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Translators and Interpreters

Occupation (2153) - 2024-Q3

  • 13.8k, Workforce
  • $9.77k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 34, Average age
  • 34.6, Weekly hours worked
  • 4.75, Weekly days worked
  • 6.01%, Workforce with second job
  • 20.6%, Informal Workforce
  • 14.9, Average years of Schooling

About Translators and Interpreters

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The workforce of Translators and Interpreters during third quarter of 2024 was 13.8k people, whose salary averaged $9.77k MX working around 34.6 hours per week.

The average age of Translators and Interpreters was 34 years. The workforce was distributed in 57.8% men with an average salary of $8.53k MX and, 42.2% women with average salary of $11.5k MX.

The best average salaries received by Translators and Interpreters were in Campeche ($29.5k MX), Colima ($27.2k MX), and Puebla ($23k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (5.62k), Jalisco (1.08k), and Morelos (897).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Rental of Household and Personal Goods ($80k MX), Employment Services ($35k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($35k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Legal Services (17.7k), Business Administration Services (5.48k), and Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (272).

48.4% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.46k MX and 51.6% to men with an average salary of $7.09k MX.

At the level of states, Sinaloa had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 404 from 404 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Campeche with a 13% corresponding to 26 from 200 workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 13.8k, Workforce 2024-Q3
  • $9.77k MX, Average monthly salary 2024-Q3

At third quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Translators and Interpreters were 13.8k being a 1.26% higher than the second quarter of 2024. (13.6k).

In the same period, an average salary of $9.77k MX was observed, registering an increase of 60%, compared to the second quarter of 2024 ($6.1k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Translators and Interpreters during the third quarter of 2024 were Ciudad de México (5.62k), Jalisco (1.08k), and Morelos (897)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Hidalgo and Morelos with an increase of 728 (809%) and 629 (235%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Querétaro and Puebla with a decrease of 843 (66.3%) and 339 (61.3%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Translators and Interpreters during third quarter of 2024 were Campeche ($29.5k MX), Colima ($27.2k MX), and Puebla ($23k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Colima and Chiapas with an increase of $21.8k MX (406%) and $6.45k MX (58.9%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Quintana Roo and Campeche with a decrease of $13.5k MX (96.6%) and $12.7k MX (30.1%), respectively.

Workforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries

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The visualization shows the distribution of Translators and Interpreters in different industries and economic sectors.

At third quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Legal Services (73.1%), Business Administration Services (22.7%), and Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (1.12%).

In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Rental of Household and Personal Goods ($80k MX), Employment Services ($35k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($35k MX).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2024-Q3

  • 20.6%, Translators and Interpreters
  • 54.6%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the third quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Translators and Interpreters reached a 20.6%, which implied a decrease from 6.74 percentage points compared to the second quarter of 2024  (27.4%).

The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 34 percentage points during the third quarter of 2024.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Sinaloa

Less Labor Informality: 13 %, Campeche

At third quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Translators and Interpreters were Sinaloa (100%), Hidalgo (100%), and Aguascalientes (100%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Morelos (28.8%), Zacatecas (23.5%), and Campeche (13%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Translators and Interpreters during the third quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 8.13k workers of which 78.9% corresponds to formal employment (6.42k) and 21.1% to informal employment (1.71k).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 7.93k workers of which 81.6%  corresponds to formal employment (6.47k) and 18.4% corresponds to informal employment (1.46k).