How to become a Security Guard
Official title: Security Guards
Security guards patrol or monitor premises to protect property from theft and public property from damage.
Main tasks
- Patrol premises to prevent and detect unauthorised entry
- Monitor entrances, authorise entry for staff and visitors, check identification and issue security passes
- Protect property from theft or damage and enforce the rules of the premises
- Respond to alarms, investigate disturbances and contact supervisors, police or fire services as needed
- Transport cash and valuables
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Average pay: NT$446,000 a year
- Demand for Service and sales jobs is projected at about 2,220,000 in 2024 and about 2,287,000 in 2030. (+3%)
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How much does a Security Guard earn in Taiwan?
Average pay is NT$446,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).
Is a Security Guard a growing career in Taiwan?
Demand for this job family is projected to change 3% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).
Will AI change the work of a Security Guard?
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