How to become a Street Vendor
Official title: Street Vendors (Excluding Food)
Street vendors (excluding food) sell non-food goods carried by small vehicle, motorcycle, bicycle, handcart or shoulder pole, from chosen spots or by calling out along streets, at stations, theatres and other public places.
Main tasks
- Take goods by basket, handcart, two-wheeled trolley, bicycle or other carrier to streets, stations, cinemas and other public places to sell
- Display goods and call out to attract customers
- Collect cash
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Demand for Other elementary occupations jobs is projected at about 801,000 in 2024 and about 801,000 in 2030. (+0%)
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
Is a Street Vendor a growing career in Taiwan?
Demand for this job family is projected to change 0% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).
Will AI change the work of a Street Vendor?
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