Subject teacher training (education tracks)
Postgraduate- You study
- Teaching methods, Educational psychology
- Jobs
- Middle school teacher
- Average for the education field · Age 25–29
- 5,800SAR
Average monthly pay in the education 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 Secondary school teachers: 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 Subject teacher training (education tracks) taught?
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityEastern Province
- King Faisal UniversityEastern Province
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
| Subject teacher training (education tracks) | Early childhood education | Special education |
|---|---|---|
| Field in the survey | ||
| Education | Education | Education |
| Length of study | ||
| Postgraduate | 4 years | 4 years |
| Taught at | ||
| List not checked | 19 universities | 10 universities |
| Men | ||
| Not confirmed | Not found offered | Offered |
| Women | ||
| Not confirmed | Offered | Offered |
| Holders of the field working | ||
| 90.9% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| Unemployment in the field | ||
| 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| Average wage in the field (SAR) | ||
| 11,147 | 11,147 | 11,147 |
| An occupation of its graduates and generative AI | ||
| not exposed | not exposed | 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 Subject teacher training (education tracks) students learn?
A teaching programme after a bachelor's that prepares a subject graduate to become a teacher.
- Teaching methods
- Educational psychology
- Classroom management
- Measurement and evaluation
In Arabic: إعداد معلم التخصص (المسارات التربوية)
What jobs do Subject teacher training (education tracks) graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Middle school teacher
- Secondary school teacher
- Learning coordinator
- Education trainer
You teach in a school by day on fixed hours; posts may be outside your city.
- Sometimes outside the city
- Moderate physical effort
Professional teaching licence from the Education and Training Evaluation Commission.
What do Subject teacher training (education tracks) graduates earn?
GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Education” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3.
What is unemployment in the education 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 “Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education” (BLS 25-2031), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Secondary school teachers” (COPS 41220), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Education”, 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).
- Ministry of Education, 2024 (1445–1446 AH).
- International Labour Organization · occupation code 2330, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).