Industrial engineering
5 years- You study
- Production planning, Quality control
- Jobs
- Industrial engineer, Quality engineer
- Average for the engineering field · Age 25–29
- 11,200SAR
Average monthly pay in the engineering 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 Industrial and manufacturing engineers: 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 Industrial engineering taught?
Taught at 24 universities: 16 government and 8 private.
Riyadh
- Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic UniversityGovernment · men
- King Saud UniversityGovernment · men
- Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz UniversityGovernment
- Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityGovernment · women
- Al Yamamah UniversityPrivate
- Alfaisal UniversityPrivate
- Almaarefa UniversityPrivate
Makkah
- King Abdulaziz UniversityGovernment
- Taif UniversityGovernment
- University of JeddahGovernment · men and women
- Jeddah International CollegePrivate
- University of Business and TechnologyPrivate
Madinah
- Islamic University of MadinahGovernment · men
- Taibah UniversityGovernment · women
Qassim
- Mustaqbal UniversityPrivate · men and women
Eastern Province
- King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsGovernment
- Al Yamamah UniversityPrivate
- Al-Fayha CollegePrivate
- Alasala CollegesPrivate
Asir
- King Khalid UniversityGovernment · men and women
- University of BishaGovernment
Tabuk
- University of TabukGovernment
Hail
- University of HailGovernment
Northern Borders
- Northern Border UniversityGovernment · men and women
Jazan
- Jazan 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
| Industrial engineering | Computer engineering | Environmental engineering |
|---|---|---|
| Field in the survey | ||
| Engineering, manufacturing and construction | Engineering, manufacturing and construction | Engineering, manufacturing and construction |
| Length of study | ||
| 5 years | 5 years | 5 years |
| Taught at | ||
| 24 universities | 26 universities | 4 universities |
| Men | ||
| Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Women | ||
| Offered | Offered | Not confirmed |
| Holders of the field working | ||
| 95.4% | 95.4% | 95.4% |
| Unemployment in the field | ||
| 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Average wage in the field (SAR) | ||
| 16,042 | 16,042 | 16,042 |
| An occupation of its graduates and generative AI | ||
| 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 Industrial engineering students learn?
Studies how to improve work methods, production and use of resources in factories and services.
- Production planning
- Quality control
- Supply chains
- Operations research
In Arabic: الهندسة الصناعية
How many years is Industrial engineering?
5 years. The length may differ between universities depending on the foundation year.
What jobs do Industrial engineering graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Industrial engineer
- Quality engineer
- Supply chain specialist
- Operations analyst
Factory and office work; some factories run shifts.
- Mixed
- Sometimes shifts
- Moderate physical effort
Professional classification from the Saudi Council of Engineers.
What do Industrial engineering graduates earn?
GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Engineering, manufacturing and construction” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3.
What is unemployment in the engineering 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
References
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Industrial engineers” (BLS 17-2112), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Industrial and manufacturing engineers” (COPS 21321), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Engineering, manufacturing and construction”, 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, 31 December 2025 (11 Rajab 1447 AH).
- International Labour Organization · occupation code 2141, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).