Agricultural engineering
4–5 years- You study
- Irrigation engineering, Farm machinery
- Jobs
- Irrigation engineer
- Average for the agriculture field · Age 25–29
- Sample too small
For the agriculture field in the Labour Force Survey3.
Forecasts published in other countries for the occupation Other professional engineers: roughly stable (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 2026 (Safar – Rabi' al-Awwal 1448 AH); Employment and Social Development Canada, June 2025 · Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 – Muharram 1447 AH)1,2. They are not a forecast for the Saudi market, nor by DataPulse.
Where is Agricultural engineering taught?
Taught at 1 university: 1 government and 0 private.
Riyadh
- King Saud UniversityGovernment · men
From university pages, admission guides and the Ministry’s Study in Saudi platform4. Gender is tagged where the university publishes it per programme.
Compare with…
A side-by-side view, not a judgement that one major is better. Figures are for the broad field, so two majors in one field share the same figures. Figures: bachelor’s, both sexes, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)35
| Agricultural engineering | Animal production | Plant protection |
|---|---|---|
| Field in the survey | ||
| Agriculture and veterinary | Agriculture and veterinary | Agriculture and veterinary |
| Length of study | ||
| 4–5 years | 4–5 years | 4–5 years |
| Taught at | ||
| 1 university | 3 universities | 3 universities |
| Men | ||
| Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Women | ||
| Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Holders of the field working | ||
| Sample too small | Sample too small | Sample too small |
| Unemployment in the field | ||
| Sample too small | Sample too small | Sample too small |
| Average wage in the field (SAR) | ||
| Sample too small | Sample too small | Sample too small |
| An occupation of its graduates and generative AI | ||
| not exposed | not exposed | not exposed |
Availability for men and women from university pages and the Ministry’s programmes platform; last checked 24 October 2026 (13 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).
What do Agricultural engineering students learn?
Applying engineering to irrigation, farm machinery and crop processing.
- Irrigation engineering
- Farm machinery
- Soil and water engineering
- Farm energy
In Arabic: الهندسة الزراعية
How many years is Agricultural engineering?
4–5 years. The length may differ between universities depending on the foundation year.
What jobs do Agricultural engineering graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Irrigation engineer
- Farm machinery engineer
- Agricultural projects supervisor
- Researcher
Between farms and office; sites are mostly outside cities.
- Mixed
- Often remote or far from cities
- Moderate physical effort
Professional classification with the Saudi Council of Engineers.
What do Agricultural engineering graduates earn?
GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Agriculture and veterinary” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3.
References
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Agricultural engineers” (BLS 17-2021), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Other professional engineers” (COPS 21399), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Agriculture and veterinary”, 2024 (1445–1446 AH).
- Programme pages on university websites, last checked 26 October 2026 (15 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).
- International Labour Organization, global index of occupational exposure to generative AI, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).