Occupation (9232) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Support Workers in the Electrical Industry, Electronics and Communications during first quarter of 2025 was 137k people, whose salary averaged $7.3k MX working around 41.4 hours per week.
The average age of Support Workers in the Electrical Industry, Electronics and Communications was 33.3 years. The workforce was distributed in 74.6% men with an average salary of $7.3k MX and, 25.4% women with average salary of $7.29k MX.
The best average salaries received by Support Workers in the Electrical Industry, Electronics and Communications were in Baja California Sur ($15.1k MX), Tamaulipas ($10.3k MX), and Quintana Roo ($10.1k MX) while the workforce was larger in Tamaulipas (16.3k), Nuevo León (13.3k), and Baja California (12.9k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Retail Trade of Health Care Items ($22.4k MX), Metallic Ore Mining ($19k MX), and Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($14.6k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Building Installations and Equipmen (35k), Building Installations and Equipment (35k), and Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (23.4k).
6.43% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $1.08k MX and 93.6% to men with an average salary of $4.3k MX.
At the level of states, Oaxaca had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 1.64k from 1.64k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Chihuahua with a 8.45% corresponding to 883 from 10.5k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Support Workers in the Electrical Industry, Electronics and Communications were 137k being a 3.41% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (142k).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.3k MX was observed, registering an increase of 26.7%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($5.76k MX).
The states with the highest number of Support Workers in the Electrical Industry, Electronics and Communications during the first quarter of 2025 were Tamaulipas (16.3k), Nuevo León (13.3k), and Baja California (12.9k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Nuevo León and Tamaulipas with an increase of 7.72k (139%) and 7.71k (89.3%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Baja California with a decrease of 8.61k (78.1%) and 4.35k (25.2%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Support Workers in the Electrical Industry, Electronics and Communications during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($15.1k MX), Tamaulipas ($10.3k MX), and Quintana Roo ($10.1k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Puebla and Estado de México with an increase of $4.76k MX (187%) and $4.55k MX (139%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Sonora and Michoacán de Ocampo with a decrease of $6.32k MX (63.3%) and $4.64k MX (61.5%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1: 32.3, Men
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Support Workers in the Electrical Industry, Electronics and Communications represented the 74.6% of the employed population and women 25.4%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 15 to 24 years (38.2k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (9.56k).
The highest average salary was $10.1k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.67k 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 (2025-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Support Workers in the Electrical Industry, Electronics and Communications was concentrated in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (40.4k men and 16.9k women).
The highest average salary was $16.5k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.78k MX received by men with 13 to 15 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 Support Workers in the Electrical Industry, Electronics and Communications in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Building Installations and Equipmen (26.7%), Building Installations and Equipment (26.7%), and Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (17.8%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Retail Trade of Health Care Items ($22.4k MX), Metallic Ore Mining ($19k MX), and Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($14.6k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Support Workers in the Electrical Industry, Electronics and Communications reached a 41.5%, which implied an increase from 1.8 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (39.7%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 12.8 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Support Workers in the Electrical Industry, Electronics and Communications were Oaxaca (100%), Guerrero (100%), and Michoacán de Ocampo (95.5%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Guanajuato (12.7%), Durango (11.7%), and Chihuahua (8.45%).
The workforce of Support Workers in the Electrical Industry, Electronics and Communications during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 15 to 24 years concentrating 45.1k workers of which 37.1% corresponds to formal employment (16.7k) and 62.9% to informal employment (28.4k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 57.4k workers of which 52.3% corresponds to formal employment (30k) and 47.7% corresponds to informal employment (27.4k).