How to become a Well Driller or Related Worker

Official title: Well Drillers and Related Workers

Well drillers and related workers install and operate drilling equipment and drill oil and natural gas wells.

Main tasks

• Dismantle, move and assemble drilling rigs and auxiliary equipment
• Assemble and dismantle drill pipe, casing and drill bits, and replace faulty equipment
• Run drill pipe and casing up and down the well, adjust well pressure and control tool speed
• Prepare drilling fluid and check pump operation to ensure fluid circulates properly through the drill pipe
• Monitor gauges and other indicators to detect faults and abnormal conditions in the well and decide whether bits or equipment need changing

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Average pay: NT$516,000 a year
• Demand for Machine operators and assemblers jobs is projected at about 1,647,000 in 2024 and about 1,698,000 in 2030. (+3.1%)
• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

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• Miners and Quarriers
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Questions people ask

How much does a Well Driller or Related Worker earn in Taiwan?

Average pay is NT$516,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).

Is a Well Driller or Related Worker a growing career in Taiwan?

Demand for this job family is projected to change 3.1% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).

Will AI change the work of a Well Driller or Related 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