Human resources
4–5 years- You study
- Human resource management
- Jobs
- HR specialist, Recruiter
- Average for the business field · Age 25–29
- 8,200SAR
Average monthly pay in the business 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 Human resources professionals: 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 Human resources taught?
Taught at 24 universities: 12 government and 12 private.
Riyadh
- Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz UniversityGovernment
- Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityGovernment · women
- Alfaisal UniversityPrivate
- Dar Al-Uloom UniversityPrivate
Makkah
- King Abdulaziz UniversityGovernment
- University of JeddahGovernment · men and women
- Effat UniversityPrivate
- University of Business and TechnologyPrivate
Madinah
- Taibah UniversityGovernment · men
Qassim
- Buraydah Private CollegesPrivate · men and women
- Mustaqbal UniversityPrivate · men and women
- Onaizah CollegesPrivate
Eastern Province
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityGovernment
- King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsGovernment
- King Faisal UniversityGovernment
- Al-Fayha CollegePrivate
- Alasala CollegesPrivate
- Gulf CollegesPrivate
- Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd UniversityPrivate · men and women
Asir
- King Khalid UniversityGovernment · men and women
Tabuk
- University of TabukGovernment
- Fahad Bin Sultan UniversityPrivate
Northern Borders
- Northern Border UniversityGovernment · men and women
Najran
- Najran UniversityGovernment · men and 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
| Human resources | Insurance and risk management | Health services and hospital administration |
|---|---|---|
| Field in the survey | ||
| Business, administration and law | Business, administration and law | Business, administration and law |
| Length of study | ||
| 4–5 years | 4–5 years | 4–5 years |
| Taught at | ||
| 24 universities | 6 universities | 7 universities |
| Men | ||
| Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Women | ||
| Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Holders of the field working | ||
| 91.5% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| Unemployment in the field | ||
| 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% |
| Average wage in the field (SAR) | ||
| 11,491 | 11,491 | 11,491 |
| 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 Human resources students learn?
Hiring, training, organising and reviewing the performance of employees.
- Human resource management
- Labour law
- Training and development
- Organisational behaviour
In Arabic: الموارد البشرية
How many years is Human resources?
4–5 years. The length may differ between universities depending on the foundation year.
What jobs do Human resources graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- HR specialist
- Recruiter
- Training coordinator
- Personnel officer
Office work on fixed daytime hours.
What do Human resources graduates earn?
GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Business, administration and law” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3.
What is unemployment in the business 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
- 69 administrative support jobs (including secretaries and data entry) are for Saudis only. in force since October 2026 (Rabi' al-Akhir – Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH) (binds firms, not individuals)6
- The job “HR specialist” is moderately affected by AI (2 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 “Human resources specialists” (BLS 13-1071), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Human resources professionals” (COPS 11200), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Business, administration and law”, 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, 5 April 2026 (17 Shawwal 1447 AH).
- International Labour Organization · occupation code 2423, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).