How to become a Musician, Singer or Composer
Official title: Musicians, Singers and Composers
Composes, conducts and performs music.
Main tasks
- Compose and arrange music
- Conduct orchestras or choirs and choose the pieces to perform
- Play an instrument as a soloist or as a member of an ensemble
- Sing as a soloist or as a member of a choir
Ways in
- University department: Creative Arts & Design degrees, Offered by 102 universities in Taiwan
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Average pay: NT$478,000 a year
- Demand for Legal, social and cultural jobs is projected at about 190,000 in 2024 and about 216,000 in 2030. (+13.7%)
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Related jobs
- Dancers and Choreographers
- Visual Artists
- Film, Stage and Related Directors and Producers
- Actors
- Announcers On Radio, Television and Other Media
- Other Creative and Performing Artists
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Questions people ask
How do I become a Musician, Singer or Composer?
Ways in include: Creative Arts & Design degrees.
How much does a Musician, Singer or Composer earn in Taiwan?
Average pay is NT$478,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).
Is a Musician, Singer or Composer a growing career in Taiwan?
Demand for this job family is projected to change 13.7% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).
Will AI change the work of a Musician, Singer or Composer?
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