Occupation (2262) - 2025-Q1
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 94.1% men with an average salary of $6.77k MX and, 5.92% women with average salary of $27k MX.
The best average salaries received by Engineers in Topography, Hydrology, Geology and Geodesy were in Campeche ($38k MX), Puebla ($36.1k MX), and Durango ($25.8k MX) 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).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Metallic Ore Mining ($26.9k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($16.2k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($16.2k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Legal Services (10.7k), General Public Administration (18.6%), and Residential Building Construction (3.2k).
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.
At the level of states, Estado de México had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 2.87k from 2.87k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Tabasco with a 11.5% corresponding to 69 from 602 workers.
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).
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.
The states with the best average salaries for Engineers in Topography, Hydrology, Geology and Geodesy during first quarter of 2025 were Campeche ($38k MX), Puebla ($36.1k MX), and Durango ($25.8k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Puebla and Zacatecas with an increase of $32.1k MX (787%) and $3.93k MX (61.2%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Baja California Sur and Nayarit with a decrease of $25.8k MX (100%) and $17.6k MX (74.1%), respectively.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1): 16.6, Men
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Engineers in Topography, Hydrology, Geology and Geodesy was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (14.9k men and 838 women).
The highest average salary was $6.63k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $6.63k MX received by men with 16 to 18 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 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%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Metallic Ore Mining ($26.9k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($16.2k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($16.2k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
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.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Estado de México
Less Labor Informality: 11.5 %, Tabasco
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Engineers in Topography, Hydrology, Geology and Geodesy were Estado de México (100%), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (81.4%), and Hidalgo (68.4%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Colima (31.4%), Oaxaca (14.4%), and Tabasco (11.5%).
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).