As per Qatar’s law, only certain professionals can obtain a driving license.
The Traffic Department has a long list of professions with categories of workers who are not eligible to get a driving license in the country.
Those list gets updated occasionally but is not shared with the public. As the profession names are written in arabic it is even more complicated for non-Arab expatriates to check their profession on Qatar ID.
Professions other than those mentioned below are eligible. However, it’s always better to contact any Driving School for necessary and exceptional approvals with Traffic Department Headquarters is located at Madinat Khalifa.
[Unofficial translation of the list of ineligible professions]:
- Electric technician
- Gypsum worker
- Technical Assistant
- Service worker
- Watchman
- Horse trainer
- Laborer
- Sailor
- Servant
- Nanny
- Farmer
- Blacksmith
- Bakery worker
- Painter
- Herdsman
- Fisherman
- Tailor
- Calligraphy technician
- Shoemaker
- Grocery worker
- Tiles worker
- Builder
- Butcher
- Service worker
- Nutrition worker
- Industrial service worker
- Hotel service worker
- Financial services worker
- Vegetable seller
- Plumber
- Sea shipment worker
- Land shipment worker
- Jeweller
- Air cargo worker
- Cook
- Typist
- Boat carpenter
- Beauty saloon worker
- Welder
- Translator
- Painter
- Welding technician
- Installation technician
- Maintenance Technician
- Mechanical technician
- Barber
- Baking mixer
- Meat, shawarma and sandwich griller
- Falafel maker
- Sweets maker
- Photographer
- Draftsman
- Nothing (Budoon)
- Waiter
- Laundry worker
- Prayer caller (Muezzin)
- Rescue worker
- Security guard
- Gate guard
- Lift worker
- Shipping worker
- Carrier
- Packing and grinding worker
- Irrigation worker
- Gardener
- Agricultural worker
- Wood seller
- Horse hostler
- Hodder worker
- Machine Operator
- Tailoring worker
- Plaster worker
- Tailor
- Embroider
- General typing
- Stamp maker
- Crusher machine operator
- Glass technician
- Marble technician
- Metal-casting technician
- Tiles technician
- Pastry maker
- Vinegar maker
- General manufacturing worker
- Ice maker
- Plumber assistant
- Lathing worker
- AC technician
- Whitesmith
- Electric welder
- Pipes welder
- Oxygen welder
- General equipment mechanic
- Glass installer
- Installation electrician
- General electrician
- Lift electrician
- Telephone central electrician
- Installation technician
- General Carpenter
- Construction carpenter
- Décor carpenter
- Upholstery worker
- Furniture upholstery worker
- Curtain installer
- Curtain upholstery worker
- Assistant builder
- Connections technician
- Digger
- Bricks builder
- Mixer operator
- Concrete blacksmith
- Manufacturing worker
- Designing technician
- Civil technician
- Construction technician
- Juice maker
- Kebab maker
- Henna maker
- Goldsmith
- Grave digger
- Animal caretaker
- Milkman
- Plaster technician
- Ceramic worker
- Tyre worker
- Cook’s assistant
- Barkeeper
- Key technician
- Massage worker
- Salesman
- Sales Executive
- Cashier
- Fishing net maker
- Accounts technician
- Pharmacy Assistant
- Newspaper sellers
- Computer programmer
- Computer programmer technician
- House manager
- Communication Assistant
- Health and Safety Tech
- Paramedic
- Architecture technician
- Coffee boy
- Decorator assistant
- Dental technician
- Page maker
- Woodcutter
- Sculptor
- Television technician
- Mining technician
List of some of the Eligible of Professions.
- DRIVER سائق
- ADMINISTRATIVE إداري
- ENGINEER مهندس
- SUPERVISOR مشرف
- NURSE ممرضة
- FOREMAN فورمان
- STUDENT طالب علم
- MANAGER مدير
- ACCOUNTANT محاسب
- REPRESENTATIVES مندوب
- GENERAL SUPERVISOR مشرف عام
- EMPLOYEE موظف
- SECRETARY سكرتيرة
- SITE SUPERVISOR مشرف موقع
- MARKETING تسويق
- DOCTOR طبيب
- TEACHER مدرسة
- OFFICER موظف
- WRITER كاتب
- STORE KEEPER امين المخزن
- GENERAL TECHNICIAN فني عام
- FITNESS COACH مدرب اللياقة
- PHARMACIST صيدلي
- PILOT طيار
- CABIN CREW
- ADMINISTRATIVE CO-ORDINATOR