Category (2) - 2024-Q3
The workforce of Professionals and Technicians during third quarter of 2024 was 9.89M people, whose salary averaged $8.2k MX working around 36.5 hours per week.
The average age of Professionals and Technicians was 40 years. The workforce was distributed in 58.8% men with an average salary of $8.75k MX and, 41.2% women with average salary of $7.42k MX.
The best average salaries received by Professionals and Technicians were in Baja California Sur ($16.7k MX), Nayarit ($12.4k MX), and Nuevo León ($11.8k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (1.45M), Ciudad de México (1.29M), and Jalisco (717k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Services Related to Mining ($18.8k MX), Laundries and Dry-Cleaning Shops ($17.2k MX), and Pig Raising ($15.3k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Higher Technical Education Schools (2.65M), Legal Services (2.54M), and Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks (1.03M).
35% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.86k MX and 65% to men with an average salary of $6.16k MX.
At the level of states, Guerrero had the highest percentage of informal workers with 40.3% corresponding to 56.7k from 140k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California Sur with a 18.2% corresponding to 14.9k from 82.1k workers.
At third quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Professionals and Technicians were 9.89M being a 1.81% lower than the second quarter of 2024. (10.1M).
In the same period, an average salary of $8.2k MX was observed, registering an increase of 3.54%, compared to the second quarter of 2024 ($7.92k MX).
The states with the highest number of Professionals and Technicians during the third quarter of 2024 were Estado de México (1.45M), Ciudad de México (1.29M), and Jalisco (717k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Ciudad de México and Michoacán de Ocampo with an increase of 37.6k (3%) and 15.3k (5.11%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Sinaloa with a decrease of 63.6k (4.2%) and 28.4k (11.3%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Professionals and Technicians during third quarter of 2024 were Baja California Sur ($16.7k MX), Nayarit ($12.4k MX), and Nuevo León ($11.8k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Baja California Sur and Ciudad de México with an increase of $3.8k MX (29.4%) and $1.73k MX (22.1%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Michoacán de Ocampo and Estado de México with a decrease of $1.31k MX (12.2%) and $1.27k MX (25.7%), respectively.
Average Age 2024-Q3
At third quarter of 2024, the male workforce in Professionals and Technicians represented the 58.8% of the employed population and women 41.2%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (1.64M men and 1.3M women).
The highest average salary was $9.97k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $2.9k MX received by women from 75 or more 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 Professionals and Technicians was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (3.05M men and 2.87M women).
The highest average salary was $13.7k MX received by men with more than 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.52k MX received by women with 7 to 9 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 Professionals and Technicians in different industries and economic sectors.
At third quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Higher Technical Education Schools (18%), Legal Services (17.2%), and Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks (7.02%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Services Related to Mining ($18.8k MX), Laundries and Dry-Cleaning Shops ($17.2k MX), and Pig Raising ($15.3k MX).
Labor Informality 2024-Q3
During the third quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Professionals and Technicians reached a 26.5%, which implied a decrease from 0.55 percentage points compared to the second quarter of 2024 (27.1%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 28.1 percentage points during the third quarter of 2024.
Greater Labor Informality: 40.3%, Guerrero
Less Labor Informality: 18.2 %, Baja California Sur
At third quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Professionals and Technicians were Guerrero (40.3%), Tlaxcala (40.2%), and Hidalgo (39.2%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Coahuila de Zaragoza (19.9%), Nuevo León (19.1%), and Baja California Sur (18.2%).
The workforce of Professionals and Technicians during the third quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 2.94M workers of which 74.2% corresponds to formal employment (2.18M) and 25.8% to informal employment (758k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 5.92M workers of which 82.8% corresponds to formal employment (4.9M) and 17.2% corresponds to informal employment (1.02M).