Occupation (2625) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Technical Draftsmen during first quarter of 2025 was 18.9k people, whose salary averaged $5.7k MX working around 43.2 hours per week.
The average age of Technical Draftsmen was 42.6 years. The workforce was distributed in 85.7% men with an average salary of $6.27k MX and, 14.3% women with average salary of $2.31k MX.
The best average salaries received by Technical Draftsmen were in Sonora ($51.2k MX), Campeche ($19.6k MX), and Baja California Sur ($19.4k MX) while the workforce was larger in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (2.83k), Nuevo León (2.49k), and Baja California (1.72k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Building Installations and Equipmen ($12.4k MX), Building Installations and Equipment ($12.4k MX), and Residential Building Construction ($10.8k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Legal Services (18k), Building Installations and Equipmen (2.8k), and Building Installations and Equipment (2.8k).
14.5% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $621 MX and 85.5% to men with an average salary of $8.57k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 584 from 584 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a 10.6% corresponding to 299 from 2.83k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Technical Draftsmen were 18.9k being a 8.41% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (20.7k).
In the same period, an average salary of $5.7k MX was observed, registering an increase of 30.1%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($4.38k MX).
The states with the highest number of Technical Draftsmen during the first quarter of 2025 were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (2.83k), Nuevo León (2.49k), and Baja California (1.72k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Nuevo León and Baja California with an increase of 1.79k (255%) and 1.17k (211%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Estado de México with a decrease of 2.29k (44.7%) and 2.09k (58.9%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Technical Draftsmen during first quarter of 2025 were Sonora ($51.2k MX), Campeche ($19.6k MX), and Baja California Sur ($19.4k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Sonora and Baja California Sur with an increase of $42.5k MX (491%) and $12.3k MX (174%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Yucatán and Tlaxcala with a decrease of $20.8k MX (100%) and $9.28k MX (59.7%), respectively.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1): 10.7, Men
At first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Technical Draftsmen was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (9.16k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (1.8k).
The highest average salary was $6.3k MX received by men with 10 to 12 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $6.3k 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.
The visualization shows the distribution of Technical Draftsmen in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Legal Services (67%), Building Installations and Equipmen (10.4%), and Building Installations and Equipment (10.4%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Building Installations and Equipmen ($12.4k MX), Building Installations and Equipment ($12.4k MX), and Residential Building Construction ($10.8k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Technical Draftsmen reached a 60.4%, which implied an increase from 24.8 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (35.5%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 6.04 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Tlaxcala
Less Labor Informality: 10.6 %, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Technical Draftsmen were Tlaxcala (100%), Sonora (100%), and Oaxaca (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Tamaulipas (21%), Colima (17.9%), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (10.6%).
The workforce of Technical Draftsmen during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 7.03k workers of which 60.3% corresponds to formal employment (4.24k) and 39.7% to informal employment (2.79k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 9.61k workers of which 45% corresponds to formal employment (4.33k) and 55% corresponds to informal employment (5.28k).