Jordan sees over 7,900 appointments in public sector jobs for 2023

Teaching and medical occupations receive highest appointments

Teacher and school children in classroom
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AMMAN — According to the latest report from the Civil Service Bureau, the number of people appointed to government sector jobs in Jordan for 2023 has reached 7,947. اضافة اعلان

These appointments were made across different regions in the Kingdom, with the central region receiving the highest percentage at 49.9 percent, followed by the northern region at 30.3 percent and the southern region at 19.9 percent, according to a local media outlet.

In terms of job categories, teaching as an occupation received the highest number of appointments at 54 percent, followed by the medical group at 27 percent.

Other job groups received between 3 percent and 8 percent of appointments.

Female job seekersWhile the percentage of applicants applying for new employment in the Civil Service decreased by 1.2 percent, the number of new applicants reached 37,874 for 2023, compared to 38,339 applicants in 2022.

The highest number of applications were from female job seekers, constituting 63.9 percent compared to 36.1 percent for males.
The highest number of applications were from female job seekers, constituting 63.9 percent compared to 36.1 percent for males.
The largest percentage of applicants came from the 20–24 age group at 71.8 percent.

Of the total number of applicants, 86 percent hold a university qualification, while 13.8 percent hold a comprehensive diploma and only 0.7 percent hold a technical diploma.

The number of applicants for educational employment was the largest share at 46.4 percent, followed by medical occupations at 17.4 percent, engineering at 12.9 percent, and commercial and financial at 9.5 percent.

The percentage of applicants for other professions reached 6.8 percent.

The number of cumulative applications for the competitive examination in 2023 was 486,118, indicating the high demand for public sector jobs in Jordan.


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