How to become a statistical, mathematical and related associate professional

Official title: Statistical, mathematical and related associate professionals

Also called: Actuarial assistant, Mathematical assistant, Statistical assistant

Statistical, mathematical and related associate professionals assist in planning the collection, processing and presentation of statistical, mathematical or actuarial data and in carrying out these operations, usually working under the guidance of statisticians, mathematicians and actuaries.

Main tasks

• Assisting in planning and performing statistical, mathematical, actuarial, and related calculations
• Preparing detailed estimates of quantities and costs of materials and labour required for statistical census and survey operations
• Performing technical tasks connected with establishing, maintaining and using registers and sampling frames for census and survey operations
• Performing technical tasks connected with data collection and quality control operations in censuses and surveys
• Using standard computer software packages to perform mathematical, actuarial, statistical, accounting and related calculations
• Preparing statistical, mathematical, actuarial, accounting and other results for presentation in graphical or tabular form
• Applying knowledge of statistical, mathematical, actuarial, accounting and related principles and practices in order to identify and solve problems arising in the course of their work
• Supervising the work of statistical clerks

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 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

Do you need a degree to become a statistical, mathematical and related associate professional?

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

Will AI change the work of a statistical, mathematical and related associate professional?

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
• 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