How to become a Physiotherapist

Official title: Physiotherapists

Plans and evaluates physiotherapy programmes and uses a range of physical therapy techniques and equipment to improve or restore body function, increase mobility and relieve pain.

Main tasks

• Draw up and evaluate the content and goals of physiotherapy
• Test the function of patients' muscles, nerves and joints to assess the cause and extent of their condition
• Set treatment goals and design physiotherapy programmes, such as improving circulation, building muscle strength, improving heart and lung function, restoring joint movement, and improving balance and coordination
• Give physical therapy using cold, heat, light, electricity, water, ultrasound and exercise
• Train and instruct patients in the use of artificial limbs, wheelchairs, walking frames and other aids, and guide patients and families in continuing treatment at home

Ways in

• University department: Allied Health degrees, Offered by 44 universities in Taiwan
• Licence (national exam): Regulated profession. To practise as a physiotherapist you must pass the national Professional and Technical Examination (專門職業及技術人員考試) for 物理治療師 and hold the certificate. Listed in the annex to article 2 of the Enforcement Rules of the Professional and Technical Examinations Act, item 22.

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Average pay: NT$661,000 a year
• Demand for Health and care jobs is projected at about 774,000 in 2024 and about 876,000 in 2030. (+13.2%)
• 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 Physiotherapist?

Ways in include: Allied Health degrees.

How much does a Physiotherapist earn in Taiwan?

Average pay is NT$661,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).

Is a Physiotherapist a growing career in Taiwan?

Demand for this job family is projected to change 13.2% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).

Will AI change the work of a Physiotherapist?

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