The number of expatriate workers who came to Qatar last year was 94,000, according to a report in the local Arabic daily Arrayah, quoting the recruitment division of the Ministry of Labour. They included 9,956 engineers, 6,673 accountants, 20,000 drivers, 18,000 cleaners, 17,500 technicians and a range of other professions such as salesmen, carpenters, masons, foremen, painters, electricians and waiters in varying numbers.