Occupation (2654) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Technical Aids and Audio Engineering, Sound and Lighting during first quarter of 2025 was 42.3k people, whose salary averaged $6.84k MX working around 21.7 hours per week.
The average age of Technical Aids and Audio Engineering, Sound and Lighting was 34.8 years. The workforce was distributed in 95.4% men with an average salary of $6.84k MX and, 4.59% women with average salary of $6.93k MX.
The best average salaries received by Technical Aids and Audio Engineering, Sound and Lighting were in Puebla ($25.9k MX), Colima ($21.5k MX), and Nayarit ($18.4k MX) while the workforce was larger in Hidalgo (8.64k), Ciudad de México (6.64k), and Quintana Roo (2.89k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports and Similar Events ($16k MX), Food Catering Services ($15.6k MX), and Business Administration Services ($10.3k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Performing Arts Companies and Groups (25.2k), Rental of Household and Personal Goods (18k), and Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes and Similar Figures (7.52k).
2.35% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4k MX and 97.7% to men with an average salary of $7.09k MX.
At the level of states, Zacatecas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 747 from 747 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Nayarit with a 19.1% corresponding to 120 from 628 workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Technical Aids and Audio Engineering, Sound and Lighting were 42.3k being a 23.3% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (34.3k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.84k MX was observed, registering an increase of 6.03%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($6.45k MX).
The states with the highest number of Technical Aids and Audio Engineering, Sound and Lighting during the first quarter of 2025 were Hidalgo (8.64k), Ciudad de México (6.64k), and Quintana Roo (2.89k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Hidalgo and Ciudad de México with an increase of 7.46k (634%) and 3.88k (141%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Jalisco and Chiapas with a decrease of 3.09k (53.7%) and 1.16k (92.9%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Technical Aids and Audio Engineering, Sound and Lighting during first quarter of 2025 were Puebla ($25.9k MX), Colima ($21.5k MX), and Nayarit ($18.4k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Colima and Puebla with an increase of $17.2k MX (405%) and $15.6k MX (151%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Zacatecas and Sinaloa with a decrease of $29.7k MX (100%) and $12.9k MX (81.4%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1: 35.1, Men
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Technical Aids and Audio Engineering, Sound and Lighting represented the 95.4% of the employed population and women 4.59%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (18.3k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 15 to 24 years (921).
The highest average salary was $8.31k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $8.31k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1): 11.2, Men
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Technical Aids and Audio Engineering, Sound and Lighting was concentrated in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (10.2k men and 829 women).
The highest average salary was $10.3k MX received by men with 7 to 9 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $9.71k MX received by men with 10 to 12 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 Technical Aids and Audio Engineering, Sound and Lighting in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Performing Arts Companies and Groups (39%), Rental of Household and Personal Goods (27.8%), and Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes and Similar Figures (11.6%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports and Similar Events ($16k MX), Food Catering Services ($15.6k MX), and Business Administration Services ($10.3k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Technical Aids and Audio Engineering, Sound and Lighting reached a 72.8%, which implied an increase from 8.33 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (64.4%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 18.5 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Technical Aids and Audio Engineering, Sound and Lighting were Zacatecas (100%), Tabasco (100%), and Sonora (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Ciudad de México (41%), Durango (31.1%), and Nayarit (19.1%).
The workforce of Technical Aids and Audio Engineering, Sound and Lighting during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 18.5k workers of which 26.6% corresponds to formal employment (4.92k) and 73.4% to informal employment (13.6k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 11k workers of which 35.7% corresponds to formal employment (3.92k) and 64.3% corresponds to informal employment (7.07k).