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Veterinary Assistants and Technicians, Fishing and Forestry

Occupation (2614) - 2025-Q1

  • 20.6k, Workforce
  • $6.02k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 43.8, Average age
  • 40.5, Weekly hours worked
  • 5.5, Weekly days worked
  • 0.79%, Workforce with second job
  • 52.6%, Informal Workforce
  • 10.8, Average years of Schooling

About Veterinary Assistants and Technicians, Fishing and Forestry

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The workforce of Veterinary Assistants and Technicians, Fishing and Forestry during first quarter of 2025 was 20.6k people, whose salary averaged $6.02k MX working around 40.5 hours per week.

The average age of Veterinary Assistants and Technicians, Fishing and Forestry was 43.8 years. The workforce was distributed in 56.3% men with an average salary of $6.66k MX and, 43.7% women with average salary of $5.2k MX.

The best average salaries received by Veterinary Assistants and Technicians, Fishing and Forestry were in Coahuila de Zaragoza ($12.2k MX), Baja California ($11.5k MX), and Tamaulipas ($9.01k MX) while the workforce was larger in Jalisco (4.14k), Michoacán de Ocampo (2.33k), and Durango (1.98k).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Fishing ($15k MX), Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($14.6k MX), and Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers ($8.6k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Cattle Raising (46.5%), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (17.5k), and Business Administration Services (1.23k).

56.8% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.72k MX and 43.2% to men with an average salary of $7.33k MX.

At the level of states, Morelos had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 189 from 189 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Durango with a 4.69% corresponding to 93 from 1.98k workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 20.6k, Workforce 2025-Q1
  • $6.02k MX, Average monthly salary 2025-Q1

At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Veterinary Assistants and Technicians, Fishing and Forestry were 20.6k being a 1.33% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (20.3k).

In the same period, an average salary of $6.02k MX was observed, registering a drop of 9.24%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($6.63k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Veterinary Assistants and Technicians, Fishing and Forestry during the first quarter of 2025 were Jalisco (4.14k), Michoacán de Ocampo (2.33k), and Durango (1.98k)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Michoacán de Ocampo and Chiapas with an increase of 2.14k (1.13k%) and 1.32k (708%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Durango and Sonora with a decrease of 1.15k (36.7%) and 870 (86.7%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Veterinary Assistants and Technicians, Fishing and Forestry during first quarter of 2025 were Coahuila de Zaragoza ($12.2k MX), Baja California ($11.5k MX), and Tamaulipas ($9.01k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Yucatán and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of $6.4k MX (291%) and $5.97k MX (246%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Michoacán de Ocampo and Guanajuato with a decrease of $10.4k MX (86.9%) and $9.86k MX (89.7%), respectively.

Workforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries

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The visualization shows the distribution of Veterinary Assistants and Technicians, Fishing and Forestry in different industries and economic sectors.

At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Cattle Raising (46.5%), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (46.3%), and Business Administration Services (3.25%).

In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Fishing ($15k MX), Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($14.6k MX), and Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers ($8.6k MX).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2025-Q1

  • 52.6%, Veterinary Assistants and Technicians, Fishing and Forestry
  • 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Veterinary Assistants and Technicians, Fishing and Forestry reached a 52.6%, which implied an increase from 8.83 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024  (43.7%).

The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 1.75 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Morelos

Less Labor Informality: 4.69 %, Durango

At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Veterinary Assistants and Technicians, Fishing and Forestry were Morelos (100%), Estado de México (100%), and Ciudad de México (100%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Campeche (58.1%), Guanajuato (13.1%), and Durango (4.69%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Veterinary Assistants and Technicians, Fishing and Forestry during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 7.16k workers of which 53.2% corresponds to formal employment (3.81k) and 46.8% to informal employment (3.35k).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 9.69k workers of which 46.8%  corresponds to formal employment (4.53k) and 53.2% corresponds to informal employment (5.16k).