Occupation (2143) - 2024-Q3
The workforce of Social Work Specialists during third quarter of 2024 was 38.5k people, whose salary averaged $7.24k MX working around 36.7 hours per week.
The average age of Social Work Specialists was 41.7 years. The workforce was distributed in 18.3% men with an average salary of $6.99k MX and, 81.7% women with average salary of $7.3k MX.
The best average salaries received by Social Work Specialists were in Baja California Sur ($20.2k MX), Campeche ($16k MX), and Nayarit ($14.3k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (4.7k), Ciudad de México (4.07k), and Jalisco (3.63k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($11.6k MX), Dental Offices ($10.8k MX), and Higher Technical Education Schools ($10.1k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (33.9k), Higher Technical Education Schools (10.4k), and General Hospitals (5.58k).
85.5% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $9.29k MX and 14.5% to men with an average salary of $13.1k MX.
At the level of states, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave had the highest percentage of informal workers with 47.7% corresponding to 155 from 325 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Chiapas with a 6.52% corresponding to 35 from 537 workers.
At third quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Social Work Specialists were 38.5k being a 1.42% higher than the second quarter of 2024. (38k).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.24k MX was observed, registering a drop of 23.1%, compared to the second quarter of 2024 ($9.41k MX).
The states with the highest number of Social Work Specialists during the third quarter of 2024 were Estado de México (4.7k), Ciudad de México (4.07k), and Jalisco (3.63k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Sonora with an increase of 1.44k (44.3%) and 970 (102%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Quintana Roo and Chiapas with a decrease of 940 (87.4%) and 798 (59.8%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Social Work Specialists during third quarter of 2024 were Baja California Sur ($20.2k MX), Campeche ($16k MX), and Nayarit ($14.3k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Baja California Sur and Campeche with an increase of $12.1k MX (151%) and $7.8k MX (95.2%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Estado de México and Tamaulipas with a decrease of $17.8k MX (100%) and $17.5k MX (100%), respectively.
Average Age 2024-Q3: 42.8, Women
At third quarter of 2024, the male workforce in Social Work Specialists represented the 18.3% of the employed population and women 81.7%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (4.08k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (8.91k).
The highest average salary was $8.29k MX received by women from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $6.04k MX received by women from 45 to 54 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2024-Q3): 16.4, Women
During the third quarter of 2024, male and female workforce in Social Work Specialists was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (7.06k men and 29.6k women).
The highest average salary was $7.44k MX received by women with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $7.44k MX received by women with 16 to 18 years of schooling.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
The visualization shows the distribution of Social Work Specialists in different industries and economic sectors.
At third quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (45.4%), Higher Technical Education Schools (13.9%), and General Hospitals (7.47%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($11.6k MX), Dental Offices ($10.8k MX), and Higher Technical Education Schools ($10.1k MX).
Labor Informality 2024-Q3
During the third quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Social Work Specialists reached a 8.25%, which implied a decrease from 0.97 percentage points compared to the second quarter of 2024 (9.22%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 46.4 percentage points during the third quarter of 2024.
Greater Labor Informality: 47.7%, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
Less Labor Informality: 6.52 %, Chiapas
At third quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Social Work Specialists were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (47.7%), Tabasco (37.6%), and Michoacán de Ocampo (35%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Sonora (8.82%), Nuevo León (6.53%), and Chiapas (6.52%).
The workforce of Social Work Specialists during the third quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 12.9k workers of which 87.2% corresponds to formal employment (11.2k) and 12.8% to informal employment (1.65k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 36.7k workers of which 92.5% corresponds to formal employment (33.9k) and 7.52% corresponds to informal employment (2.76k).