Transport and navigation
4–5 years- You study
- Transport management, Logistics, Navigation
- Jobs
- Transport coordinator, Logistics specialist
- Average for the services field · Age 25–29
- Sample too small
For the services field in the Labour Force Survey3.
Forecasts published in other countries for the occupation Production and transportation logistics coordinators: 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 Transport and navigation taught?
Taught at 1 university: 1 government and 0 private.
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
| Transport and navigation | Culinary arts | Events management |
|---|---|---|
| Field in the survey | ||
| Services | Services | Services |
| Length of study | ||
| 4–5 years | Diploma | 4–5 years |
| Taught at | ||
| 1 university | List not checked | 3 universities |
| Men | ||
| Offered | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Women | ||
| Offered | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Holders of the field working | ||
| 94.8% | 94.8% | 94.8% |
| Unemployment in the field | ||
| 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% |
| Average wage in the field (SAR) | ||
| 16,979 | 16,979 | 16,979 |
| 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 Transport and navigation students learn?
Studying how people and goods move by land, sea and air, and organising it.
- Transport management
- Logistics
- Navigation
- Transport safety
In Arabic: النقل والملاحة
How many years is Transport and navigation?
4–5 years. The length may differ between universities depending on the foundation year.
What jobs do Transport and navigation graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Transport coordinator
- Logistics specialist
- Navigation officer
- Operations supervisor
Ports, ships and airports on shifts, with travel and nights.
- Field
- Shifts and nights often
- Sometimes outside the city
- Moderate physical effort
- Lots of travel
What do Transport and navigation graduates earn?
GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Services” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3.
What is unemployment in the services 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
- Target: 330 million air passengers and a top-10 world ranking in logistics by 2030. in force since December 2030 (Sha'ban – Ramadan 1452 AH) (announced target)6
References
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Logisticians” (BLS 13-1081), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Production and transportation logistics coordinators” (COPS 13201), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Services”, 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).
- Saudi Vision 2030, 19 June 2026 (4 Muharram 1448 AH).