How to become a Welder or Flame Cutter

Official title: Welders and Flame Cutters

Welders and flame cutters weld, cut and fuse metal using gas flames and electric arcs.

Main tasks

• Weld metal using gas flames, electric arcs, thermite compounds or other methods
• Operate resistance welding machines
• Make and repair lead partitions, pipes, floors and other lead items using small torches
• Braze or solder metal parts using brass alloys or solder
• Cut sheet metal using gas flames or electric arcs

Ways in

• Technical college: Technician certificate: Manual arc welding. National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 004 一般手工電銲. Tested at a single level (單一級). Peernovo links this trade to the occupation.; Technician certificate: Semi-automatic welding. National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 097 半自動電銲. Tested at a single level (單一級). Peernovo links this trade to the occupation.; Technician certificate: TIG (argon tungsten) welding. National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 091 氬氣鎢極電銲. Tested at a single level (單一級). Peernovo links this trade to the occupation.

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Average pay: NT$514,000 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

• Sheet-Metal Workers
• 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 Welder or Flame Cutter?

Ways in include: Technician certificate: Manual arc welding; Technician certificate: Semi-automatic welding.

How much does a Welder or Flame Cutter earn in Taiwan?

Average pay is NT$514,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).

Is a Welder or Flame Cutter 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 Welder or Flame Cutter?

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