Saudi careers in 269 professions

قبل

Nitaqat (Saudization) was originally a headcount game — companies hit aggregate quotas by hiring Saudis into any role. The result: many Saudi nationals nominally counted toward quotas while sitting in low-paid positions with limited career growth.

المبادرة

MHRSD redesigned the program around profession-level quotas across 269 specific roles, with minimum wage floors (SAR 4,000 general / SAR 5,500 marketing / SAR 8,000 engineering / SAR 9,000 dentistry). The new 2026–2028 cycle (Nitaqat Mutawar) raised quotas across healthcare, engineering, accounting, procurement, marketing and sales. 69 administrative support roles (secretarial, translation, data entry) became fully Saudized from April 5, 2026. The Yellow compliance tier was eliminated.

النتيجة

Over the 2026–2028 cycle, the program aims to localize 340,000 additional private-sector jobs for Saudi nationals, while pushing companies away from quota-gaming toward genuine career roles.

للمواطنين

The era of being hired to fill a quota is ending. A Saudi accountant, engineer, marketer, dentist or pharmacist now enters a private sector that needs them, pays them properly, and offers progression. Quality replaces token compliance.