Architects, surveyors, planners and designers

How to become a town and traffic planner

Official title: Town and traffic planners

Also called: Land planner, Traffic planner, Urban planner

Town and traffic planners develop and implement plans and policies for the controlled use of urban and rural land and for traffic systems. They conduct research and provide advice on economic, environmental and social factors affecting land use and traffic flows.

Main tasks

Planning layout and coordinating development of urban areas
Compiling and analysing data on economic, legal, political, cultural, demographic, sociological, physical and environmental factors affecting land use
Conferring with government authorities, communities and specialists in fields such as architecture, planning, social science, the environment and the law
Devising and recommending use and development of land, and presenting narrative and graphic plans, programmes and designs to groups and individuals
Advising governments, companies and communities on urban and regional planning issues and proposals
Reviewing and evaluating environmental impact reports
Planning and coordinating the development of land areas for parks, schools, institutions, airports, roadways and related projects, and for commercial, industrial and residential sites
Planning and advising on routing and control of road traffic and public transportation systems for efficiency and safety

Ways in

University: Architecture & Built Environment degrees, Offered by 9 universities in Hong Kong

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

Questions people ask

How do I become a town and traffic planner?

Ways in include: Architecture & Built Environment degrees.

Do you need a degree to become a town and traffic planner?

Usually. 88% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Will AI change the work of a town and traffic planner?

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