Subgroup (222) - 2024-Q2
The workforce of Researchers and Specialists in Biological, Chemical and Environmental Sciences during second quarter of 2024 was 124k people, whose salary averaged $7.8k MX working around 41.3 hours per week.
The average age of Researchers and Specialists in Biological, Chemical and Environmental Sciences was 38.2 years. The workforce was distributed in 38% men with an average salary of $11.2k MX and, 62% women with average salary of $5.72k MX.
The best average salaries received by Researchers and Specialists in Biological, Chemical and Environmental Sciences were in Baja California Sur ($19.1k MX), Michoacán de Ocampo ($17.2k MX), and Tamaulipas ($15.4k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (39.2k), Ciudad de México (23k), and Jalisco (6.69k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Metallic Ore Mining ($33.5k MX), Accounting, Auditing and Related Services ($26.6k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($17.9k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (62.9k), Medical Doctors Offices (38.5k), and Accounting, Auditing and Related Services (19.7k).
58.4% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.39k MX and 41.6% to men with an average salary of $3.15k MX.
At the level of states, Oaxaca had the highest percentage of informal workers with 65.2% corresponding to 1.24k from 1.9k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California Sur with a 3.04% corresponding to 45 from 1.48k workers.
At second quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Researchers and Specialists in Biological, Chemical and Environmental Sciences were 124k being a 17.6% higher than the first quarter of 2024. (105k).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.8k MX was observed, registering a drop of 20.5%, compared to the first quarter of 2024 ($9.82k MX).
The states with the highest number of Researchers and Specialists in Biological, Chemical and Environmental Sciences during the second quarter of 2024 were Estado de México (39.2k), Ciudad de México (23k), and Jalisco (6.69k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Nuevo León with an increase of 15.5k (65.6%) and 2.6k (93.3%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Puebla and Jalisco with a decrease of 2.02k (60.3%) and 2.01k (23.1%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Researchers and Specialists in Biological, Chemical and Environmental Sciences during second quarter of 2024 were Baja California Sur ($19.1k MX), Michoacán de Ocampo ($17.2k MX), and Tamaulipas ($15.4k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Baja California Sur and Oaxaca with an increase of $9.58k MX (101%) and $5.36k MX (234%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Tabasco and Guanajuato with a decrease of $27.9k MX (83.6%) and $11k MX (73.1%), respectively.
Average Age 2024-Q2
At second quarter of 2024, the male workforce in Researchers and Specialists in Biological, Chemical and Environmental Sciences represented the 38% of the employed population and women 62%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (17.4k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (30.9k).
The highest average salary was $7.27k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $2.44k MX received by women from 35 to 44 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2024-Q2)
During the second quarter of 2024, male and female workforce in Researchers and Specialists in Biological, Chemical and Environmental Sciences was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (34.5k men and 67.3k women).
The highest average salary was $9.26k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.44k 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 Researchers and Specialists in Biological, Chemical and Environmental Sciences in different industries and economic sectors.
At second quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (36.7%), Medical Doctors Offices (22.5%), and Accounting, Auditing and Related Services (11.5%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Metallic Ore Mining ($33.5k MX), Accounting, Auditing and Related Services ($26.6k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($17.9k MX).
Labor Informality 2024-Q2
During the second quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Researchers and Specialists in Biological, Chemical and Environmental Sciences reached a 13.2%, which implied an increase from 3.77 percentage points compared to the first quarter of 2024 (9.45%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 41 percentage points during the second quarter of 2024.
Greater Labor Informality: 65.2%, Oaxaca
Less Labor Informality: 3.04 %, Baja California Sur
At second quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Researchers and Specialists in Biological, Chemical and Environmental Sciences were Oaxaca (65.2%), Sonora (45.1%), and Tlaxcala (37.3%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Hidalgo (4.71%), Guanajuato (4.28%), and Baja California Sur (3.04%).
The workforce of Researchers and Specialists in Biological, Chemical and Environmental Sciences during the second quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 42.1k workers of which 89.1% corresponds to formal employment (37.5k) and 10.9% to informal employment (4.58k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 102k workers of which 87% corresponds to formal employment (88.5k) and 13% corresponds to informal employment (13.3k).