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Events management

4–5 years
You study
Event planning, Project management
Jobs
Event organiser, Conference coordinator
Average for the services field · Age 25–29
Sample too small

For the services field in the Labour Force Survey3.

Forecasts published in other countries for the occupation Conference and event planners: leaning to growth (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 Events management taught?

Taught at 3 universities: 2 government and 1 private.

Makkah

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

Events managementHospitality and hotel managementSport science
Field in the survey
ServicesServicesServices
Length of study
4–5 years4–5 years4–5 years
Taught at
3 universities7 universities13 universities
Men
Not confirmedOfferedOffered
Women
Not confirmedOfferedOffered
Holders of the field working
94.8%94.8%94.8%
Unemployment in the field
5.2%5.2%5.2%
Average wage in the field (SAR)
16,97916,97916,979
An occupation of its graduates and generative AI
—gradient three of fourminimal exposure

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 Events management students learn?

Planning, organising and running conferences, exhibitions and parties.

  • Event planning
  • Project management
  • Marketing and advertising
  • Logistics

In Arabic: إدارة الفعاليات

How many years is Events management?

4–5 years. The length may differ between universities depending on the foundation year.

What jobs do Events management graduates do?

Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:

  • Event organiser
  • Conference coordinator
  • Exhibition manager
  • Public relations officer

You run events on site; hours get long around the event and at night.

  • Mixed
  • Sometimes shifts
  • Moderate physical effort
  • Some travel

What do Events management graduates earn?

GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Services” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3.

Age 25–29Sample too small
Age 35–44Sample too small

What is unemployment in the services field?

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

  • 20211442–1443 AH6.0%
  • 20221443–1444 AH5.8%
  • 20231444–1445 AH5.2%
  • 20241445–1446 AH5.2%

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

Official decisions and signals

  • The job “Event organiser” is moderately affected by AI (2 of 4). May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH) (occupation, not major)6
  • Target: raise household spending on culture and entertainment in the Kingdom from 2.9% to 6%. in force since December 2030 (Sha'ban – Ramadan 1452 AH) (announced target)7

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References

  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Meeting, convention, and event planners” (BLS 13-1121), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
  2. Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Conference and event planners” (COPS 12103), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
  3. General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Services”, 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. International Labour Organization · occupation code 3332, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).
  7. Saudi Vision 2030, 25 April 2016 (18 Rajab 1437 AH).