How to become a Physical and Chemical Science Technician
Official title: Physical and Chemical Science Technicians
Assists with research in physical and chemical science and with developing practical applications in industry, medicine, the military and other fields.
Main tasks
- Carry out scientific experiments, tests and analyses, and prepare materials and equipment
- Help physicists and chemists with research, analysis and laboratory testing
- Test samples, supervise their use, prepare detailed estimates of the materials, labour and cost a project needs, and control the quality of laboratory supplies
- Set up, operate and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment, monitor experiments, prepare observation measures, and calculate and record results
- Collect and test water and soil samples, and support geologists and geophysicists in recording observations and analysing data
Ways in
- Technical college: Technical and vocational college programme. Universities of science and technology and junior colleges run departments in related fields: chemistry (0531); chemical engineering and processes (0711). Departments in academic year 114 (2025-26): four-year technical bachelor's (四技) 12, five-year junior college (五專) 1. Fields matched to the occupation by Peernovo.; Technician certificate: Chemistry laboratory work. National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 030 化學. Tested at grade B (乙級), grade C (丙級). Peernovo links this trade to the occupation.; Technician certificate: Food testing and analysis. National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 092 食品檢驗分析. Tested at grade B (乙級), grade C (丙級). Peernovo links this trade to the occupation.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Average pay: NT$606,000 a year
- Demand for Science and engineering jobs is projected at about 952,000 in 2024 and about 1,072,000 in 2030. (+12.6%)
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a Physical and Chemical Science Technician?
Ways in include: Technical and vocational college programme; Technician certificate: Chemistry laboratory work.
How much does a Physical and Chemical Science Technician earn in Taiwan?
Average pay is NT$606,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).
Is a Physical and Chemical Science Technician a growing career in Taiwan?
Demand for this job family is projected to change 12.6% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).
Will AI change the work of a Physical and Chemical Science Technician?
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