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Surveyors Assistants and Technicians in Hydrology and Geology

Occupation (2622) - 2025-Q1

  • 17.4k, Workforce
  • $10.1k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 39.9, Average age
  • 39.2, Weekly hours worked
  • 4.78, Weekly days worked
  • 1.38%, Workforce with second job
  • 27.6%, Informal Workforce
  • 11.7, Average years of Schooling

About Surveyors Assistants and Technicians in Hydrology and Geology

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The workforce of Surveyors Assistants and Technicians in Hydrology and Geology during first quarter of 2025 was 17.4k people, whose salary averaged $10.1k MX working around 39.2 hours per week.

The average age of Surveyors Assistants and Technicians in Hydrology and Geology was 39.9 years. The workforce was distributed in 91.1% men with an average salary of $9.67k MX and, 8.91% women with average salary of $14k MX.

The best average salaries received by Surveyors Assistants and Technicians in Hydrology and Geology were in Michoacán de Ocampo ($32k MX), Tlaxcala ($19.8k MX), and Colima ($19.1k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (4.41k), Tabasco (1.31k), and Tamaulipas (1.21k).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers ($17.6k MX), Services Related to Mining ($15k MX), and General Public Administration ($15k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Legal Services (7.33k), General Public Administration (17.7%), and Building Installations and Equipmen (3.05k).

11.5% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $15.9k MX and 88.5% to men with an average salary of $7.91k MX.

At the level of states, Puebla had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 392 from 392 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a 4.33% corresponding to 38 from 878 workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 17.4k, Workforce 2025-Q1
  • $10.1k MX, Average monthly salary 2025-Q1

At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Surveyors Assistants and Technicians in Hydrology and Geology were 17.4k being a 7.88% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (18.9k).

In the same period, an average salary of $10.1k MX was observed, registering an increase of 15.3%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($8.73k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Surveyors Assistants and Technicians in Hydrology and Geology during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (4.41k), Tabasco (1.31k), and Tamaulipas (1.21k)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Tabasco and Estado de México with an increase of 1.12k (602%) and 755 (20.7%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Jalisco and Zacatecas with a decrease of 1.55k (88.4%) and 891 (85.9%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Surveyors Assistants and Technicians in Hydrology and Geology during first quarter of 2025 were Michoacán de Ocampo ($32k MX), Tlaxcala ($19.8k MX), and Colima ($19.1k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Tlaxcala and Quintana Roo with an increase of $12.2k MX (158%) and $8.56k MX (137%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Puebla and Aguascalientes with a decrease of $16.4k MX (100%) and $10.6k MX (59.9%), respectively.

Workforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries

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The visualization shows the distribution of Surveyors Assistants and Technicians in Hydrology and Geology in different industries and economic sectors.

At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Legal Services (31.3%), General Public Administration (17.7%), and Building Installations and Equipmen (13%).

In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers ($17.6k MX), Services Related to Mining ($15k MX), and General Public Administration ($15k MX).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2025-Q1

  • 27.6%, Surveyors Assistants and Technicians in Hydrology and Geology
  • 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Surveyors Assistants and Technicians in Hydrology and Geology reached a 27.6%, which implied an increase from 6.58 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024  (21%).

The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 26.7 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Puebla

Less Labor Informality: 4.33 %, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Surveyors Assistants and Technicians in Hydrology and Geology were Puebla (100%), Morelos (100%), and Guerrero (100%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Querétaro (22.2%), Baja California Sur (19.3%), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (4.33%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Surveyors Assistants and Technicians in Hydrology and Geology during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 6.18k workers of which 86.8% corresponds to formal employment (5.36k) and 13.2% to informal employment (818).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 5.97k workers of which 91%  corresponds to formal employment (5.43k) and 8.98% corresponds to informal employment (536).