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Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental

Occupation (2612) - 2024-Q3

  • 35.1k, Workforce
  • $5.85k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 38.5, Average age
  • 42.2, Weekly hours worked
  • 5.28, Weekly days worked
  • 4.63%, Workforce with second job
  • 16.5%, Informal Workforce
  • 13.6, Average years of Schooling

About Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental

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The workforce of Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental during third quarter of 2024 was 35.1k people, whose salary averaged $5.85k MX working around 42.2 hours per week.

The average age of Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental was 38.5 years. The workforce was distributed in 75.9% men with an average salary of $6.2k MX and, 24.1% women with average salary of $4.73k MX.

The best average salaries received by Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental were in Durango ($20.1k MX), Chiapas ($20.1k MX), and Yucatán ($18.6k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (10.6k), Nuevo León (3.44k), and Ciudad de México (2.96k).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Amusement Parks and Arcades ($25k MX), Services Related to Air Transportation ($24k MX), and Business Administration Services ($20k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (14.5k), Accounting, Auditing and Related Services (6.08k), and Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers (5.44k).

53.7% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $1.8k MX and 46.3% to men with an average salary of $1.8k MX.

At the level of states, Michoacán de Ocampo had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 70 from 70 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Chiapas with a 11.4% corresponding to 99 from 870 workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 35.1k, Workforce 2024-Q3
  • $5.85k MX, Average monthly salary 2024-Q3

At third quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental were 35.1k being a 38.1% higher than the second quarter of 2024. (25.4k).

In the same period, an average salary of $5.85k MX was observed, registering a drop of 19.8%, compared to the second quarter of 2024 ($7.29k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental during the third quarter of 2024 were Estado de México (10.6k), Nuevo León (3.44k), and Ciudad de México (2.96k)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Nuevo León with an increase of 8.11k (324%) and 2.29k (200%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Jalisco and Yucatán with a decrease of 2.29k (51.9%) and 555 (47.1%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental during third quarter of 2024 were Durango ($20.1k MX), Chiapas ($20.1k MX), and Yucatán ($18.6k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Chiapas and Colima with an increase of $17.4k MX (649%) and $14.6k MX (571%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Estado de México and Oaxaca with a decrease of $11k MX (100%) and $8.36k MX (83.6%), respectively.

Workforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries

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The visualization shows the distribution of Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental in different industries and economic sectors.

At third quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (29%), Accounting, Auditing and Related Services (12.1%), and Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers (10.8%).

In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Amusement Parks and Arcades ($25k MX), Services Related to Air Transportation ($24k MX), and Business Administration Services ($20k MX).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2024-Q3

  • 16.5%, Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental
  • 54.6%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the third quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental reached a 16.5%, which implied an increase from 3.92 percentage points compared to the second quarter of 2024  (12.6%).

The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 38.2 percentage points during the third quarter of 2024.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Michoacán de Ocampo

Less Labor Informality: 11.4 %, Chiapas

At third quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental were Michoacán de Ocampo (100%), Campeche (58.2%), and Morelos (44.9%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Baja California (18.7%), Nuevo León (17.7%), and Chiapas (11.4%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental during the third quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 14k workers of which 99.6% corresponds to formal employment (14k) and 0.42% to informal employment (59).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 13.5k workers of which 85.4%  corresponds to formal employment (11.5k) and 14.6% corresponds to informal employment (1.97k).