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How to become a coding, proof-reading and related clerk

Official title: Coding, proof-reading and related clerks

Also called: Coding clerk, Proofreading clerk

Coding, proofreading and related clerks convert information into codes, verify and correct proofs, and perform a number of miscellaneous clerical duties.

Main tasks

Converting information into codes and classifying information by codes for data-processing purposes
Comparing proofs of texts and related material prepared for printing with original material, correcting errors and marking texts for printer according to the established rules
Sorting forms and marking them with identification numbers
Sorting documents for filing or to collate sets of pages
Addressing circulars and envelopes by hand

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Median pay: HK$19,600 a month
About 455,200 people in 2025, and about 412,000 projected by 2028. (-9.5%)
Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, by the ILO's global estimate.

Questions people ask

Do you need a degree to become a coding, proof-reading and related clerk?

Not always. 35% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Will AI change the work of a coding, proof-reading and related clerk?

Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, 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