Educational technology
Postgraduate- You study
- Instructional design, E-learning
- Jobs
- Educational technology specialist
- Average for the education field · Age 25–29
- 5,800SAR
Average monthly pay in the education 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 Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers: 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 Educational technology taught?
- King Faisal UniversityEastern Province
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityEastern Province
- Jazan UniversityJazan
- Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic UniversityRiyadh
- King Saud UniversityRiyadh
5 universities where we checked the programme page4; not a full list.
What do Educational technology students learn?
Using technology in teaching and designing digital lessons and learning resources.
- Instructional design
- E-learning
- Learning media production
- Educational software
In Arabic: تقنيات التعليم
What jobs do Educational technology graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Educational technology specialist
- Instructional designer
- Learning resources officer
- E-content developer
Computer work in a school or university, on fixed daytime hours.
What do Educational technology graduates earn?
GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Education” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3.
What is unemployment in the education 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 “Instructional coordinators” (BLS 25-9031), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers” (COPS 41405), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Education”, 2024 (1445–1446 AH).
- Programme pages on university websites, last checked 24 October 2026 (13 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).