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Geology and earth sciences

4 years
You study
Petrology, Mineralogy, Geophysics
Jobs
Geologist, Field geologist
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 Geoscientists and oceanographers: 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 Geology and earth sciences taught?

Taught at 4 universities: 4 government and 0 private.

Riyadh

Makkah

Madinah

Eastern Province

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

Geology and earth sciencesChemistryBiochemistry and biotechnology
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
4 universities26 universities5 universities
Men
OfferedOfferedOffered
Women
OfferedOfferedOffered
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
minimal exposureminimal exposuregradient 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 Geology and earth sciences students learn?

The study of the Earth, its rocks and minerals, and how it was formed.

  • Petrology
  • Mineralogy
  • Geophysics
  • Structural geology

In Arabic: الجيولوجيا وعلوم الأرض

How many years is Geology and earth sciences?

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

What jobs do Geology and earth sciences graduates do?

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

  • Geologist
  • Field geologist
  • Geological surveyor
  • Researcher

Trips to far sites to collect samples and study the ground, with office work between.

  • Field
  • Often remote or far from cities
  • High physical effort
  • Some travel

What do Geology and earth sciences 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.

Official decisions and signals

  • The job “Geologist” is only slightly affected by AI. May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH) (occupation, not major)7
  • Target for mining: 219,000 new jobs by 2030. in force since December 2030 (Sha'ban – Ramadan 1452 AH) (announced target)8

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References

  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers” (BLS 19-2042), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
  2. Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Geoscientists and oceanographers” (COPS 21102), 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. King Abdulaziz University, Geology and earth sciences programme page, last checked 24 October 2026 (13 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).
  7. International Labour Organization · occupation code 2114, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).
  8. Saudi Vision 2030, 19 June 2026 (4 Muharram 1448 AH).