UAE Sets Salary Requirements for Workers Across 9 Professional Categories

• The UAE Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation classifies workers into nine levels based on international occupational standards
• The ministry published the full list of recognised job categories, ranging from legislators and executives to workers in simple professions
• A single minimum monthly salary figure applies to all workers covered under the UAE's official classification system

The United Arab Emirates has established a minimum monthly wage that applies to workers across all nine of its officially recognised professional categories, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has confirmed.

The ministry groups workers according to the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO), a framework developed by the International Labour Organisation, which forms the basis for how employment and remuneration standards are applied across the country.

UAE's nine official worker categories

MoHRE confirmed the structure in a public statement, noting that workers are classified "into 9 professional levels according to the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO) issued by the International Labour Organization."

Read also

Canada expands access to low-wage jobs for foreign workers under new permit rules

The nine categories span the full breadth of the labour market.

At the upper end sit legislators, managers and business executives, followed by professionals in scientific, technical and human fields, and technicians working across those same disciplines.

The classification also covers writing professionals, service and sales workers, and skilled workers in agriculture, fisheries and animal husbandry.

Craftsmen in construction, mining and related trades form a separate category, alongside operators and assemblers of machinery and equipment. The ninth and final level covers workers in simple professions.

The framework draws on internationally recognised occupational standards, positioning the UAE's workforce categorisation within a globally comparable structure.

Minimum monthly pay for all workers

Regardless of which professional level a worker falls under, MoHRE has set a minimum monthly salary of AED 4,000. The requirement applies to workers employed in the UAE as well as those sending remittances to their home countries.

Read also

Japan announces16 work visa categories for foreign nationals seeking employment

The figure functions as the lowest permissible pay that employers operating under the ministry's jurisdiction must provide, offering a financial baseline for workers across every occupational category the classification system covers.

UAE lists document errors that could trigger arrests

In a related development, YEN.com.gh reported that foreign nationals travelling to the United Arab Emirates have been warned that arriving with a damaged or physically altered passport could result in immediate detention at the border.

The UAE's Identity and Citizenship Authority (ICA) has the legal power to arrest incoming passengers whose travel documents show visible signs of tampering.

Source: YEN.com.gh