在台灣，第三部門創造就業機會，其聘僱規模也日益擴增；然我們對於第三部門的就業相關訊息卻不似商業部門有全面性的瞭解與掌握。本研究目的主要在於（一）回顧第三部門就業的相關文獻；（二）利用行政院青輔會委託的「青年第三部門就業研究」之研究資料，瞭解台灣第三部門的(1)部門基本形貌，(2)部門的就業人口特質，(3)就業品質。本研究的發現：首先，臺灣第三部門組織的規模相當小，但這不意謂該類組織是屬於小眾的就業市場。其次，就第三部門的就業人口組成特質觀之，台灣第三部門組織中全時受雇人口女性多於男性的現象，但擔任主管的比例卻遠高於女性受雇人口。第三，第三部門就業人口中以年輕者與資歷淺者為多。第四，第三部門就業員工薪資呈現若干性別的差異，主管人員及專業人員的平均薪資，男性高於女性；但事務性工作人員卻是女性高於男性。第五，台灣第三部門組織的薪資級距扁平化形態、調薪機制不明、非金錢的員工福利保障不足等。

Due to the non-distribution constraint and the apparent trend showing the rapid growth of the welfare needs, the Third Sector in Taiwan has become the best partner to whom the government entrusted with the delivery of welfare service programs. As a result, the Third Sector recently has created more job opportunity for young people in Taiwan. However, it is more difficulty for us to understand and be master of the related information concerning the dynamics of the Third Sector employment than the ones offered by the for-profit sector. There are two purposes for the conduct of this study. One is to overview the associated articles depicting the employment of the Third Sector. The other is, by utilizing a part of the empirical data produced by the research project "The Third Sector Employment for the Young People in Taiwan," to figure out the Third Sector in Taiwan about its landscape, the major attributes of employment, and the quality of the employment, which includes the following discussion: the year of establishment, the main mission- related businesses, finance, the difficulties encountered by this sector in its operation and management, the size of the employment, the basic features of personnel, and staff’s salary & benefits.