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Arabic Job Title Translator

What is this job title in Arabic — or in English?

Look up 200+ common Gulf job titles in English and Arabic and copy them in one tap — for job ads, offer letters, CVs and email signatures. Search in either language.

How the glossary works

Every row pairs the English market title with the Arabic term Gulf employers use in job ads, grouped into 14 job families from finance to skilled trades. Search matches English titles, common synonyms (waiter finds Server, QS finds Quantity Surveyor) and Arabic with or without diacritics — أمين and امين both work, and so do ة and ه. Where countries differ, the regional alternative is shown under the main term. Level words follow the pattern in the table below, which is also how our job title generator builds Arabic titles.

MSA: Modern Standard Arabic — the formal Arabic used in job ads and official letters across the GCC.
Masculine default: Arabic job titles are written in the masculine form unless addressing a specific woman.
Occupation title: The title registered on the work permit; it can differ from the job-ad title.

Adding the level in Arabic

English pattern	Arabic pattern	Example
Senior …	… أول	Senior Accountant → محاسب أول
Lead / Principal …	… رئيسي	Lead Engineer → مهندس رئيسي
Junior …	… مبتدئ	Junior Developer → مطور مبتدئ
Trainee …	… متدرب	Trainee Accountant → محاسب متدرب
Assistant …	مساعد …	Assistant Store Manager → مساعد مدير متجر
… Manager	مدير …	Finance Manager → مدير المالية
Head of …	رئيس قسم …	Head of Accounting → رئيس قسم الحسابات
… Supervisor	مشرف …	Warehouse Supervisor → مشرف مستودع

Manager and head titles use the department name (المالية, المبيعات, الموارد البشرية), not the person's job.

Before you use a title

For visas and contracts, use the official occupation registered with MOHRE, Qiwa or the relevant ministry.
Add /ة to show a role is open to everyone, e.g. محاسب/ة.
Dialect titles (e.g. كاشير for cashier) are fine in ads but less formal in letters.

Use the title

Build a full title with level and specialism in the job title generator, then write a bilingual ad with the job ad template or an offer with the offer letter generator.

Frequently asked questions

How do you say 'accountant' in Arabic?

محاسب (muhasib). A senior accountant is محاسب أول, a chief accountant رئيس الحسابات, and a cost accountant محاسب تكاليف. Search any title above in English or Arabic to see the Gulf term and copy it.

Should a job title in Arabic be masculine or feminine?

Gulf job ads normally use the masculine form (محاسب, مهندس) as the general form for everyone. To make it clear the job is open to all, many employers add the feminine ending with a slash: محاسب/ة, مهندس/ة. When you address a specific woman — in an offer letter, for example — use the feminine form: محاسبة, مهندسة.

Why are there two Arabic options for some titles?

Gulf countries sometimes use different words for the same job. An auditor is usually مدقق in the UAE and مراجع in Saudi Arabia; a quantity surveyor can be مساح كميات or مهندس حصر كميات; a government relations officer is often called مندوب or معقّب. We show the most common term first and the regional alternative under it.

Which Arabic title should go on the visa or contract?

The one that matches the occupation registered for the work permit — for example on MOHRE in the UAE or Qiwa in Saudi Arabia. Those systems use their own occupation lists, so the official title can differ from the market title in your job ad. Use this glossary for ads, offer letters and email signatures, and copy the official occupation for government paperwork.

How were these translations checked?

Each title was chosen from the wording Gulf employers and job boards use in Arabic ads, written in Modern Standard Arabic, and reviewed by our editors. They're the common market terms, not a legal occupation list. If you need a title we don't have, the job title generator can build manager and department titles, or ask a native speaker to confirm.

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Arabic Job Title Translator

What is this job title in Arabic — or in English?

Look up 200+ common Gulf job titles in English and Arabic and copy them in one tap — for job ads, offer letters, CVs and email signatures. Search in either language.

How the glossary works

MSA: Modern Standard Arabic — the formal Arabic used in job ads and official letters across the GCC.
Masculine default: Arabic job titles are written in the masculine form unless addressing a specific woman.
Occupation title: The title registered on the work permit; it can differ from the job-ad title.

Adding the level in Arabic

English pattern	Arabic pattern	Example
Senior …	… أول	Senior Accountant → محاسب أول
Lead / Principal …	… رئيسي	Lead Engineer → مهندس رئيسي
Junior …	… مبتدئ	Junior Developer → مطور مبتدئ
Trainee …	… متدرب	Trainee Accountant → محاسب متدرب
Assistant …	مساعد …	Assistant Store Manager → مساعد مدير متجر
… Manager	مدير …	Finance Manager → مدير المالية
Head of …	رئيس قسم …	Head of Accounting → رئيس قسم الحسابات
… Supervisor	مشرف …	Warehouse Supervisor → مشرف مستودع

Manager and head titles use the department name (المالية, المبيعات, الموارد البشرية), not the person's job.

Before you use a title

For visas and contracts, use the official occupation registered with MOHRE, Qiwa or the relevant ministry.
Add /ة to show a role is open to everyone, e.g. محاسب/ة.
Dialect titles (e.g. كاشير for cashier) are fine in ads but less formal in letters.

Use the title

Build a full title with level and specialism in the job title generator, then write a bilingual ad with the job ad template or an offer with the offer letter generator.

Frequently asked questions

How do you say 'accountant' in Arabic?

Should a job title in Arabic be masculine or feminine?

Why are there two Arabic options for some titles?

Which Arabic title should go on the visa or contract?

How were these translations checked?

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Post the job on MenaJobs free in about 2 minutes. We review every post, and once approved it reaches job seekers across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman.

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