Working as a nurse in Saudi Arabia
What official sources say about working as a nurse in Saudi Arabia: what the occupation group earns and how foreign qualifications are recognised.
In Saudi Arabia, the occupation group "Technicians and associate professionals", which includes nurses, earns ≈ 2,078 EUR/month (gross, 2022). Nurse is a regulated profession in Saudi Arabia. Foreign qualifications go through: Apply for SCFHS Professional Classification through Mumaris+ with authenticated qualifications, source-country professional registration/experience and any required assessment; this first step can be started from abroad. After classification, Professional Registration requires lawful Saudi residence. Nursing-associate categories are not assumed identical.
- Earnings of the occupation group "Technicians and associate professionals"
- ≈ 2,078 EUR/month (gross, 2022)
- Regulation
- Regulated
- Recognition route
- Apply for SCFHS Professional Classification through Mumaris+ with authenticated qualifications, source-country professional registration/experience and any required assessment; this first step can be started from abroad. After classification, Professional Registration requires lawful Saudi residence. Nursing-associate categories are not assumed identical.
Pay
Earnings of the occupation group "Technicians and associate professionals" in Saudi Arabia: ≈ 2,078 EUR/month (gross, 2022), from ILO. An occupation group is wider than one job title: it is the pay of everyone the group holds, not of nurses alone.
Regulation and recognition
Nurse is a regulated profession in Saudi Arabia.
- Recognition route
- Apply for SCFHS Professional Classification through Mumaris+ with authenticated qualifications, source-country professional registration/experience and any required assessment; this first step can be started from abroad. After classification, Professional Registration requires lawful Saudi residence. Nursing-associate categories are not assumed identical.
- Recognition authority
- Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) for classified health-practitioner nursing titles; nursing-associate roles require their own category check.
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