Regulatory government associate professionals not elsewhere classified: how to get into this work

Also called: Agricultural inspector, Fisheries inspector, Forestry inspector, Prices inspector, Wage inspector, Weights and measures inspector

This unit group covers government regulatory associate professionals not classified elsewhere. For instance, the group includes agricultural, fisheries, forestry, prices, wages and weights and measures inspectors.

Main tasks

• Examining places of business to ensure the use of correct weights and measures in trade
• Monitoring price regulations to assess appropriateness of costs for goods and services to protect consumer interests
• Monitoring wage regulations to ensure appropriate levels of pay for work performed and to assess compliance with employment standards legislation
• Performing related investigative and administrative tasks to record findings, document compliance problems or inappropriate business practices and to prepare reports and correspondence

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Median pay: HK$27,000 a month
• About 1,542,900 people in 2025, and about 1,639,100 projected by 2028. (+6.2%)
• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

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Questions people ask

Regulatory government associate professionals not elsewhere classified: do you need a degree for this work?

Not always. 50% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Regulatory government associate professionals not elsewhere classified: will AI change this work?

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
• 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