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Engineers in Topography, Hydrology, Geology and Geodesy

Occupation (2262) - 2025-Q1

  • 16.2k, Workforce
  • $7.97k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 43.4, Average age
  • 47.8, Weekly hours worked
  • 5.51, Weekly days worked
  • 4.55%, Workforce with second job
  • 40.7%, Informal Workforce

About Engineers in Topography, Hydrology, Geology and Geodesy

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The workforce of Engineers in Topography, Hydrology, Geology and Geodesy during first quarter of 2025 was 16.2k people, whose salary averaged $7.97k MX working around 47.8 hours per week.

The average age of Engineers in Topography, Hydrology, Geology and Geodesy was 43.4 years. The workforce was distributed in N/A% men with an average salary of $6.77k MX and, N/A% women with average salary of $27k MX.

The best average salaries received by Engineers in Topography, Hydrology, Geology and Geodesy were in N/A while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (2.87k), Ciudad de México (1.91k), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (1.33k).

3.17% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $18k MX and 96.8% to men with an average salary of $4.7k MX.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 16.2k, Workforce 2025-Q1
  • $7.97k MX, Average monthly salary 2025-Q1

At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Engineers in Topography, Hydrology, Geology and Geodesy were 16.2k being a 11.1% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (14.6k).

In the same period, an average salary of $7.97k MX was observed, registering a drop of 1.24%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($8.07k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Engineers in Topography, Hydrology, Geology and Geodesy during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (2.87k), Ciudad de México (1.91k), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (1.33k)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Ciudad de México and Chiapas with an increase of 1.12k (143%) and 917 (689%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Quintana Roo with a decrease of 593 (17.1%) and 400 (81.3%), respectively.

Workforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries

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The visualization shows the distribution of Engineers in Topography, Hydrology, Geology and Geodesy in different industries and economic sectors.

At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Legal Services (52.6%), General Public Administration (18.6%), and Residential Building Construction (15.8%).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2025-Q1

  • 40.7%, Engineers in Topography, Hydrology, Geology and Geodesy
  • 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Engineers in Topography, Hydrology, Geology and Geodesy reached a 40.7%, which implied an increase from 13.2 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024  (27.5%).

The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 13.6 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: N/A%, N/A

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Engineers in Topography, Hydrology, Geology and Geodesy during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 5.22k workers of which 24.1% corresponds to formal employment (1.26k) and 75.9% to informal employment (3.96k).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 15.7k workers of which 58.1%  corresponds to formal employment (9.14k) and 41.9% corresponds to informal employment (6.6k).