Group (25) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Assistants and Technicians in Economic and Administrative Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanists during first quarter of 2025 was 1.43M people, whose salary averaged $6.53k MX working around 37.5 hours per week.
The average age of Assistants and Technicians in Economic and Administrative Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanists was 38.7 years. The workforce was distributed in 42.2% men with an average salary of $7.14k MX and, 57.8% women with average salary of $6.09k MX.
The best average salaries received by Assistants and Technicians in Economic and Administrative Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanists were in Tamaulipas ($12.5k MX), Baja California Sur ($11.4k MX), and Campeche ($11.3k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (243k), Estado de México (164k), and Jalisco (109k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Food Catering Services ($25k MX), Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($17.9k MX), and Services Related to Rail Transportation ($17.3k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Legal Services (495k), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (10.6%), and General Public Administration (7.22%).
54.2% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.55k MX and 45.8% to men with an average salary of $6.71k MX.
At the level of states, Guerrero had the highest percentage of informal workers with 61.3% corresponding to 10k from 16.3k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Quintana Roo with a 15.7% corresponding to 5k from 31.8k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Assistants and Technicians in Economic and Administrative Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanists were 1.43M being a 1.15% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (1.42M).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.53k MX was observed, registering a drop of 3.67%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($6.78k MX).
The states with the highest number of Assistants and Technicians in Economic and Administrative Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanists during the first quarter of 2025 were Ciudad de México (243k), Estado de México (164k), and Jalisco (109k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Ciudad de México and Jalisco with an increase of 33k (15.7%) and 9.9k (10%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Nuevo León with a decrease of 44k (21.2%) and 21.1k (19.9%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Assistants and Technicians in Economic and Administrative Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanists during first quarter of 2025 were Tamaulipas ($12.5k MX), Baja California Sur ($11.4k MX), and Campeche ($11.3k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Tamaulipas and Campeche with an increase of $3.68k MX (41.9%) and $2.65k MX (30.7%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Aguascalientes and San Luis Potosí with a decrease of $3.48k MX (44.2%) and $2.97k MX (30.4%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Assistants and Technicians in Economic and Administrative Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanists represented the 42.2% of the employed population and women 57.8%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (177k men and 264k women).
The highest average salary was $7.94k MX received by men from 55 to 64 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.34k 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 (2025-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Assistants and Technicians in Economic and Administrative Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanists was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (264k men and 416k women).
The highest average salary was $9.74k MX received by men with 7 to 9 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.59k MX received by women with 7 to 9 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 Assistants and Technicians in Economic and Administrative Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanists in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Legal Services (25.6%), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (10.6%), and General Public Administration (7.22%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Food Catering Services ($25k MX), Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($17.9k MX), and Services Related to Rail Transportation ($17.3k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Assistants and Technicians in Economic and Administrative Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanists reached a 26.9%, which implied a decrease from 0.33 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (27.2%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 27.4 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 61.3%, Guerrero
Less Labor Informality: 15.7 %, Quintana Roo
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Assistants and Technicians in Economic and Administrative Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanists were Guerrero (61.3%), Tlaxcala (59.5%), and Hidalgo (55.6%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Chihuahua (17.8%), Zacatecas (17.7%), and Quintana Roo (15.7%).
The workforce of Assistants and Technicians in Economic and Administrative Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanists during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 441k workers of which 75.5% corresponds to formal employment (333k) and 24.5% to informal employment (108k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 680k workers of which 79.8% corresponds to formal employment (543k) and 20.2% corresponds to informal employment (137k).