Occupational health and safety
4–5 years- You study
- Industrial safety, Occupational health
- Jobs
- Safety officer, Safety inspector
- 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 Occupational health and safety specialists: 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 Occupational health and safety taught?
Taught at 6 universities: 4 government and 2 private.
Makkah
- King Abdulaziz UniversityGovernment
- Umm Al-Qura UniversityGovernment
Qassim
- Buraydah Private CollegesPrivate · men
Eastern Province
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityGovernment
Asir
- King Khalid UniversityGovernment · men and women
Tabuk
- Fahad Bin Sultan UniversityPrivate
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
| Occupational health and safety | Hospitality and hotel management | Culinary arts |
|---|---|---|
| Field in the survey | ||
| Services | Services | Services |
| Length of study | ||
| 4–5 years | 4–5 years | Diploma |
| Taught at | ||
| 6 universities | 7 universities | List not checked |
| Men | ||
| Offered | Offered | Not confirmed |
| Women | ||
| Offered | Offered | Not confirmed |
| 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 | — |
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 Occupational health and safety students learn?
Studying how to protect workers from injuries and accidents at work.
- Industrial safety
- Occupational health
- Risk management
- First aid
In Arabic: الصحة والسلامة المهنية
How many years is Occupational health and safety?
4–5 years. The length may differ between universities depending on the foundation year.
What jobs do Occupational health and safety graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Safety officer
- Safety inspector
- Occupational health specialist
- Environment and safety coordinator
You visit factories and sites to inspect them, plus office work.
- Mixed
- Sometimes shifts
- Sometimes outside the city
- Moderate physical effort
- Some travel
What do Occupational health and safety 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
- The job “Safety inspector” is little affected by AI. May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH) (occupation, not major)6
References
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Occupational health and safety specialists” (BLS 19-5011), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Occupational health and safety specialists” (COPS 22232), 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).
- International Labour Organization · occupation code 3257, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).