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Athletes, Coaches and Referees

Subgroup (256) - 2025-Q1

  • 60.8k, Workforce
  • $9.96k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 32.1, Average age
  • 24.8, Weekly hours worked
  • 4.59, Weekly days worked
  • 9.83%, Workforce with second job
  • 77.4%, Informal Workforce
  • 13, Average years of Schooling

About Athletes, Coaches and Referees

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The workforce of Athletes, Coaches and Referees during first quarter of 2025 was 60.8k people, whose salary averaged $9.96k MX working around 24.8 hours per week.

The average age of Athletes, Coaches and Referees was 32.1 years. The workforce was distributed in 76.4% men with an average salary of $11.5k MX and, 23.6% women with average salary of $4.96k MX.

The best average salaries received by Athletes, Coaches and Referees were in Campeche ($53.2k MX), Ciudad de México ($26.3k MX), and Morelos ($22.1k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (11.3k), Estado de México (5.44k), and Guerrero (5.35k).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($104k MX), Higher Technical Education Schools ($20k MX), and Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes and Similar Figures ($8.6k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Amusement Parks and Arcades (49.6k), Professional Athletes and Sports Teams (39.6k), and Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (5.46k).

17% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.93k MX and 83% to men with an average salary of $11.9k MX.

At the level of states, Yucatán had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 1.94k from 1.94k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Morelos with a 32.9% corresponding to 136 from 414 workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 60.8k, Workforce 2025-Q1
  • $9.96k MX, Average monthly salary 2025-Q1

At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Athletes, Coaches and Referees were 60.8k being a 6.99% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (56.9k).

In the same period, an average salary of $9.96k MX was observed, registering an increase of 102%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($4.94k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Athletes, Coaches and Referees during the first quarter of 2025 were Ciudad de México (11.3k), Estado de México (5.44k), and Guerrero (5.35k)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Ciudad de México and Guerrero with an increase of 3.14k (38.3%) and 2.67k (100%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Jalisco and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a decrease of 5.08k (66.1%) and 1.73k (67.5%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Athletes, Coaches and Referees during first quarter of 2025 were Campeche ($53.2k MX), Ciudad de México ($26.3k MX), and Morelos ($22.1k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Campeche and Ciudad de México with an increase of $47.2k MX (786%) and $21.6k MX (455%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Sinaloa and Colima with a decrease of $14.4k MX (74.8%) and $9.38k MX (100%), respectively.

Average Salary and Workforce by Sex and Age

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Average Age 2025-Q1: 31, Men

At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Athletes, Coaches and Referees represented the 76.4% of the employed population and women 23.6%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 15 to 24 years (17k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (4.75k).

The highest average salary was $19.7k MX received by men from 15 to 24 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.45k MX received by men from 35 to 44 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): 13, Men

During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Athletes, Coaches and Referees was concentrated in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (16k men and 5.52k women).

The highest average salary was $8.66k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.04k MX received by men with 10 to 12 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 Athletes, Coaches and Referees in different industries and economic sectors.

At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Amusement Parks and Arcades (47.6%), Professional Athletes and Sports Teams (38%), and Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (5.24%).

In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($104k MX), Higher Technical Education Schools ($20k MX), and Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes and Similar Figures ($8.6k MX).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2025-Q1

  • 77.4%, Athletes, Coaches and Referees
  • 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Athletes, Coaches and Referees reached a 77.4%, which implied an increase from 1.17 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024  (76.2%).

The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 23.1 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Yucatán

Less Labor Informality: 32.9 %, Morelos

At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Athletes, Coaches and Referees were Yucatán (100%), Tlaxcala (100%), and Tabasco (100%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Jalisco (40.2%), Baja California Sur (37.5%), and Morelos (32.9%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Athletes, Coaches and Referees during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 15 to 24 years concentrating 19.3k workers of which 10.9% corresponds to formal employment (2.1k) and 89.1% to informal employment (17.2k).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 21.5k workers of which 23.6%  corresponds to formal employment (5.07k) and 76.4% corresponds to informal employment (16.4k).