Biochemistry and biotechnology
4 years- You study
- Biochemistry, Molecular biology, Genetics
- Jobs
- Lab specialist, Researcher
- Average for the sciences field · Age 25–29
- 6,800SAR
Average monthly pay in the sciences field for Saudi bachelor’s holders, GASTAT Labour Force Survey 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3; many earn less. Pay in a first job is usually lower.
Forecasts published in other countries for the occupation Biologists and related scientists: 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 Biochemistry and biotechnology taught?
Taught at 5 universities: 5 government and 0 private.
Riyadh
- King Saud UniversityGovernment · men and women
Makkah
- King Abdulaziz UniversityGovernment
- Taif UniversityGovernment
- University of JeddahGovernment · men and women
Tabuk
- University of TabukGovernment
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
| Biochemistry and biotechnology | Marine sciences | Biology |
|---|---|---|
| Field in the survey | ||
| Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics | Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics | Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics |
| Length of study | ||
| 4 years | 4 years | 4 years |
| Taught at | ||
| 5 universities | 1 university | 25 universities |
| Men | ||
| Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Women | ||
| Offered | Not confirmed | Offered |
| Holders of the field working | ||
| 88.1% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| Unemployment in the field | ||
| 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% |
| Average wage in the field (SAR) | ||
| 10,627 | 10,627 | 10,627 |
| An occupation of its graduates and generative AI | ||
| gradient two of four | gradient two of four | gradient two of four |
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 Biochemistry and biotechnology students learn?
The study of chemistry inside living things and its use in developing products and treatments.
- Biochemistry
- Molecular biology
- Genetics
- Biotechnology
In Arabic: الكيمياء الحيوية والتقنية الحيوية
How many years is Biochemistry and biotechnology?
4 years. Length from the programme page on the university website6; it may differ between universities.
What jobs do Biochemistry and biotechnology graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Lab specialist
- Researcher
- Biotechnology technician
- Quality controller
Lab or medicine factory work, mostly by day.
- Moderate physical effort
What do Biochemistry and biotechnology graduates earn?
GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3.
What is unemployment in the sciences field?
Unemployment among Saudi graduates of the field (bachelor’s, all ages)3:
For the whole field, not this major alone. Past measurement, not a forecast.
References
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Biochemists and biophysicists” (BLS 19-1021), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Biologists and related scientists” (COPS 21110), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics”, 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).
- King Saud University, Biochemistry and biotechnology programme page, last checked 24 October 2026 (13 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).