Allied Health Professionals Careers in Dubai
32,885 on the Register · 22,177 with a Full-time Licence
Pharmacists, physiotherapists, lab technologists, optometrists, psychologists, and other allied health professionals in Dubai. The register lists 32,885 allied health professionals, 33% of all records, or 898 per 100,000 population. 22,177 of them hold an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility.
32,885
On the register
898
Register per 100K population
67%
FTL rate
23
Specialties
Top Specialties
The most common specialties within allied health professionals in Dubai, ranked by active professional count.
| Specialty | Count | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pharmacist | 9,388 | 28.5% |
| 2 | Physiotherapist | 3,563 | 10.8% |
| 3 | Medical Laboratory Technologist | 2,372 | 7.2% |
| 4 | Aesthetician & Beauty Therapist | 2,140 | 6.5% |
| 5 | Optometrist | 1,851 | 5.6% |
| 6 | Radiography Technologist | 1,591 | 4.8% |
| 7 | Medical Laboratory Technician | 1,211 | 3.7% |
| 8 | Dental Assistant | 841 | 2.6% |
| 9 | Pharmacy Technician | 832 | 2.5% |
| 10 | Laser Hair Reduction Technician | 653 | 2.0% |
| 11 | Speech Therapist | 553 | 1.7% |
| 12 | Clinical Dietician | 489 | 1.5% |
| 13 | Anesthesia Technician | 458 | 1.4% |
| 14 | Occupational Therapist | 456 | 1.4% |
| 15 | Clinical Psychologist | 409 | 1.2% |
Biggest Employers
Licensing Overview
FTL (Full-time licence)
22,177
67%
REG (Registered only, no facility licence)
10,683
32%
Dubai's medical register records a licence type for every professional. FTL is a full-time licence held at a Dubai facility. REG means registered only: the professional has passed registration with the Dubai health regulator but holds no active licence at a Dubai facility and cannot practise until a facility activates one. Among allied health professionals, 67% hold an FTL and 32% are not licensed at a facility (REG).
Areas Where Zavis Has Matched Allied Health Professionals
The areas with the most matched allied health professionals. Areas come from the address on each facility's Zavis directory listing. 3,021 of Dubai's 5,505 facilities have an address that names one of these areas; the rest are in other communities or have no usable address, so an area's count is not its full workforce.
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC)
1,125 matched
Al Barsha
1,080 matched
Jumeirah
1,003 matched
Deira
916 matched
Umm Suqeim
806 matched
Oud Metha
769 matched
Al Garhoud
688 matched
Al Jaddaf
530 matched
Al Quoz
523 matched
Al Qusais
479 matched
Al Safa
459 matched
Al Karama
438 matched
Source: the public register of licensed medical professionals kept by the Dubai health regulator, read 2026-04-03. See data sources. This career overview is for informational purposes only.