Subgroup (261) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Assistants and Technicians in Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Biological, Chemical, Environmental and Agronomic during first quarter of 2025 was 81.5k people, whose salary averaged $5.47k MX working around 32.4 hours per week.
The average age of Assistants and Technicians in Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Biological, Chemical, Environmental and Agronomic was 41.4 years. The workforce was distributed in 59.7% men with an average salary of $6.5k MX and, 40.3% women with average salary of $3.95k MX.
The best average salaries received by Assistants and Technicians in Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Biological, Chemical, Environmental and Agronomic were in Baja California Sur ($26.7k MX), Sinaloa ($20k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($11.4k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (15.7k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (10.3k), and Ciudad de México (9.1k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance ($17.2k MX), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($16.8k MX), and Dental Offices ($15k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Legal Services (32.7k), Cattle Raising (14.8%), and Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (17.5k).
66.7% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $2.82k MX and 33.3% to men with an average salary of $6.2k MX.
At the level of states, Chiapas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 89.2% corresponding to 3.6k from 4.04k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Durango with a 4.1% corresponding to 93 from 2.27k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Assistants and Technicians in Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Biological, Chemical, Environmental and Agronomic were 81.5k being a 38.1% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (59k).
In the same period, an average salary of $5.47k MX was observed, registering a drop of 33%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($8.17k MX).
The states with the highest number of Assistants and Technicians in Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Biological, Chemical, Environmental and Agronomic during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (15.7k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (10.3k), and Ciudad de México (9.1k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of 7.77k (97.4%) and 6.45k (168%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Sinaloa and Tabasco with a decrease of 1.47k (89%) and 1.13k (56.4%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Assistants and Technicians in Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Biological, Chemical, Environmental and Agronomic during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($26.7k MX), Sinaloa ($20k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($11.4k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Baja California Sur and Sinaloa with an increase of $21.7k MX (435%) and $10.3k MX (106%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Quintana Roo and Tamaulipas with a decrease of $9.59k MX (51.3%) and $8.55k MX (48.8%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1: 41.7, Men
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Assistants and Technicians in Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Biological, Chemical, Environmental and Agronomic represented the 59.7% of the employed population and women 40.3%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 35 to 44 years (20.6k men and 8.3k women).
The highest average salary was $9.21k MX received by men from 45 to 54 years, while the lowest average salary was $6k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1)
At first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Assistants and Technicians in Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Biological, Chemical, Environmental and Agronomic was higher in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (20.1k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (14.7k).
The highest average salary was $11k MX received by men with 10 to 12 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $3.87k MX received by women 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 Assistants and Technicians in Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Biological, Chemical, Environmental and Agronomic in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Legal Services (26.8%), Cattle Raising (14.8%), and Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (14.3%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance ($17.2k MX), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($16.8k MX), and Dental Offices ($15k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Assistants and Technicians in Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Biological, Chemical, Environmental and Agronomic reached a 28.2%, which implied an increase from 4.88 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (23.3%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 26.1 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 Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Biological, Chemical, Environmental and Agronomic were Chiapas (89.2%), Michoacán de Ocampo (66.8%), and Campeche (58.1%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Guanajuato (8.76%), Hidalgo (6.13%), and Durango (4.1%).
The workforce of Assistants and Technicians in Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Biological, Chemical, Environmental and Agronomic during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 28.9k workers of which 92.3% corresponds to formal employment (26.7k) and 7.73% to informal employment (2.24k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 28.1k workers of which 80.2% corresponds to formal employment (22.6k) and 19.8% corresponds to informal employment (5.56k).