Occupation (2624) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Assistants and Technicians in Construction and Architecture during first quarter of 2026 was 25.6k people, whose salary averaged $9.51k MX working around 38.9 hours per week.
The average age of Assistants and Technicians in Construction and Architecture was 39 years. The workforce was distributed in 76.3% men with an average salary of $10.8k MX and, 23.7% women with average salary of $5.4k MX.
The best average salaries received by Assistants and Technicians in Construction and Architecture were in Baja California Sur ($59.4k MX), Oaxaca ($30.1k MX), and Michoacán de Ocampo ($22.5k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (4.81k), Puebla (4.63k), and Michoacán de Ocampo (2.19k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Business Administration Services ($30.1k MX), Retail Trade of Household Furniture and other Household Goods ($20k MX), and Residential Building Construction ($15.6k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Legal Services (19.8k), Residential Building Construction (15.6k), and General Public Administration (5.98%).
28.5% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.38k MX and 71.5% to men with an average salary of $9.34k MX.
At the level of states, San Luis Potosí had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 867 from 867 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Michoacán de Ocampo with a 3.97% corresponding to 87 from 2.19k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Assistants and Technicians in Construction and Architecture were 25.6k being a 7.92% higher than the fourth quarter of 2025. (23.7k).
In the same period, an average salary of $9.51k MX was observed, registering an increase of 26%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($7.54k MX).
The states with the highest number of Assistants and Technicians in Construction and Architecture during the first quarter of 2026 were Ciudad de México (4.81k), Puebla (4.63k), and Michoacán de Ocampo (2.19k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Puebla and Michoacán de Ocampo with an increase of 2.42k (109%) and 2.02k (1.16k%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Tamaulipas and Jalisco with a decrease of 803 (93.7%) and 741 (52.4%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Assistants and Technicians in Construction and Architecture during first quarter of 2026 were Baja California Sur ($59.4k MX), Oaxaca ($30.1k MX), and Michoacán de Ocampo ($22.5k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Baja California Sur and Coahuila de Zaragoza with an increase of $54.4k MX (1.09k%) and $8.04k MX (123%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Quintana Roo and Tabasco with a decrease of $19.9k MX (100%) and $16.5k MX (73.5%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Assistants and Technicians in Construction and Architecture in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Legal Services (46.9%), Residential Building Construction (36.8%), and General Public Administration (5.98%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Business Administration Services ($30.1k MX), Retail Trade of Household Furniture and other Household Goods ($20k MX), and Residential Building Construction ($15.6k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Assistants and Technicians in Construction and Architecture reached a 40.1%, which implied an increase from 1.43 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (38.7%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 14.7 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, San Luis Potosí
Less Labor Informality: 3.97 %, Michoacán de Ocampo
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Assistants and Technicians in Construction and Architecture were San Luis Potosí (100%), Puebla (100%), and Chiapas (79.3%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Baja California (17.7%), Ciudad de México (8.98%), and Michoacán de Ocampo (3.97%).
The workforce of Assistants and Technicians in Construction and Architecture during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 6.67k workers of which 34% corresponds to formal employment (2.27k) and 66% to informal employment (4.4k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 10.6k workers of which 58.4% corresponds to formal employment (6.18k) and 41.6% corresponds to informal employment (4.39k).