Job vacancies in the Saudi healthcare sector have risen by more than a third in the past 12 months, according to a survey.
Advertisements for positions in healthcare in the kingdom were up by 37 per cent in April, compared with the same month last year, according to the results of the latest Monster Employment Index, which analyses online job vacancies posted on the firm’s website.
Healthcare is a key factor in the country’s Vision 2030 economic restructuring plan, which was announced in April.
The sector accounts for about seven per cent of the kingdom’s budget, or $3 trillion, according a report this month in the Saudi Gazette, citing data from the Ministry of Health.