Occupation (2221) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Biologists and Marine Scientists and Oceanographers during first quarter of 2025 was 23.8k people, whose salary averaged $14k MX working around 36.2 hours per week.
The average age of Biologists and Marine Scientists and Oceanographers was 35.1 years. The workforce was distributed in 35.4% men with an average salary of $6.3k MX and, 64.6% women with average salary of $18.2k MX.
The best average salaries received by Biologists and Marine Scientists and Oceanographers were in Aguascalientes ($38.7k MX), Nayarit ($34.4k MX), and Estado de México ($23k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (10.2k), Jalisco (4.85k), and Sinaloa (2.43k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Pig Raising ($26.2k MX), Legal Services ($17.9k MX), and General Public Administration ($17.5k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Accounting, Auditing and Related Services (6.18k), Medical Doctors Offices (4.03k), and Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (1.8k).
86.3% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $8.72k MX and 13.7% to men with an average salary of $3.2k MX.
At the level of states, Querétaro had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 76 from 76 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Estado de México with a 1.22% corresponding to 124 from 10.2k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Biologists and Marine Scientists and Oceanographers were 23.8k being a 21.3% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (19.6k).
In the same period, an average salary of $14k MX was observed, registering an increase of 11.2%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($12.6k MX).
The states with the highest number of Biologists and Marine Scientists and Oceanographers during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (10.2k), Jalisco (4.85k), and Sinaloa (2.43k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Jalisco with an increase of 7.28k (252%) and 4.43k (1.06k%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Sinaloa with a decrease of 2.21k (73.1%) and 2.02k (45.5%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Biologists and Marine Scientists and Oceanographers during first quarter of 2025 were Aguascalientes ($38.7k MX), Nayarit ($34.4k MX), and Estado de México ($23k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Hidalgo and Chiapas with an increase of $3.64k MX (21.5%) and $3.6k MX (40.6%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Ciudad de México and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a decrease of $33.6k MX (100%) and $15k MX (100%), respectively.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1): 17.7, Men
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Biologists and Marine Scientists and Oceanographers was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (6.59k men and 13.6k women).
The highest average salary was $7.53k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $7.53k MX received by men 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 Biologists and Marine Scientists and Oceanographers in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Accounting, Auditing and Related Services (34.2%), Medical Doctors Offices (22.3%), and Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (9.97%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Pig Raising ($26.2k MX), Legal Services ($17.9k MX), and General Public Administration ($17.5k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Biologists and Marine Scientists and Oceanographers reached a 10.6%, which implied an increase from 4.32 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (6.25%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 43.7 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Querétaro
Less Labor Informality: 1.22 %, Estado de México
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Biologists and Marine Scientists and Oceanographers were Querétaro (100%), Puebla (100%), and Nayarit (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Baja California Sur (18.9%), Yucatán (18.1%), and Estado de México (1.22%).
The workforce of Biologists and Marine Scientists and Oceanographers during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 14.6k workers of which 95.3% corresponds to formal employment (14k) and 4.71% to informal employment (689).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 20.2k workers of which 94.6% corresponds to formal employment (19.1k) and 5.36% corresponds to informal employment (1.08k).