Category (2) - 2024-Q2
The workforce of Professionals and Technicians during second quarter of 2024 was 10.1M people, whose salary averaged $7.92k MX working around 37 hours per week.
The average age of Professionals and Technicians was 39.8 years. The workforce was distributed in 58.6% men with an average salary of $8.47k MX and, 41.4% women with average salary of $7.15k MX.
The best average salaries received by Professionals and Technicians were in Baja California Sur ($12.9k MX), Campeche ($12.2k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($11.9k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (1.52M), Ciudad de México (1.26M), and Jalisco (724k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Food Catering Services ($75.1k MX), Retail Trade of Textile Products, except Apparel ($27.8k MX), and Travel Agencies and Reservation Services ($21k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Higher Technical Education Schools (2.76M), Legal Services (2.55M), and Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks (1.1M).
34.5% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.78k MX and 65.5% to men with an average salary of $6.34k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 40.9% corresponding to 33.6k from 82.1k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Nuevo León with a 19.5% corresponding to 122k from 628k workers.
At second quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Professionals and Technicians were 10.1M being a 0.91% higher than the first quarter of 2024. (9.98M).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.92k MX was observed, registering an increase of 0.83%, compared to the first quarter of 2024 ($7.86k MX).
The states with the highest number of Professionals and Technicians during the second quarter of 2024 were Estado de México (1.52M), Ciudad de México (1.26M), and Jalisco (724k)
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 84.4k (5.9%) and 26.8k (4.46%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Ciudad de México with a decrease of 28.3k (6.07%) and 16.3k (1.28%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Professionals and Technicians during second quarter of 2024 were Baja California Sur ($12.9k MX), Campeche ($12.2k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($11.9k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Ciudad de México and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of $1.41k MX (21.8%) and $1.26k MX (17.3%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Tabasco and Aguascalientes with a decrease of $2.25k MX (19.8%) and $2.07k MX (28.5%), respectively.
Average Age 2024-Q2
At second quarter of 2024, the male workforce in Professionals and Technicians represented the 58.6% of the employed population and women 41.4%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (1.69M men and 1.36M women).
The highest average salary was $9.65k MX received by men from 45 to 54 years, while the lowest average salary was $5.25k MX received by women from 15 to 24 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 Professionals and Technicians was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (3.05M men and 2.97M women).
The highest average salary was $15.5k MX received by men with more than 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.06k MX received by women with 4 to 6 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 second quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Higher Technical Education Schools (18.5%), Legal Services (17.1%), and Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks (7.37%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Food Catering Services ($75.1k MX), Retail Trade of Textile Products, except Apparel ($27.8k MX), and Travel Agencies and Reservation Services ($21k MX).
Labor Informality 2024-Q2
During the second quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Professionals and Technicians reached a 27.1%, which implied a decrease from 0.51 percentage points compared to the first quarter of 2024 (27.6%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 27.2 percentage points during the second quarter of 2024.
Greater Labor Informality: 40.9%, Tlaxcala
Less Labor Informality: 19.5 %, Nuevo León
At second quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Professionals and Technicians were Tlaxcala (40.9%), Oaxaca (38.3%), and Guerrero (37.9%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Aguascalientes (21.1%), Chihuahua (19.7%), and Nuevo León (19.5%).
The workforce of Professionals and Technicians during the second quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 3.05M workers of which 73.7% corresponds to formal employment (2.24M) and 26.3% to informal employment (801k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 6.02M workers of which 82.3% corresponds to formal employment (4.96M) and 17.7% corresponds to informal employment (1.07M).