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Air Traffic Controllers and other Transport

Subgroup (266) - 2025-Q1

  • 12.4k, Workforce
  • $7.75k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 39.8, Average age
  • 46.8, Weekly hours worked
  • 5.24, Weekly days worked
  • 6.71%, Workforce with second job
  • 15.8%, Informal Workforce
  • 13.2, Average years of Schooling

About Air Traffic Controllers and other Transport

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The workforce of Air Traffic Controllers and other Transport during first quarter of 2025 was 12.4k people, whose salary averaged $7.75k MX working around 46.8 hours per week.

The average age of Air Traffic Controllers and other Transport was 39.8 years. The workforce was distributed in 41.8% men with an average salary of $9.62k MX and, 58.2% women with average salary of $6.41k MX.

The best average salaries received by Air Traffic Controllers and other Transport were in Campeche ($46.6k MX), Chihuahua ($25.8k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($19.4k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (3.4k), Estado de México (2.14k), and Nuevo León (1.94k).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Business Administration Services ($15.1k MX), Waste Collection ($15.1k MX), and Employment Services ($13.3k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services (4.45k), Services Related to Air Transportation (3.2k), and Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (1.38k).

62.3% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $10.3k MX and 37.7% to men with an average salary of $12.5k MX.

At the level of states, Jalisco had the highest percentage of informal workers with 59.5% corresponding to 690 from 1.16k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Colima with a 10.7% corresponding to 74 from 691 workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 12.4k, Workforce 2025-Q1
  • $7.75k MX, Average monthly salary 2025-Q1

At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Air Traffic Controllers and other Transport were 12.4k being a 12% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (14.1k).

In the same period, an average salary of $7.75k MX was observed, registering a drop of 1.59%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($7.88k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Air Traffic Controllers and other Transport during the first quarter of 2025 were Ciudad de México (3.4k), Estado de México (2.14k), and Nuevo León (1.94k)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Quintana Roo with an increase of 1.97k (1.18k%) and 110 (35.1%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Jalisco and Nuevo León with a decrease of 927 (44.4%) and 882 (31.3%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Air Traffic Controllers and other Transport during first quarter of 2025 were Campeche ($46.6k MX), Chihuahua ($25.8k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($19.4k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Campeche and Coahuila de Zaragoza with an increase of $18.8k MX (67.3%) and $13.8k MX (244%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Guanajuato and Durango with a decrease of $36k MX (100%) and $16k MX (100%), respectively.

Workforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries

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The visualization shows the distribution of Air Traffic Controllers and other Transport in different industries and economic sectors.

At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services (44.1%), Services Related to Air Transportation (31.8%), and Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (13.7%).

In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Business Administration Services ($15.1k MX), Waste Collection ($15.1k MX), and Employment Services ($13.3k MX).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2025-Q1

  • 15.8%, Air Traffic Controllers and other Transport
  • 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Air Traffic Controllers and other Transport reached a 15.8%, which implied an increase from 8.97 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024  (6.8%).

The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 38.5 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 59.5%, Jalisco

Less Labor Informality: 10.7 %, Colima

At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Air Traffic Controllers and other Transport were Jalisco (59.5%), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (44.6%), and Nuevo León (26.7%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Nuevo León (26.7%), Ciudad de México (18.4%), and Colima (10.7%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Air Traffic Controllers and other Transport during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 4.32k workers of which 73.6% corresponds to formal employment (3.18k) and 26.4% to informal employment (1.14k).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 4.42k workers of which 88.3%  corresponds to formal employment (3.9k) and 11.7% corresponds to informal employment (516).