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Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental

Occupation (2612) - 2024-Q2

  • 25.4k, Workforce
  • $7.29k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 37.9, Average age
  • 42.6, Weekly hours worked
  • 5.18, Weekly days worked
  • 2.61%, Workforce with second job
  • 12.6%, Informal Workforce
  • 13.3, Average years of Schooling

About Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental

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The workforce of Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental during second quarter of 2024 was 25.4k people, whose salary averaged $7.29k MX working around 42.6 hours per week.

The average age of Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental was 37.9 years. The workforce was distributed in 62% men with an average salary of $8.86k MX and, 38% women with average salary of $4.73k MX.

The best average salaries received by Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental were in Campeche ($18.3k MX), Tamaulipas ($15.1k MX), and Zacatecas ($15.1k MX) while the workforce was larger in Jalisco (4.41k), Estado de México (2.5k), and Ciudad de México (2.44k).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Legal Services ($15.7k MX), Nonmetallic Ore Mining ($14.1k MX), and General Hospitals ($12.4k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Medical Doctors Offices (13k), Accounting, Auditing and Related Services (3.26k), and General Public Administration (7.85%).

35% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4k MX and 65% to men with an average salary of $6.78k MX.

At the level of states, Chiapas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 213 from 213 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Estado de México with a 6.61% corresponding to 165 from 2.5k workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 25.4k, Workforce 2024-Q2
  • $7.29k MX, Average monthly salary 2024-Q2

At second quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental were 25.4k being a 13.4% lower than the first quarter of 2024. (29.3k).

In the same period, an average salary of $7.29k MX was observed, registering an increase of 17.7%, compared to the first quarter of 2024 ($6.19k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental during the second quarter of 2024 were Jalisco (4.41k), Estado de México (2.5k), and Ciudad de México (2.44k)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Jalisco and Sinaloa with an increase of 2.92k (196%) and 557 (140%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Puebla with a decrease of 2.95k (54.8%) and 1.85k (70.7%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental during second quarter of 2024 were Campeche ($18.3k MX), Tamaulipas ($15.1k MX), and Zacatecas ($15.1k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Campeche and Oaxaca with an increase of $15.9k MX (658%) and $6.64k MX (198%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Michoacán de Ocampo and Nayarit with a decrease of $13k MX (72.2%) and $10.7k MX (88.6%), respectively.

Workforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries

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The visualization shows the distribution of Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental in different industries and economic sectors.

At second quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Medical Doctors Offices (35.9%), Accounting, Auditing and Related Services (9%), and General Public Administration (7.85%).

In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Legal Services ($15.7k MX), Nonmetallic Ore Mining ($14.1k MX), and General Hospitals ($12.4k MX).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2024-Q2

  • 12.6%, Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental
  • 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the second quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental reached a 12.6%, which implied a decrease from 2.89 percentage points compared to the first quarter of 2024  (15.5%).

The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 41.7 percentage points during the second quarter of 2024.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Chiapas

Less Labor Informality: 6.61 %, Estado de México

At second quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental were Chiapas (100%), Campeche (79.1%), and Guerrero (78.3%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Yucatán (18.2%), Aguascalientes (12%), and Estado de México (6.61%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental during the second quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 6.59k workers of which 90.5% corresponds to formal employment (5.97k) and 9.52% to informal employment (628).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 7.43k workers of which 83.2%  corresponds to formal employment (6.18k) and 16.8% corresponds to informal employment (1.25k).