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Education Assistants and Technicians, Instructors and Trainers

Subgroup (271) - 2025-Q1

  • 328k, Workforce
  • $5.91k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 38.6, Average age
  • 29.1, Weekly hours worked
  • 4.55, Weekly days worked
  • 10.4%, Workforce with second job
  • 57.2%, Informal Workforce
  • 14, Average years of Schooling

About Education Assistants and Technicians, Instructors and Trainers

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The workforce of Education Assistants and Technicians, Instructors and Trainers during first quarter of 2025 was 328k people, whose salary averaged $5.91k MX working around 29.1 hours per week.

The average age of Education Assistants and Technicians, Instructors and Trainers was 38.6 years. The workforce was distributed in 41% men with an average salary of $6.7k MX and, 59% women with average salary of $5.36k MX.

The best average salaries received by Education Assistants and Technicians, Instructors and Trainers were in Nayarit ($11.1k MX), Baja California Sur ($10.2k MX), and Sinaloa ($9.26k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (47.9k), Ciudad de México (46.1k), and Puebla (22.4k).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Services Related to Air Transportation ($60.2k MX), Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers ($35.5k MX), and Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization ($27.6k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Amusement Parks and Arcades (85.3k), Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools (60k), and Higher Technical Education Schools (32k).

59.8% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.91k MX and 40.2% to men with an average salary of $4.05k MX.

At the level of states, Puebla had the highest percentage of informal workers with 85.8% corresponding to 19.2k from 22.4k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Coahuila de Zaragoza with a 25.9% corresponding to 2k from 7.69k workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 328k, Workforce 2025-Q1
  • $5.91k MX, Average monthly salary 2025-Q1

At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Education Assistants and Technicians, Instructors and Trainers were 328k being a 3.12% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (318k).

In the same period, an average salary of $5.91k MX was observed, registering an increase of 7.52%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($5.5k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Education Assistants and Technicians, Instructors and Trainers during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (47.9k), Ciudad de México (46.1k), and Puebla (22.4k)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Puebla and Nuevo León with an increase of 11.1k (98.8%) and 6.32k (46.1%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Guanajuato with a decrease of 15.1k (24.7%) and 4.74k (31.9%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Education Assistants and Technicians, Instructors and Trainers during first quarter of 2025 were Nayarit ($11.1k MX), Baja California Sur ($10.2k MX), and Sinaloa ($9.26k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Zacatecas and Quintana Roo with an increase of $3.59k MX (69%) and $3.08k MX (50.2%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Sonora and Sinaloa with a decrease of $4.7k MX (53.3%) and $4.49k MX (32.7%), respectively.

Average Salary and Workforce by Sex and Age

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Average Age 2025-Q1

  • 37.6, Women
  • 40, Men

At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Education Assistants and Technicians, Instructors and Trainers represented the 41% of the employed population and women 59%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (39.3k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (49k).

The highest average salary was $10.5k MX received by men from 45 to 54 years, while the lowest average salary was $2k MX received by men from 15 to 24 years.

* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.

Average Salary and Workforce by Gender and Schooling Years

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Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1)

  • 14, Women
  • 14, Men

During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Education Assistants and Technicians, Instructors and Trainers was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (62.2k men and 86.4k women).

The highest average salary was $9.15k MX received by men with 13 to 15 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.11k 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.

Workforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries

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The visualization shows the distribution of Education Assistants and Technicians, Instructors and Trainers in different industries and economic sectors.

At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Amusement Parks and Arcades (27.9%), Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools (19.6%), and Higher Technical Education Schools (10.4%).

In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Services Related to Air Transportation ($60.2k MX), Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers ($35.5k MX), and Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization ($27.6k MX).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2025-Q1

  • 57.2%, Education Assistants and Technicians, Instructors and Trainers
  • 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Education Assistants and Technicians, Instructors and Trainers reached a 57.2%, which implied an increase from 1.57 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024  (55.6%).

The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 2.89 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 85.8%, Puebla

Less Labor Informality: 25.9 %, Coahuila de Zaragoza

At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Education Assistants and Technicians, Instructors and Trainers were Puebla (85.8%), Guerrero (84.9%), and Guanajuato (74%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Sonora (33.6%), Baja California (29.1%), and Coahuila de Zaragoza (25.9%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Education Assistants and Technicians, Instructors and Trainers during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 87.4k workers of which 48.6% corresponds to formal employment (42.5k) and 51.4% to informal employment (44.9k).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 149k workers of which 45.4%  corresponds to formal employment (67.4k) and 54.6% corresponds to informal employment (81.1k).