Occupation (2251) - 2024-Q3
The workforce of Chemical Engineers during third quarter of 2024 was 16.7k people, whose salary averaged $6.86k MX working around 42.4 hours per week.
The average age of Chemical Engineers was 38 years. The workforce was distributed in 81% men with an average salary of $6.31k MX and, 19% women with average salary of $9.18k MX.
The best average salaries received by Chemical Engineers were in Quintana Roo ($30.1k MX), Tabasco ($19.4k MX), and Ciudad de México ($17.8k MX) while the workforce was larger in Jalisco (3.83k), Estado de México (1.77k), and Guanajuato (1.21k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers ($16k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($16k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($16k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Legal Services (5.89k), Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (1.56k), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (6.21%).
25.4% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $9k MX and 74.6% to men with an average salary of $2.97k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 56.3% corresponding to 273 from 485 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Aguascalientes with a 26.3% corresponding to 106 from 403 workers.
At third quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Chemical Engineers were 16.7k being a 3.95% higher than the second quarter of 2024. (16.1k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.86k MX was observed, registering an increase of 40.4%, compared to the second quarter of 2024 ($4.89k MX).
The states with the highest number of Chemical Engineers during the third quarter of 2024 were Jalisco (3.83k), Estado de México (1.77k), and Guanajuato (1.21k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Jalisco and Coahuila de Zaragoza with an increase of 3.35k (706%) and 642 (172%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Puebla and Ciudad de México with a decrease of 1.58k (59.7%) and 1.51k (59%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Chemical Engineers during third quarter of 2024 were Quintana Roo ($30.1k MX), Tabasco ($19.4k MX), and Ciudad de México ($17.8k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Tabasco with an increase of $7.4k MX (604%) and $4.02k MX (26.1%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Colima and Baja California with a decrease of $28.4k MX (100%) and $12.6k MX (100%), respectively.
Average Schooling in Years (2024-Q3): 16.5, Men
During the third quarter of 2024, male and female workforce in Chemical Engineers was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (13k men and 3.05k women).
The highest average salary was $6.59k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $6.59k 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 Chemical Engineers in different industries and economic sectors.
At third quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Legal Services (56.5%), Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (15%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (6.21%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers ($16k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($16k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($16k MX).
Labor Informality 2024-Q3
During the third quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Chemical Engineers reached a 12.2%, which implied a decrease from 0.4 percentage points compared to the second quarter of 2024 (12.6%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 42.4 percentage points during the third quarter of 2024.
Greater Labor Informality: 56.3%, Tlaxcala
Less Labor Informality: 26.3 %, Aguascalientes
At third quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Chemical Engineers were Tlaxcala (56.3%), Tabasco (49.9%), and Yucatán (31.7%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Yucatán (31.7%), Jalisco (28%), and Aguascalientes (26.3%).
The workforce of Chemical Engineers during the third quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 5.1k workers of which 73.2% corresponds to formal employment (3.73k) and 26.8% to informal employment (1.37k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 16k workers of which 87.3% corresponds to formal employment (14k) and 12.7% corresponds to informal employment (2.04k).