Occupation (2232) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Veterinarians and Animal Scientists during first quarter of 2025 was 48.8k people, whose salary averaged $7.78k MX working around 41.1 hours per week.
The average age of Veterinarians and Animal Scientists was 41.2 years. The workforce was distributed in 66.8% men with an average salary of $9.26k MX and, 33.2% women with average salary of $4.81k MX.
The best average salaries received by Veterinarians and Animal Scientists were in Tamaulipas ($24.7k MX), Jalisco ($24.5k MX), and Campeche ($18.1k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (8.53k), Puebla (4.52k), and Nuevo León (3.25k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($38.9k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($38.9k MX), and Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($14.7k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (77.8k), Cattle Raising (5.56%), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (4.48%).
27.6% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $5.87k MX and 72.4% to men with an average salary of $6.17k MX.
At the level of states, Hidalgo had the highest percentage of informal workers with 75.5% corresponding to 509 from 674 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Querétaro with a 9.95% corresponding to 155 from 1.56k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Veterinarians and Animal Scientists were 48.8k being a 15% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (57.3k).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.78k MX was observed, registering an increase of 28%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($6.08k MX).
The states with the highest number of Veterinarians and Animal Scientists during the first quarter of 2025 were Ciudad de México (8.53k), Puebla (4.52k), and Nuevo León (3.25k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Nuevo León and Puebla with an increase of 2.44k (299%) and 2.29k (103%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Estado de México with a decrease of 4.79k (36%) and 3.54k (57%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Veterinarians and Animal Scientists during first quarter of 2025 were Tamaulipas ($24.7k MX), Jalisco ($24.5k MX), and Campeche ($18.1k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Jalisco and Hidalgo with an increase of $15.4k MX (169%) and $11.2k MX (291%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Baja California Sur and Guanajuato with a decrease of $13k MX (78.7%) and $10.7k MX (100%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1: 44.3, Men
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Veterinarians and Animal Scientists represented the 66.8% of the employed population and women 33.2%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (7.92k men and 5.19k women).
The highest average salary was $10.9k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $7.83k MX received by men from 35 to 44 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 Veterinarians and Animal Scientists was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (32.2k men and 13.9k women).
The highest average salary was $9.29k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.05k MX received by women 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 Veterinarians and Animal Scientists in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (82.6%), Cattle Raising (5.56%), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (4.48%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($38.9k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($38.9k MX), and Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($14.7k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Veterinarians and Animal Scientists reached a 33.2%, which implied a decrease from 3.53 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (36.7%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 21.1 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Veterinarians and Animal Scientists were Hidalgo (75.5%), Sinaloa (75%), and Zacatecas (64%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Campeche (12.9%), Michoacán de Ocampo (11.7%), and Querétaro (9.95%).
The workforce of Veterinarians and Animal Scientists during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 13.1k workers of which 63.5% corresponds to formal employment (8.33k) and 36.5% to informal employment (4.78k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 46.1k workers of which 65.8% corresponds to formal employment (30.3k) and 34.2% corresponds to informal employment (15.8k).