Musical Instrument Maker or Tuner?

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