How to become a Sheet-Metal Worker
Official title: Sheet-Metal Workers
Sheet metal workers cut, shape, punch and rivet sheet metal to make and repair articles.
Main tasks
- Cut and shape sheet metal
- Make and repair household utensils, articles and ornaments of tin, copper and light alloys
- Make and repair boilers, tanks, vats and similar containers
- Install and repair sheet metal parts of vehicles, aircraft and similar
Ways in
- Technical college: Technician certificate: Metal fabrication (cold work). National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 015 冷作. Tested at grade A (甲級), grade B (乙級), grade C (丙級). Peernovo links this trade to the occupation.; Technician certificate: Vehicle body panel work. National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 153 汽車車體板金. 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$539,000 a year
- Demand for Craft and related trades jobs is projected at about 1,519,000 in 2024 and about 1,515,000 in 2030. (-0.3%)
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Related jobs
- Welders and Flame Cutters
- Metal Moulders and Coremakers
- Structural-Metal Preparers and Erectors
- Riggers and Cable Splicers
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Questions people ask
How do I become a Sheet-Metal Worker?
Ways in include: Technician certificate: Metal fabrication (cold work); Technician certificate: Vehicle body panel work.
How much does a Sheet-Metal Worker earn in Taiwan?
Average pay is NT$539,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).
Is a Sheet-Metal Worker a growing career in Taiwan?
Demand for this job family is projected to change -0.3% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).
Will AI change the work of a Sheet-Metal Worker?
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