Occupation (2612) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental during first quarter of 2025 was 45.5k people, whose salary averaged $4.51k MX working around 29.1 hours per week.
The average age of Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental was 40.8 years. The workforce was distributed in 62.9% men with an average salary of $5.75k MX and, 37.1% women with average salary of $2.39k MX.
The best average salaries received by Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental were in Baja California Sur ($26.7k MX), Coahuila de Zaragoza ($24.6k MX), and Durango ($10k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (12.2k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (7.97k), and Ciudad de México (6.23k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($21.8k MX), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance ($17.2k MX), and Dental Offices ($16k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Legal Services (25.5k), Medical Doctors Offices (15.2k), and Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (9.55k).
76.4% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.2k MX and 23.6% to men with an average salary of $497 MX.
At the level of states, Zacatecas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 126 from 126 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Hidalgo with a 9.36% corresponding to 82 from 876 workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental were 45.5k being a 44.4% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (31.5k).
In the same period, an average salary of $4.51k MX was observed, registering a drop of 47.6%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($8.61k MX).
The states with the highest number of Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (12.2k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (7.97k), and Ciudad de México (6.23k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Ciudad de México and Estado de México with an increase of 4.75k (322%) and 4.43k (57.1%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Tabasco and Puebla with a decrease of 1.03k (56.5%) and 853 (44%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($26.7k MX), Coahuila de Zaragoza ($24.6k MX), and Durango ($10k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Baja California Sur and Coahuila de Zaragoza with an increase of $16.8k MX (170%) and $8.62k MX (54.1%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Quintana Roo and Yucatán with a decrease of $17.8k MX (74%) and $16k MX (100%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Legal Services (37.9%), Medical Doctors Offices (22.5%), and Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (14.2%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($21.8k MX), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance ($17.2k MX), and Dental Offices ($16k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental reached a 18.1%, which implied an increase from 5.12 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (13%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 36.2 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental were Zacatecas (100%), Oaxaca (100%), and Chiapas (89.3%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Aguascalientes (13.4%), Guanajuato (13.1%), and Hidalgo (9.36%).
The workforce of Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 20.5k workers of which 99.4% corresponds to formal employment (20.4k) and 0.56% to informal employment (115).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 17.9k workers of which 89.1% corresponds to formal employment (15.9k) and 10.9% corresponds to informal employment (1.96k).