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Secretarial and office administration

Diploma
You study
Correspondence skills
Jobs
Secretary, Administrative assistant
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 Administrative assistants: 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 Secretarial and office administration taught?

2 universities 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

Secretarial and office administrationInsurance and risk managementHuman resources
Field in the survey
Business, administration and lawBusiness, administration and lawBusiness, administration and law
Length of study
Diploma4–5 years4–5 years
Taught at
List not checked6 universities24 universities
Men
Not confirmedOfferedOffered
Women
Not confirmedOfferedOffered
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)
11,49111,49111,491
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 Secretarial and office administration students learn?

Organising office work, correspondence, appointments and records.

  • Correspondence skills
  • Filing and records
  • Office software
  • Business communication

In Arabic: السكرتارية والإدارة المكتبية

What jobs do Secretarial and office administration graduates do?

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

  • Secretary
  • Administrative assistant
  • Office coordinator
  • Records clerk

Office work on fixed daytime hours.

What do Secretarial and office administration 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.

Age 25–298,200 SAR
Age 35–4414,200 SAR

What is unemployment in the business field?

Unemployment among Saudi graduates of the field (bachelor’s, all ages)3:

  • 20211442–1443 AH14.1%
  • 20221443–1444 AH12.4%
  • 20231444–1445 AH9.3%
  • 20241445–1446 AH8.5%

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 “Secretary” is strongly affected by AI (3 of 4). May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH) (occupation, not major)7

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References

  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Secretaries and administrative assistants” (BLS 43-6000), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
  2. Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Administrative assistants” (COPS 13110), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
  3. General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Business, administration and law”, 2024 (1445–1446 AH).
  4. Programme pages on university websites, last checked 24 October 2026 (13 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).
  5. International Labour Organization, global index of occupational exposure to generative AI, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).
  6. Ministry of Human Resources, 5 April 2026 (17 Shawwal 1447 AH).
  7. International Labour Organization · occupation code 4120, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).