Banking sector tops in jobs for Kuwaitis

The Kuwaiti banking sector, particularly the Central Bank of Kuwait, is the most reliable provider of jobs to citizens to work in the private sector and independent entities, Al-Anba daily reported.

According to official data, the total number of job opportunities offered to citizens was about 36.58 thousand. The banking sector accounted for about 46 percent of the offered job opportunities, amounting to 16,650 jobs, including 329 jobs in the Central Bank of Kuwait, and about 16,300 jobs in nine commercial banks.

As for the jobs available for those with higher qualifications (university) in the banking sector, they constituted about 36 percent of the total number of job opportunities offered to citizens, with 6,067 out of the total 16,650 jobs. Job opportunities for citizens holding diplomas account for 50 percent of the total jobs created by banks, which is about 8,319 jobs.

About 100 jobs were offered to citizens with a high school qualification of a cycle of two years or more. About 130 jobs were offered to citizens with a one year secondary level qualification.

The opportunities offered to citizens with a general secondary qualification only accounted for 1,758 job opportunities, which were offered by five banks.