Hospitality and hotel management
4–5 years- You study
- Hotel management
- Jobs
- Hotel receptionist, Hospitality supervisor
- 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 Hotel front desk clerks: 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 Hospitality and hotel management taught?
Taught at 7 universities: 5 government and 2 private.
Riyadh
- King Saud UniversityGovernment · men and women
Makkah
- King Abdulaziz UniversityGovernment
- Umm Al-Qura UniversityGovernment
- University of Business and TechnologyPrivate
Madinah
- Prince Mugrin bin Abdulaziz UniversityPrivate · men and women
Asir
- King Khalid UniversityGovernment · men and women
Jazan
- Jazan UniversityGovernment · men
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
| Hospitality and hotel management | Events management | Sport science |
|---|---|---|
| Field in the survey | ||
| Services | Services | Services |
| Length of study | ||
| 4–5 years | 4–5 years | 4–5 years |
| Taught at | ||
| 7 universities | 3 universities | 13 universities |
| Men | ||
| Offered | Not confirmed | Offered |
| Women | ||
| Offered | Not confirmed | 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 | ||
| gradient three of four | — | 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 Hospitality and hotel management students learn?
Managing hotels and restaurants and serving guests.
- Hotel management
- Food and beverage services
- Customer service
- Resort management
In Arabic: الضيافة والفندقة
How many years is Hospitality and hotel management?
4–5 years. The length may differ between universities depending on the foundation year.
What jobs do Hospitality and hotel 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:
- Hotel receptionist
- Hospitality supervisor
- Restaurant manager
- Reservations coordinator
Hotel work on shifts, including nights and weekends.
- Shifts and nights often
- Moderate physical effort
What do Hospitality and hotel 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.
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.
Official decisions and signals
- Tourism sector: 41 jobs with Saudization of 100%, 70% or 50% by job, with a second stage to come. in force since April 2026 (Shawwal – Dhu al-Qa'dah 1447 AH) (binds firms, not individuals)6
- The job “Hotel receptionist” is strongly affected by AI (3 of 4). May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH) (occupation, not major)7
References
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks” (BLS 43-4081), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Hotel front desk clerks” (COPS 64314), 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).
- Ministry of Human Resources, 21 April 2025 (23 Shawwal 1446 AH).
- International Labour Organization · occupation code 4224, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).