How to become a Senior Government Official
Official title: Senior Government Officials
Sets the policies, plans, laws and regulations of central or local government, and plans, directs, coordinates and oversees government activities. Members of the Control Yuan and Examination Yuan are also included.
Main tasks
- Decide or set government policy and plan how programmes will be carried out
- Set objectives for government departments in line with government laws and policies
- Review, evaluate and approve documents and reports submitted by junior managers, and control budgets
- Report on policies, plans or budgets to the Legislative Yuan and to county, city, township or municipal councils
- Oversee how government departments interpret and enforce policies, laws and regulations
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Demand for Managers jobs is projected at about 364,000 in 2024 and about 358,000 in 2030. (-1.6%)
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
Is a Senior Government Official a growing career in Taiwan?
Demand for this job family is projected to change -1.6% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).
Will AI change the work of a Senior Government Official?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- 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