UAE Profession List | Skilled/Unskilled Employees, Salary & Education Certificates

 

Hello UAE Expats, we are back with an important Guide regarding “UAE Employment & Profession Categories with the minimum Required salary and Certificates.

Below is the list of Skill level 1 to 5 as per MOHRE. If your profession is not mentioned in below list, you can directly check it at Ministry website through link added at the end of blog. 

 1- Level 1 skills:(Category 1 Professions)

All UAE Employees with University Degree and above are in Category 1 List, the salary range for Level 1 employees are around 12000 to 15000 AED (minimum expected salary).

Level 1 Professions List:

1. Management Staff

2. HR Officer

3. Finance Manger

4. Sales Manager

5. Engineer

6. Doctors

7. Surgeons

8. Physicians

9. Clinicians 

10. Pharmacist

11. Lawyers

12. Administration Officer

13. Reservation Officer

14. Public Relation Officer

15. Accountants

16. Teachers

17. Professors

18. Draughtsman

19. Advertising Designer

20. Graphics Designer

21. Marketing Specialist

22. Quantity Surveyor

23. Executive Secretary

24. Accounts Clerk

25. Computer Operator

2. Level 2 skills (Category 2 Professions)
If the employee is having a Diploma, he/she falls in level 2 skill list, the salary range is from 5000 to 8000 AED per month (minimum expected salary), the category includes Technical and Mechanical related professions.

Level 2 Profession List:

1. Technicians

2. Mechanics

3. Software Developers

4. Web Developers

5. Telecom Technicians

6. Architectural Technicians

7. Auto Mechanics 

3. Level 3 skills: (Category 3 Professions)

Expats around the globe who having High School or Higher Secondary School Certificate are in category 3 and their salary for level 3 is expected to have between 4000 AED to 5000 AED (minimum expected salary).

Level 3 Profession List:

1. Sales Staff

2. Sales Executive

3. Sales Supervisor

4. Sales Representative

5. Site Supervisor

6. Customer Service Representative

7. Call center agents

8. Administration Clerk

9. Customs Clearing Clerk

10. Customs Clearing Agent

11. Customs Representative

12. Cash Desk Clerk

13. Clerk Assistant

14. Archive Clerk

15. Ticketing Clerk

16. Cashier

17. Receptionist

18. Switch Board Operator

19. Storekeeper

20. Tourist Guide

21. Documents Controller

22. Documentation In charge

4. Level 4 & 5 skills: (Category 4 & 5 unskilled Professions)

1. Drivers

2. Maid

3. Nanny

4. Cleaner

5. Laborer

6. Blue-collor worker

7. Office Boy

8. Office Girl

9. Beauty Saloon

10. Barber (Hairdresser)

11. Messenger

12. Loading & Unloading workers

13. Ordinary Labourer

14. Painters

15. Steel Fixer

16. Plumber

17. Construction worker

18. Other General Labours

Note: Above specified salary can be in total. It is not required to put as basic salary. New profession must be compatible with educational certificates.

Also note that the above conditions are not applicable for government / Semi-government / Free zone, Investor/Partner, Family and House servant visa holders.

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