Occupation (2642) - 2024-Q1
The workforce of Electricians and Linemen during first quarter of 2024 was 304k people, whose salary averaged $7.2k MX working around 39.4 hours per week.
The average age of Electricians and Linemen was 43.8 years. The workforce was distributed in 99.1% men with an average salary of $7.16k MX and, 0.85% women with average salary of $11.3k MX.
The best average salaries received by Electricians and Linemen were in Nayarit ($13.6k MX), Tabasco ($13.2k MX), and Michoacán de Ocampo ($11.2k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (36.7k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (26.5k), and Nuevo León (21.6k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Community Food, Housing and Emergency Services ($16k MX), Food Catering Services ($16k MX), and General Public Administration ($15.6k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Building Installations and Equipmen (168k), Building Installations and Equipment (168k), and Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization (37.8k).
0.34% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $6.67k MX and 99.7% to men with an average salary of $5.94k MX.
At the level of states, Oaxaca had the highest percentage of informal workers with 75% corresponding to 5.29k from 7.06k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California Sur with a 8.91% corresponding to 325 from 3.65k workers.
At first quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Electricians and Linemen were 304k being a 8.06% higher than the fourth quarter of 2023. (281k).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.2k MX was observed, registering a drop of 1.07%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2023 ($7.28k MX).
The states with the highest number of Electricians and Linemen during the first quarter of 2024 were Estado de México (36.7k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (26.5k), and Nuevo León (21.6k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of 10.6k (40.6%) and 6.11k (30%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Guanajuato and Jalisco with a decrease of 4.16k (21.5%) and 3.12k (17.8%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Electricians and Linemen during first quarter of 2024 were Nayarit ($13.6k MX), Tabasco ($13.2k MX), and Michoacán de Ocampo ($11.2k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Tlaxcala and Nayarit with an increase of $5.58k MX (145%) and $4.29k MX (46.3%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Hidalgo and Estado de México with a decrease of $4.62k MX (59.9%) and $2.66k MX (43.8%), respectively.
Average Age 2024-Q1: 43.8, Men
At first quarter of 2024, the male workforce in Electricians and Linemen represented the 99.1% of the employed population and women 0.85%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (89.4k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (1.89k).
The highest average salary was $7.7k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $6.32k MX received by men from 15 to 24 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2024-Q1): 11, Men
At first quarter of 2024 the male workforce in Electricians and Linemen was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (101k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (1.99k).
The highest average salary was $7.98k MX received by men with 10 to 12 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.42k MX received by men with 4 to 6 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 Electricians and Linemen in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Building Installations and Equipmen (34.2%), Building Installations and Equipment (34.2%), and Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization (7.69%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Community Food, Housing and Emergency Services ($16k MX), Food Catering Services ($16k MX), and General Public Administration ($15.6k MX).
Labor Informality 2024-Q1
During the first quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Electricians and Linemen reached a 50.3%, which implied an increase from 3.78 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2023 (46.5%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 4.03 percentage points during the first quarter of 2024.
Greater Labor Informality: 75%, Oaxaca
Less Labor Informality: 8.91 %, Baja California Sur
At first quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Electricians and Linemen were Oaxaca (75%), Morelos (71.7%), and Hidalgo (70.1%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Zacatecas (34.2%), Sinaloa (28.5%), and Baja California Sur (8.91%).
The workforce of Electricians and Linemen during the first quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 89.7k workers of which 52.5% corresponds to formal employment (47.1k) and 47.5% to informal employment (42.6k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 102k workers of which 48.1% corresponds to formal employment (49k) and 51.9% corresponds to informal employment (52.8k).