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Range and forestry

4–5 years
You study
Range management, Forestry
Jobs
Range specialist, Forestry specialist
Average for the agriculture field · Age 25–29
Sample too small

For the agriculture field in the Labour Force Survey3.

Forecasts published in other countries for the occupation Forestry professionals: 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 Range and forestry taught?

Taught at 1 university: 1 government and 0 private.

Makkah

From university pages, admission guides and the Ministry’s Study in Saudi platform4. Gender is tagged where the university publishes it per programme.

What do Range and forestry students learn?

The study of natural plants in rangelands and forests, and how to protect and manage them.

  • Range management
  • Forestry
  • Wild plants
  • Soil conservation

In Arabic: المراعي والغابات

How many years is Range and forestry?

4–5 years. The length may differ between universities depending on the foundation year.

What jobs do Range and forestry graduates do?

Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:

  • Range specialist
  • Forestry specialist
  • Reserve supervisor
  • Researcher

Work in grazing lands, forests and nature reserves, far from cities.

  • Field
  • Often remote or far from cities
  • High physical effort
  • Some travel

What do Range and forestry graduates earn?

GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Agriculture and veterinary” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3.

Age 25–29Sample too small
Age 35–44Sample too small

Official decisions and signals

  • The job “Forestry specialist” is little affected by AI. May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH) (occupation, not major)5

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References

  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Foresters” (BLS 19-1032), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
  2. Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Forestry professionals” (COPS 21111), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
  3. General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Agriculture and veterinary”, 2024 (1445–1446 AH).
  4. Programme pages on university websites, last checked 26 October 2026 (15 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).
  5. International Labour Organization · occupation code 2132, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).