Pharmacy technology
Diploma- You study
- Medicine names, Dispensing prescriptions
- Jobs
- Pharmacy technician, Pharmacist assistant
- Average for the health field · Age 25–29
- 10,500SAR
Average monthly pay in the health 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 Pharmacy technicians: 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 Pharmacy technology taught?
1 university where we checked the programme page4; not a full list.
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
| Pharmacy technology | Radiology | Health informatics |
|---|---|---|
| Field in the survey | ||
| Health and welfare | Health and welfare | Health and welfare |
| Length of study | ||
| Diploma | 4 years + internship | 4 years |
| Taught at | ||
| List not checked | 18 universities | 14 universities |
| Men | ||
| Not confirmed | Offered | Offered |
| Women | ||
| Not confirmed | Offered | Offered |
| Holders of the field working | ||
| 93.5% | 93.5% | 93.5% |
| Unemployment in the field | ||
| 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% |
| Average wage in the field (SAR) | ||
| 12,437 | 12,437 | 12,437 |
| An occupation of its graduates and generative AI | ||
| minimal exposure | not exposed | — |
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 Pharmacy technology students learn?
Assisting the pharmacist in preparing and dispensing medicines and managing stock.
- Medicine names
- Dispensing prescriptions
- Preparing medicines
- Stock management
In Arabic: تقنية الصيدلة
What jobs do Pharmacy technology graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Pharmacy technician
- Pharmacist assistant
- Medicine store keeper
- Dispensing technician
Hospital or neighbourhood pharmacy; some run shifts.
- Sometimes shifts
- Sometimes outside the city
- Moderate physical effort
Professional classification and registration with the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.
What do Pharmacy technology graduates earn?
GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Health and welfare” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3.
What is unemployment in the health 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 “Pharmacy technician” is only slightly affected by AI. May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH) (occupation, not major)6
- A goal of the Health Sector Transformation Program is to provide enough doctors, nurses and health practitioners (no number given). October 2021 (Safar – Rabi' al-Awwal 1443 AH) (announced target)7
References
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Pharmacy technicians” (BLS 29-2052), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Pharmacy technicians” (COPS 32124), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Health and welfare”, 2024 (1445–1446 AH).
- Programme pages on university websites, last checked 24 October 2026 (13 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 3213, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).
- Health Sector Transformation Program, 5 October 2021 (28 Safar 1443 AH).