Occupation (2261) - 2024-Q3
The workforce of Civil and Construction Engineers during third quarter of 2024 was 99.3k people, whose salary averaged $8.6k MX working around 44.3 hours per week.
The average age of Civil and Construction Engineers was 43.5 years. The workforce was distributed in 88.4% men with an average salary of $8.42k MX and, 11.6% women with average salary of $9.92k MX.
The best average salaries received by Civil and Construction Engineers were in Baja California Sur ($33.9k MX), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ($24.8k MX), and Yucatán ($20.1k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (14.4k), Jalisco (13.4k), and Ciudad de México (10.7k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works ($27.2k MX), Multiple Banking ($24k MX), and Services Related to Mining ($20k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Residential Building Construction (72.1k), Legal Services (26.3k), and Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization (5.18k).
10.5% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $21.2k MX and 89.5% to men with an average salary of $9.87k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 67.8% corresponding to 635 from 937 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Michoacán de Ocampo with a 1.82% corresponding to 41 from 2.26k workers.
At third quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Civil and Construction Engineers were 99.3k being a 13.8% higher than the second quarter of 2024. (87.3k).
In the same period, an average salary of $8.6k MX was observed, registering a drop of 4.63%, compared to the second quarter of 2024 ($9.01k MX).
The states with the highest number of Civil and Construction Engineers during the third quarter of 2024 were Estado de México (14.4k), Jalisco (13.4k), and Ciudad de México (10.7k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Jalisco with an increase of 3.87k (36.7%) and 2.76k (26%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Tamaulipas and Guanajuato with a decrease of 2.48k (66.2%) and 1.16k (56.5%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Civil and Construction Engineers during third quarter of 2024 were Baja California Sur ($33.9k MX), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ($24.8k MX), and Yucatán ($20.1k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Baja California Sur and Durango with an increase of $19k MX (128%) and $7.77k MX (120%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Sinaloa and Colima with a decrease of $26.1k MX (73.9%) and $15.4k MX (75.9%), respectively.
Average Age 2024-Q3: 44.8, Men
At third quarter of 2024, the male workforce in Civil and Construction Engineers represented the 88.4% of the employed population and women 11.6%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (24.2k men and 7.65k women).
The highest average salary was $12.5k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.9k MX received by men 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)
During the third quarter of 2024, male and female workforce in Civil and Construction Engineers was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (84.4k men and 10.9k women).
The highest average salary was $9.01k MX received by women with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $8.44k MX received by men 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 Civil and Construction Engineers in different industries and economic sectors.
At third quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Residential Building Construction (55.8%), Legal Services (20.3%), and Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization (4.01%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works ($27.2k MX), Multiple Banking ($24k MX), and Services Related to Mining ($20k MX).
Labor Informality 2024-Q3
During the third quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Civil and Construction Engineers reached a 13.8%, which implied a decrease from 4.4 percentage points compared to the second quarter of 2024 (18.2%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 40.8 percentage points during the third quarter of 2024.
Greater Labor Informality: 67.8%, Tlaxcala
Less Labor Informality: 1.82 %, Michoacán de Ocampo
At third quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Civil and Construction Engineers were Tlaxcala (67.8%), Aguascalientes (58.9%), and Puebla (48.2%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Ciudad de México (2.27%), Baja California Sur (1.89%), and Michoacán de Ocampo (1.82%).
The workforce of Civil and Construction Engineers during the third quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 31.8k workers of which 87.4% corresponds to formal employment (27.8k) and 12.6% to informal employment (4.01k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 95.3k workers of which 88% corresponds to formal employment (83.8k) and 12% corresponds to informal employment (11.4k).