Important .. King Salman issues a decision to localize new professions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the year 2023
In an important step to localize professions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Human Resources issued a decision to specify professions permitted for foreigners in 2023. This step aims to regulate the employment sector, provide equal job opportunities for citizens, and promote economic development in the Kingdom.
Localization of occupations and its objectives
After the issuance of the decision to localize professions in the Kingdom, the Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development made great efforts to localize and organize various professions and jobs in the country. This aims to achieve balance in the labor market and strengthen the structure of the Saudi economy.
Professions permitted for foreigners in the Kingdom for the year 2023
The professions that will be localized in 2023 include a wide range of jobs. The following are some of the professions permitted for foreigners in the Kingdom:
- translator
- Responsible for labor and workers affairs
- Complaints and Communications Specialist
- Director of Human Resources
- Hotel receptionist
- Responsible for managing personnel and affairs
- cashier
- Private security guard
- Director of government social relations
- time writer
- transcriber
- Responsible for clothing stores
- Secretary in the medical field
- sales manager
- pharmaceutical
- Account manager or clerk
- Purchases Representative
- Public Accountant
- Executive Secretary
- vendor
- Warehouse supervisor and guard
- driver
- Engineer
Professions not included in the localization of occupations for the year 2023
However, there are some professions that are not included in the list of occupations permitted to foreigners in the Kingdom. Among these professions:
- hygiene profession
- Loading and unloading of goods in various fields
- Specialists who have specialized experience in media operation
Settlement conditions and registration requirements
After defining the list of permitted occupations, the Saudi government has set some conditions that must be met for citizens wishing to register in the list of occupations available for Emiratization. These conditions include:
- The age of the applicants must be between 18 and 40 years.
- Provide all required data such as name, national identity number and phone number.
- Acceptance of registration for males and females.
- Not working in the public sector.
The time plan for implementing the localization of occupations
The Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development worked on setting a time plan to implement the Saudization of professions. This decision will be implemented in two phases, as the first phase will start on April 6, 2023, with a 35% localization rate for professions and advisory work. And in the second phase, on March 24, 2024, the percentage of nationalization of professions will rise to 40%. This decision will be applied to all establishments without exception.
Localization of professions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is an important step towards regulating the labor market and providing job opportunities for citizens. This decision promotes economic development and improves the functional autonomy of society. The localization of occupations aims to enhance the balance between citizens and residents in the labor market and stimulate innovation and sustainable economic development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
