Group (22) - 2024-Q2
The workforce of Researchers and Specialists in Exact Sciences, Biological, Engineering, Information Technology and Telecommunications during second quarter of 2024 was 1.12M people, whose salary averaged $9.24k MX working around 42.3 hours per week.
The average age of Researchers and Specialists in Exact Sciences, Biological, Engineering, Information Technology and Telecommunications was 37.6 years. The workforce was distributed in 76.4% men with an average salary of $9.9k MX and, 23.6% women with average salary of $7.12k MX.
The best average salaries received by Researchers and Specialists in Exact Sciences, Biological, Engineering, Information Technology and Telecommunications were in Nayarit ($17.1k MX), Baja California Sur ($17k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($16.7k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (219k), Ciudad de México (150k), and Jalisco (90.7k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Retail Trade of Textile Products, except Apparel ($74.3k MX), Retail Trade of Health Care Items ($40.7k MX), and Nonmetallic Ore Mining ($24k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Legal Services (521k), Residential Building Construction (193k), and Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (109k).
27% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.72k MX and 73% to men with an average salary of $7.41k MX.
At the level of states, Guerrero had the highest percentage of informal workers with 50.8% corresponding to 5.57k from 11k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Quintana Roo with a 3.17% corresponding to 392 from 12.4k workers.
At second quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Researchers and Specialists in Exact Sciences, Biological, Engineering, Information Technology and Telecommunications were 1.12M being a 1.11% higher than the first quarter of 2024. (1.11M).
In the same period, an average salary of $9.24k MX was observed, registering a drop of 9.97%, compared to the first quarter of 2024 ($10.3k MX).
The states with the highest number of Researchers and Specialists in Exact Sciences, Biological, Engineering, Information Technology and Telecommunications during the second quarter of 2024 were Estado de México (219k), Ciudad de México (150k), and Jalisco (90.7k)
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 37.9k (20.9%) and 10.5k (14.3%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Guanajuato with a decrease of 14.7k (8.92%) and 7.98k (21.1%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Researchers and Specialists in Exact Sciences, Biological, Engineering, Information Technology and Telecommunications during second quarter of 2024 were Nayarit ($17.1k MX), Baja California Sur ($17k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($16.7k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Quintana Roo and Colima with an increase of $3.38k MX (35.8%) and $2.93k MX (42.9%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Tabasco and Michoacán de Ocampo with a decrease of $8.04k MX (37.9%) and $7.42k MX (37.3%), respectively.
Average Age 2024-Q2
At second quarter of 2024, the male workforce in Researchers and Specialists in Exact Sciences, Biological, Engineering, Information Technology and Telecommunications represented the 76.4% of the employed population and women 23.6%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (358k men and 122k women).
The highest average salary was $12.1k MX received by men from 45 to 54 years, while the lowest average salary was $5.55k 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 Exact Sciences, Biological, Engineering, Information Technology and Telecommunications was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (808k men and 245k women).
The highest average salary was $20.1k MX received by men with more than 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $6.05k MX received by men with 13 to 15 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 Exact Sciences, Biological, Engineering, Information Technology and Telecommunications in different industries and economic sectors.
At second quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Legal Services (36.1%), Residential Building Construction (13.4%), and Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (7.53%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Retail Trade of Textile Products, except Apparel ($74.3k MX), Retail Trade of Health Care Items ($40.7k MX), and Nonmetallic Ore Mining ($24k MX).
Labor Informality 2024-Q2
During the second quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Researchers and Specialists in Exact Sciences, Biological, Engineering, Information Technology and Telecommunications reached a 12.9%, which implied a decrease from 2.86 percentage points compared to the first quarter of 2024 (15.7%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 41.4 percentage points during the second quarter of 2024.
Greater Labor Informality: 50.8%, Guerrero
Less Labor Informality: 3.17 %, Quintana Roo
At second quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Researchers and Specialists in Exact Sciences, Biological, Engineering, Information Technology and Telecommunications were Guerrero (50.8%), Tlaxcala (45.8%), and Oaxaca (41.9%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Jalisco (5.16%), Nuevo León (4.63%), and Quintana Roo (3.17%).
The workforce of Researchers and Specialists in Exact Sciences, Biological, Engineering, Information Technology and Telecommunications during the second quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 480k workers of which 88.1% corresponds to formal employment (423k) and 11.9% to informal employment (57.1k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 1.05M workers of which 87.6% corresponds to formal employment (922k) and 12.4% corresponds to informal employment (131k).