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How to become an astrologer, fortune-teller or related worker

Official title: Astrologers, fortune-tellers and related workers

Also called: Astrologer, Fortune-teller, Numerologist, Palmist

Astrologers, fortune-tellers and related workers recount past and predict future events in persons’ lives by practicing astrology, on the basis of characteristics of the clients’ palms, samples of playing cards drawn or other techniques.

Main tasks

Casting horoscopes of individuals at birth or later to recount past and forecast future events and conditions of their lives
Interpreting characteristics of clients’ palms, samples of playing cards, position of tea leaves or coffee remnants in a cup, shapes and patterns of bones of dead animals, etc.
Forecasting future events on the basis of these interpretations
Determining auspicious times for various human activities such as inaugurations, marriages, journeys and religious and other ceremonies
Giving warnings and advice on possible courses of action
Advising individuals on precautions to be taken to avoid evil influences

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Median pay: HK$16,500 a month
About 732,700 people in 2025, and about 740,500 projected by 2028. (+1.1%)
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Questions people ask

Do you need a degree to become an astrologer, fortune-teller or related worker?

Usually not. Only 6% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Will AI change the work of an astrologer, fortune-teller or related worker?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Census and Statistics Department (2021 Population Census): 2021 Population Census, Interactive Data Dissemination Service: working population by occupation (38 groups) and sex, age, education, income; median income and field of education (9 groups) (2021 Population Census), retrieved 4 October 2026
Census and Statistics Department (General Household Survey): Median monthly employment earnings by occupation (9 groups), excluding foreign domestic helpers (Table 210-06317A); employed persons by occupation, age and sex (210-06307A) and by industry (210-06308A) (2025 annual (series to 2026-07)), retrieved 4 October 2026
Census and Statistics Department (Annual Earnings and Hours Survey): Monthly and hourly wage percentiles by occupational group (5 groups) (Tables 220-23014, 220-23024, 220-23003) (2025 (May to June 2025), released 2026-03-23), retrieved 4 October 2026
Labour and Welfare Bureau; tables published by C&SD: Mid-term Update of Manpower Projection to 2028: supplementary statistical tables (5 occupation groups, 17 selected industries) (2025 to 2028 (published 2026-09)), 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