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. Visit our New UAE Labour Law Website Didn’t Get your Profession above? write us in comment box, you will get answer soon.