Home economics
4–5 years- You study
- Nutrition, Clothing and textiles
- Jobs
- Home economics teacher
- 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 Secondary school teachers: 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 Home economics taught?
Taught at 5 universities: 5 government and 0 private.
Riyadh
- Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz UniversityGovernment
Makkah
- King Abdulaziz UniversityGovernment
- Umm Al-Qura UniversityGovernment · women
Asir
- King Khalid UniversityGovernment
Northern Borders
- Northern Border UniversityGovernment · women
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
| Home economics | Tourism | Sport science |
|---|---|---|
| Field in the survey | ||
| Services | Services | Services |
| Length of study | ||
| 4–5 years | 4–5 years | 4–5 years |
| Taught at | ||
| 5 universities | 8 universities | 13 universities |
| Men | ||
| Not found offered | Offered | Offered |
| Women | ||
| Offered | Offered | Offered |
| 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) | ||
| 16,979 | 16,979 | 16,979 |
| An occupation of its graduates and generative AI | ||
| not exposed | minimal exposure | minimal 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 Home economics students learn?
Studying family life, nutrition, clothing and household management.
- Nutrition
- Clothing and textiles
- Child development
- Family resource management
In Arabic: الاقتصاد المنزلي
How many years is Home economics?
4–5 years. The length may differ between universities depending on the foundation year.
What jobs do Home economics graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Home economics teacher
- Family nutrition specialist
- Nursery supervisor
- Family counsellor
Teaching, family services or home products, mostly by day.
- Moderate physical effort
What do Home economics 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.
What is unemployment in the services 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 “Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education” (BLS 25-2031), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Secondary school teachers” (COPS 41220), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Services”, 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).