How to become a Structural-Metal Preparer or Erector
Official title: Structural-Metal Preparers and Erectors
Structural metal preparers and erectors mark out, drill, assemble, shape, erect and frame metal beams and columns for large structures such as buildings, roads, bridges, ports, dams and ships, and rivet joints and install piles.
Main tasks
- Mark out positions for drilling, cutting and shaping in buildings, ships and other structures
- Erect steel frames for buildings, bridges and other structures
- Assemble and erect ships' steel frames and other metal fittings
- Shape or install metal plate sections of ship structures
- Join metal framework by hand, machine or pneumatic hammer
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.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Average pay: NT$513,000 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.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a Structural-Metal Preparer or Erector?
Ways in include: Technician certificate: Metal fabrication (cold work).
How much does a Structural-Metal Preparer or Erector earn in Taiwan?
Average pay is NT$513,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).
Is a Structural-Metal Preparer or Erector 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 Structural-Metal Preparer or Erector?
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