How to become a mathematician, actuary or statistician
Official title: Mathematicians, actuaries and statisticians
Also called: Actuary, Demographer, Mathematician, Operations research analyst, Statistician
Mathematicians, actuaries and statisticians conduct research and improve or develop mathematical, actuarial and statistical concepts, theories and operational methods and techniques and advise on or engage in their practical application in such fields as engineering, business and social and other sciences.
Main tasks
- Studying, improving and developing mathematical, actuarial and statistical theories and techniques
- Advising on or applying mathematical principles, models and techniques to a wide range of tasks in the fields of engineering, natural, social or life sciences
- Conducting logical analyses of management problems, especially in terms of input-output effectiveness, and formulating mathematical models of each problem usually for programming and solution by computer
- Designing and putting into operation pension schemes and life, health, social and other types of insurance systems
- Applying mathematics, statistics, probability and risk theory to assess potential financial impacts of future events
- Planning and organizing surveys and other statistical collections, and designing questionnaires
- Evaluating, processing, analysing and interpreting statistical data and preparing them for publication
- Advising on or applying various data collection methods and statistical methods and techniques, and determining reliability of findings, especially in such fields as business or medicine as well as in other areas of natural, social or life sciences
- Preparing scientific papers and reports
- Supervising the work of mathematical, actuarial and statistical assistants and statistical clerks
Ways in
- University: Mathematics & Statistics degrees
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: HK$48,000 a month
- About 1,542,900 people in 2025, and about 1,639,100 projected by 2028. (+6.2%)
- 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.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a mathematician, actuary or statistician?
Ways in include: Mathematics & Statistics degrees.
Do you need a degree to become a mathematician, actuary or statistician?
Usually. 88% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Will AI change the work of a mathematician, actuary or statistician?
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
- 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
- Census and Statistics Department: Number of selected professional members / qualifications (Table 990-94032) (2025), 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