Surveying and geomatics engineering
5 years- You study
- Land surveying, Remote sensing
- Jobs
- Surveying engineer, Mapping specialist
- Average for the engineering field · Age 25–29
- 11,200SAR
Average monthly pay in the engineering 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 Land surveyors: 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 Surveying and geomatics engineering taught?
Taught at 3 universities: 3 government and 0 private.
Riyadh
- King Saud UniversityGovernment · men
- Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (Technical College)Government
Makkah
- King Abdulaziz UniversityGovernment
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
| Surveying and geomatics engineering | Civil engineering | Architecture |
|---|---|---|
| Field in the survey | ||
| Engineering, manufacturing and construction | Engineering, manufacturing and construction | Engineering, manufacturing and construction |
| Length of study | ||
| 5 years | 5 years | 5 years |
| Taught at | ||
| 3 universities | 35 universities | 27 universities |
| Men | ||
| Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Women | ||
| Not confirmed | Offered | Offered |
| Holders of the field working | ||
| 95.4% | 95.4% | 95.4% |
| Unemployment in the field | ||
| 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Average wage in the field (SAR) | ||
| 16,042 | 16,042 | 16,042 |
| An occupation of its graduates and generative AI | ||
| — | not exposed | minimal exposure |
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 Surveying and geomatics engineering students learn?
Studies measuring land, making maps and collecting spatial data.
- Land surveying
- Remote sensing
- Geographic information systems
- Mapping
In Arabic: هندسة المساحة والجيوماتكس
How many years is Surveying and geomatics engineering?
5 years. The length may differ between universities depending on the foundation year.
What jobs do Surveying and geomatics engineering graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Surveying engineer
- Mapping specialist
- Spatial data analyst
- Land surveyor
You measure land in the field in the sun, sometimes at far sites, plus office work.
- Field
- Often remote or far from cities
- High physical effort
- Some travel
Professional classification from the Saudi Council of Engineers.
What do Surveying and geomatics engineering graduates earn?
GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Engineering, manufacturing and construction” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3.
What is unemployment in the engineering 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 “Land surveyor” is moderately affected by AI (2 of 4). May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH) (occupation, not major)6
References
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Surveyors” (BLS 17-1022), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Land surveyors” (COPS 21203), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Engineering, manufacturing and construction”, 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 2165, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).