Category (2) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Professionals and Technicians during first quarter of 2025 was 9.88M people, whose salary averaged $7.52k MX working around 36.4 hours per week.
The average age of Professionals and Technicians was 40.1 years. The workforce was distributed in 58.7% men with an average salary of $8.02k MX and, 41.3% women with average salary of $6.81k MX.
The best average salaries received by Professionals and Technicians were in Baja California Sur ($13.8k MX), Nayarit ($12.8k MX), and Campeche ($11.8k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (1.39M), Ciudad de México (1.31M), and Jalisco (712k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Food Catering Services ($27.1k MX), Fishing ($22.6k MX), and Metallic Ore Mining ($22.1k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Higher Technical Education Schools (2.69M), Legal Services (2.54M), and Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks (1.04M).
34.2% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.69k MX and 65.8% to men with an average salary of $6.81k MX.
At the level of states, Hidalgo had the highest percentage of informal workers with 46.9% corresponding to 101k from 216k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Coahuila de Zaragoza with a 17.5% corresponding to 50.2k from 287k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Professionals and Technicians were 9.88M being a 0.55% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (9.93M).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.52k MX was observed, registering an increase of 0.012%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($7.52k MX).
The states with the highest number of Professionals and Technicians during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (1.39M), Ciudad de México (1.31M), and Jalisco (712k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Ciudad de México and Oaxaca with an increase of 23.8k (1.85%) and 19.1k (9.4%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Michoacán de Ocampo with a decrease of 120k (7.95%) and 22.2k (6.9%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Professionals and Technicians during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($13.8k MX), Nayarit ($12.8k MX), and Campeche ($11.8k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Guerrero and Nayarit with an increase of $1.29k MX (17.7%) and $1.1k MX (9.36%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Hidalgo and Nuevo León with a decrease of $2.03k MX (21.7%) and $1.25k MX (11.4%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Professionals and Technicians represented the 58.7% of the employed population and women 41.3%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (1.65M men and 1.27M women).
The highest average salary was $9.59k MX received by men from 75 or more years, while the lowest average salary was $4.47k MX received by women 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 (2025-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Professionals and Technicians was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (3.06M men and 2.86M women).
The highest average salary was $15.4k MX received by men with more than 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.02k MX received by women 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 Professionals and Technicians in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Higher Technical Education Schools (18.4%), Legal Services (17.3%), and Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks (7.11%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Food Catering Services ($27.1k MX), Fishing ($22.6k MX), and Metallic Ore Mining ($22.1k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Professionals and Technicians reached a 26.8%, which implied a decrease from 0.88 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (27.6%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 27.5 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 46.9%, Hidalgo
Less Labor Informality: 17.5 %, Coahuila de Zaragoza
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Professionals and Technicians were Hidalgo (46.9%), Tlaxcala (44.6%), and Puebla (42.3%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Baja California Sur (20.8%), Nuevo León (19.2%), and Coahuila de Zaragoza (17.5%).
The workforce of Professionals and Technicians during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 2.92M workers of which 72.3% corresponds to formal employment (2.11M) and 27.7% to informal employment (808k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 5.92M workers of which 81.7% corresponds to formal employment (4.84M) and 18.3% corresponds to informal employment (1.09M).