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The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (HRSD), in partnership with the Ministry of Health, announced commencement of phase one of enhanced Saudization in the healthcare sector. Saudization rates will increase across four key private-sector healthcare professions, taking effect as of today, April 17, 2025, in line with the approved professional titles.
The decision aligns with ongoing efforts by both ministries to enhance the participation of national talents in the labor market and to provide productive and lucrative job opportunities for Saudi nationals across the Kingdom. This initiative supports the objectives of the Labor Market Strategy and the Health Sector Transformation Program.
The targeted Saudization rates are as follows, radiology (65%), clinical nutrition and physiotherapy (80%) and medical laboratories (70%). Additionally, the minimum monthly salary will be set at SAR 7,000 for specialists and SAR 5,000 for technicians.
Phase one will apply to all establishments employing at least one worker in the major cities of Riyadh, Makkah, Madinah, Jeddah, Dammam, and Khobar. It also applies to large and mega enterprises across other regions of the Kingdom. Phase two will begin on October 17, 2025, and will extend to the remaining establishments in other areas.
Detailed procedural guidelines were published on the ministry’s official website, outlining the required Saudization ratios. All establishments are urged to comply with the new regulations to avoid penalties.
Saudi Arabia issued a decision in October 2024 to increase Saudization rates for four healthcare professions including radiology (65%), medical laboratories (70%), clinical nutrition (80%), and physiotherapy (80%), data compiled with Argaam showed.
Logo ofThe Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (HRSD)
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (HRSD), in partnership with the Ministry of Health, announced commencement of phase one of enhanced Saudization in the healthcare sector. Saudization rates will increase across four key private-sector healthcare professions, taking effect as of today, April 17, 2025, in line with the approved professional titles.
The decision aligns with ongoing efforts by both ministries to enhance the participation of national talents in the labor market and to provide productive and lucrative job opportunities for Saudi nationals across the Kingdom. This initiative supports the objectives of the Labor Market Strategy and the Health Sector Transformation Program.
The targeted Saudization rates are as follows, radiology (65%), clinical nutrition and physiotherapy (80%) and medical laboratories (70%). Additionally, the minimum monthly salary will be set at SAR 7,000 for specialists and SAR 5,000 for technicians.
Phase one will apply to all establishments employing at least one worker in the major cities of Riyadh, Makkah, Madinah, Jeddah, Dammam, and Khobar. It also applies to large and mega enterprises across other regions of the Kingdom. Phase two will begin on October 17, 2025, and will extend to the remaining establishments in other areas.
Detailed procedural guidelines were published on the ministry’s official website, outlining the required Saudization ratios. All establishments are urged to comply with the new regulations to avoid penalties.
Saudi Arabia issued a decision in October 2024 to increase Saudization rates for four healthcare professions including radiology (65%), medical laboratories (70%), clinical nutrition (80%), and physiotherapy (80%), data compiled with Argaam showed.
