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Assistants and Technicians in Construction and Architecture

Occupation (2624) - 2025-Q1

  • 21.8k, Workforce
  • $7.93k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 37.8, Average age
  • 36.6, Weekly hours worked
  • 4.51, Weekly days worked
  • 0.55%, Workforce with second job
  • 35.6%, Informal Workforce
  • 14.1, Average years of Schooling

About Assistants and Technicians in Construction and Architecture

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The workforce of Assistants and Technicians in Construction and Architecture during first quarter of 2025 was 21.8k people, whose salary averaged $7.93k MX working around 36.6 hours per week.

The average age of Assistants and Technicians in Construction and Architecture was 37.8 years. The workforce was distributed in 62.8% men with an average salary of $6.62k MX and, 37.2% women with average salary of $10.1k MX.

The best average salaries received by Assistants and Technicians in Construction and Architecture were in Sinaloa ($33.5k MX), Coahuila de Zaragoza ($29.7k MX), and Nuevo León ($28k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (5.19k), Estado de México (3.11k), and Jalisco (2.03k).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in General Public Administration ($19.9k MX), Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks ($16k MX), and Metallic Ore Mining ($13.3k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Legal Services (13.7k), Residential Building Construction (10.1k), and General Public Administration (10.5%).

53.1% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $2.5k MX and 46.9% to men with an average salary of $8.09k MX.

At the level of states, Quintana Roo had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 678 from 678 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California with a 13.2% corresponding to 159 from 1.2k workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 21.8k, Workforce 2025-Q1
  • $7.93k MX, Average monthly salary 2025-Q1

At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Assistants and Technicians in Construction and Architecture were 21.8k being a 15.9% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (18.8k).

In the same period, an average salary of $7.93k MX was observed, registering an increase of 51.6%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($5.23k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Assistants and Technicians in Construction and Architecture during the first quarter of 2025 were Ciudad de México (5.19k), Estado de México (3.11k), and Jalisco (2.03k)

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 3.68k (244%) and 1.33k (75.1%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Quintana Roo and Puebla with a decrease of 1.4k (67.3%) and 1.12k (63.7%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Assistants and Technicians in Construction and Architecture during first quarter of 2025 were Sinaloa ($33.5k MX), Coahuila de Zaragoza ($29.7k MX), and Nuevo León ($28k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Sinaloa and Tabasco with an increase of $30k MX (857%) and $14k MX (345%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Nayarit and Chiapas with a decrease of $16.5k MX (74%) and $12.1k MX (100%), respectively.

Workforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries

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The visualization shows the distribution of Assistants and Technicians in Construction and Architecture in different industries and economic sectors.

At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Legal Services (42.9%), Residential Building Construction (31.8%), and General Public Administration (10.5%).

In the same period, the best average salaries were received in General Public Administration ($19.9k MX), Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks ($16k MX), and Metallic Ore Mining ($13.3k MX).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2025-Q1

  • 35.6%, Assistants and Technicians in Construction and Architecture
  • 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Assistants and Technicians in Construction and Architecture reached a 35.6%, which implied a decrease from 6.7 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024  (42.3%).

The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 18.7 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Quintana Roo

Less Labor Informality: 13.2 %, Baja California

At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Assistants and Technicians in Construction and Architecture were Quintana Roo (100%), Nuevo León (100%), and Estado de México (100%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Ciudad de México (28.7%), Nayarit (20.2%), and Baja California (13.2%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Assistants and Technicians in Construction and Architecture during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 6.07k workers of which 58.1% corresponds to formal employment (3.53k) and 41.9% to informal employment (2.54k).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 6.3k workers of which 60.7%  corresponds to formal employment (3.82k) and 39.3% corresponds to informal employment (2.48k).