How to become a Psychologist

Official title: Psychologists

Studies the human mind and behaviour.

Main tasks

• Plan and run tests of mental state, physical ability, intelligence, aptitude and potential, interpret and assess results, and give advice
• Analyse the influence of genetic, social, occupational and personal factors on thinking and behaviour
• Provide individual counselling or group therapy and follow up with clients
• Keep in contact with family members, education authorities or employers, and offer ways to resolve or treat problems
• Research the causes, treatment and prevention of mental illness and personality disorders, and share views with other professionals

Ways in

• University department: Psychology degrees, Offered by 26 universities in Taiwan
• Licence (national exam): Regulated profession. To practise as a clinical or counselling psychologist you must pass the national Professional and Technical Examination (專門職業及技術人員考試) for 臨床心理師、諮商心理師 and hold the certificate. Listed in the annex to article 2 of the Enforcement Rules of the Professional and Technical Examinations Act, item 30.

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Average pay: NT$649,000 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 could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

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Questions people ask

How do I become a Psychologist?

Ways in include: Psychology degrees.

How much does a Psychologist earn in Taiwan?

Average pay is NT$649,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).

Is a Psychologist 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 Psychologist?

Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, 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