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Biology

4 years
You study
Cell biology, Genetics, Microbiology
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 Biological scientists, all other: 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 Biology taught?

Taught at 25 universities: 24 government and 1 private.

Riyadh

Makkah

Madinah

Qassim

Eastern Province

Asir

Tabuk

Hail

Northern Borders

Jazan

Najran

Al-Baha

Al-Jouf

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

BiologyBiochemistry and biotechnologyMarine sciences
Field in the survey
Natural sciences, mathematics and statisticsNatural sciences, mathematics and statisticsNatural sciences, mathematics and statistics
Length of study
4 years4 years4 years
Taught at
25 universities5 universities1 university
Men
OfferedOfferedOffered
Women
OfferedOfferedNot confirmed
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)
10,62710,62710,627
An occupation of its graduates and generative AI
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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 Biology students learn?

The study of living things and how they grow, reproduce and interact with their environment.

  • Cell biology
  • Genetics
  • Microbiology
  • Zoology

In Arabic: الأحياء

How many years is Biology?

4 years. Length from the programme page on the university website6; it may differ between universities.

What jobs do Biology 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
  • Biology teacher
  • Lab technician

Lab work, sometimes going out to collect samples in the field.

  • Mixed
  • Sometimes outside the city
  • Moderate physical effort
  • Some travel

What do Biology 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.

Age 25–296,800 SAR
Age 35–4411,700 SAR

What is unemployment in the sciences field?

Unemployment among Saudi graduates of the field (bachelor’s, all ages)3:

  • 20211442–1443 AH22.4%
  • 20221443–1444 AH17.3%
  • 20231444–1445 AH15.7%
  • 20241445–1446 AH11.9%

For the whole field, not this major alone. Past measurement, not a forecast.

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References

  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Biological scientists, all other” (BLS 19-1029), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
  2. Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Biologists and related scientists” (COPS 21110), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
  3. General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics”, 2024 (1445–1446 AH).
  4. Programme pages on university websites, last checked 26 October 2026 (15 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).
  5. International Labour Organization, global index of occupational exposure to generative AI, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).
  6. Jazan University, Biology programme page, last checked 24 October 2026 (13 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).