More than 1.4 million expats in private sector in Oman

Muscat: More than 1.4 million expats in private sector in Oman

At the end of last March, the number of non-Omani workforces in the private sector reached 1,444,185 workers, according to the report of the first quarter of 2021 issued by the Ministry of Labor.

The report of the first quarter of 2021 issued by the Ministry of Labor indicated that the number of the non-Omani workforce in the Governorate of Muscat reached / 604,163 / workers, in the North Al Batinah Governorate it reached / 204381 ​​/ workers, and in the Dhofar Governorate it reached / 165,647 / workers, and in the Governorate of Al Dakhiliya it reached / 95226 / workers and in the Governorate of In the south of Al Batinah it reached / 94673 / workers, and in the South Al Sharqiya governorate it reached / 83134 / workers, and in North Al Sharqiyah Governorate it reached / 74978 / workers, and in Al Dhahirah Governorate it reached / 47597 / workers, and in Al Buraimi Governorate it reached / 40301 / workers, and in Al Wusta Governorate it reached / 23004 / workers. Musandam governorate reached / 11,081 / workers.

The report indicated that there are / 31254 / expatriate workers working in the position of “manager” and / 60451 / expatriate workers specialized in scientific, professional and humanitarian subjects, / 40759 / technical foreign workers in scientific, technical and humanitarian subjects and / 1070 / foreign workers in clerical professional and / 95497 / foreign workers in sales professional and / 416123 / foreign workers in service professional and / 83593 / foreign workers in agricultural and animal husbandry professional and / 102,122 / foreign workers in industrial and chemical processes and food industries and / 572418 / foreign workers in basic auxiliary engineering professionals .

According to the sectors, the report clarified that / 382568 / expatriate workers work in the construction sector, / 205551 / foreign workers in the wholesale and retail trade sector and vehicle repair, / 174115 / foreign workers in the manufacturing sector, / 102,590 / expatriate workers in the sector of accommodation and food services, and / 65589 / workers. An expatriate in the administrative and support services activities sector, / 59795 / foreign workers in the transport and storage sector, / 55249 / foreign workers in the other service activities sector, / 22063 / foreign workers in the professional, scientific and technical activities sector and / 13828 / foreign workers in the mining and quarrying sector and / 13893 / Expatriate workers in the education sector and / 308046 / foreign workers in other sectors.