Occupation (2231) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Agronomists during first quarter of 2025 was 22.3k people, whose salary averaged $6.97k MX working around 41.5 hours per week.
The average age of Agronomists was 39.9 years. The workforce was distributed in 78.5% men with an average salary of $8.26k MX and, 21.5% women with average salary of $2.28k MX.
The best average salaries received by Agronomists were in Chihuahua ($21.8k MX), Tlaxcala ($20k MX), and Baja California Sur ($19.8k MX) while the workforce was larger in Michoacán de Ocampo (4.35k), Jalisco (3.08k), and Puebla (3.06k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Accounting, Auditing and Related Services ($30k MX), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance ($14k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($6.62k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Legal Services (10.5k), General Public Administration (13.2%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (6.37%).
20.3% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.17k MX and 79.7% to men with an average salary of $5.4k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 108 from 108 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Nuevo León with a 3.05% corresponding to 14 from 459 workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Agronomists were 22.3k being a 6.14% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (23.7k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.97k MX was observed, registering a drop of 27.7%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($9.64k MX).
The states with the highest number of Agronomists during the first quarter of 2025 were Michoacán de Ocampo (4.35k), Jalisco (3.08k), and Puebla (3.06k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Michoacán de Ocampo and Puebla with an increase of 1.43k (48.8%) and 1.36k (80.2%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Chihuahua and Hidalgo with a decrease of 728 (38.7%) and 452 (86.1%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Agronomists during first quarter of 2025 were Chihuahua ($21.8k MX), Tlaxcala ($20k MX), and Baja California Sur ($19.8k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Coahuila de Zaragoza and Hidalgo with an increase of $10.8k MX (320%) and $10.7k MX (163%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Baja California and San Luis Potosí with a decrease of $25k MX (93.4%) and $21.7k MX (100%), respectively.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1): 16.9, Men
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Agronomists was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (17.1k men and 3.55k women).
The highest average salary was $8.21k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $8.21k MX received by men with 16 to 18 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 Agronomists in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Legal Services (65.9%), General Public Administration (13.2%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (6.37%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Accounting, Auditing and Related Services ($30k MX), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance ($14k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($6.62k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Agronomists reached a 28.3%, which implied a decrease from 5.39 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (33.7%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 26 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Tlaxcala
Less Labor Informality: 3.05 %, Nuevo León
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Agronomists were Tlaxcala (100%), Hidalgo (100%), and Campeche (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Sinaloa (16.4%), Michoacán de Ocampo (14.7%), and Nuevo León (3.05%).
The workforce of Agronomists during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 6.23k workers of which 77.4% corresponds to formal employment (4.82k) and 22.6% to informal employment (1.41k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 20.6k workers of which 71.5% corresponds to formal employment (14.7k) and 28.5% corresponds to informal employment (5.87k).