UAE jobs: Students’ monthly salary expectations go higher to nearly Dh20,000 a month

UAE jobs: Students’ monthly salary expectations go higher to nearly Dh20,000 a month

More vacancies have become available in the country as its economy bounces back post Covid-19

Published: Tue 15 Nov 2022, 6:00 AM Last updated: Tue 15 Nov 2022, 6:18 AM

The UAE students' salary expectations have increased in the past year amidst more job opportunities during the post-Covid-19 recovery period.

According to a survey by employer branding firm Universum for 2022, a university student in the UAE expects nearly a Dh19,726 salary per month compared to around Dh18,000 salary in the previous year.

Male students expect around Dh18,914 monthly this year as against Dh17,976 in the previous year. Similarly, female university students' monthly salary expectations have also increased to Dh20,036 against Dh18,537.

The survey was carried out between October 2021 to July 2022, covering 30 universities and 128 areas of study.

It covered 8,543 students, including 1,686 students from business/commerce, 3,759 of engineer/IT, 370 from natural sciences, 1,553 from humanities/art/education/law and 1,175 from health/medicine.

In the past year, the UAE economy bounced back strongly after the coronavirus, with key sectors such as travel and tourism, real estate, healthcare and others making a good comeback, creating many job opportunities. In addition, the introduction of the Golden Visa for students by the UAE has made the country more attractive