Subgroup (264) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Electrical Technicians, Electronic and Telecommunications Equipment and Electromechanical during first quarter of 2025 was 670k people, whose salary averaged $7.35k MX working around 40.5 hours per week.
The average age of Electrical Technicians, Electronic and Telecommunications Equipment and Electromechanical was 42.7 years. The workforce was distributed in 96.9% men with an average salary of $7.22k MX and, 3.11% women with average salary of $11.2k MX.
The best average salaries received by Electrical Technicians, Electronic and Telecommunications Equipment and Electromechanical were in Quintana Roo ($14.2k MX), Nayarit ($14k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($13.3k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (66.8k), Ciudad de México (58.3k), and Nuevo León (53.2k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Multiple Banking ($28.3k MX), Retail Trade of Health Care Items ($25k MX), and Nonmetallic Ore Mining ($21.5k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (249k), Building Installations and Equipmen (160k), and Building Installations and Equipment (160k).
1.38% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.88k MX and 98.6% to men with an average salary of $5.68k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 85.8% corresponding to 4.08k from 4.76k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Zacatecas with a 22.9% corresponding to 1.53k from 6.69k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Electrical Technicians, Electronic and Telecommunications Equipment and Electromechanical were 670k being a 3.12% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (691k).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.35k MX was observed, registering an increase of 0.88%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($7.28k MX).
The states with the highest number of Electrical Technicians, Electronic and Telecommunications Equipment and Electromechanical during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (66.8k), Ciudad de México (58.3k), and Nuevo León (53.2k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Jalisco and Puebla with an increase of 9.74k (22.6%) and 7.39k (31.2%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Michoacán de Ocampo with a decrease of 38.6k (36.6%) and 9.73k (36.1%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Electrical Technicians, Electronic and Telecommunications Equipment and Electromechanical during first quarter of 2025 were Quintana Roo ($14.2k MX), Nayarit ($14k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($13.3k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Quintana Roo and Nayarit with an increase of $5.77k MX (68.9%) and $2.57k MX (22.5%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Baja California Sur and Sonora with a decrease of $5.12k MX (28.8%) and $3.86k MX (36%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1: 42.9, Men
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Electrical Technicians, Electronic and Telecommunications Equipment and Electromechanical represented the 96.9% of the employed population and women 3.11%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (163k men and 8.05k women).
The highest average salary was $7.77k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $5.43k MX received by men from 65 to 74 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1): 11.4, Men
At first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Electrical Technicians, Electronic and Telecommunications Equipment and Electromechanical was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (249k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (9.87k).
The highest average salary was $8.24k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.3k MX received by men with 0 to 3 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 Electrical Technicians, Electronic and Telecommunications Equipment and Electromechanical in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (25.9%), Building Installations and Equipmen (16.7%), and Building Installations and Equipment (16.7%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Multiple Banking ($28.3k MX), Retail Trade of Health Care Items ($25k MX), and Nonmetallic Ore Mining ($21.5k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Electrical Technicians, Electronic and Telecommunications Equipment and Electromechanical reached a 42.8%, which implied a decrease from 1.73 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (44.5%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 11.5 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Electrical Technicians, Electronic and Telecommunications Equipment and Electromechanical were Tlaxcala (85.8%), Chiapas (67.2%), and Morelos (66.6%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Querétaro (27.7%), Baja California Sur (26.4%), and Zacatecas (22.9%).
The workforce of Electrical Technicians, Electronic and Telecommunications Equipment and Electromechanical during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 171k workers of which 64% corresponds to formal employment (110k) and 36% to informal employment (61.7k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 255k workers of which 61.9% corresponds to formal employment (158k) and 38.1% corresponds to informal employment (97.3k).