# Mexican university career and labor market trends > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/mexican-university-career-and-labor-market-trends > Updated: 2026-09-01T01:05:47.000Z. Sources: 6. Developments: 2. Data from the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness (IMCO) has provided insights into the competitive landscape and economic outcomes of various university disciplines in Mexico. Initial findings regarding admission competition show that General Medicine is highly contested with a 10.4 percent applicant-to-space ratio, while technical fields like Motorized Vehicles, Boats, and Aircraft face 41.1 percent competition. In the labor market, social science and teaching roles maintain very low unemployment rates, whereas Ecology and Environmental Sciences report higher unemployment at 9.1 percent. Subsequent reporting from the ‘Compara Carreras 2026’ report highlights significant wage disparities. Mathematics has become the highest-paying major with an average monthly income of 29,887 pesos, overtaking Medicine. Conversely, professions in Literature and Nutrition are among the lowest-paid, with monthly averages falling below 18,000 pesos. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-01: IMCO report identifies highest and lowest paid university careers in Mexico An IMCO report reveals a significant wage gap in Mexico, with Mathematics being the highest-paid major and Literature and Nutrition among the ten lowest-paid university careers. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/imco-report-identifies-highest-and-lowest-paid-university-careers-in-mexico ### 2026-08-27: Mexico university trends: admission competition and unemployment rates IMCO reports on Mexican university trends, noting General Medicine as the most competitive major for admission and social sciences as having the lowest unemployment rates. 4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/mexico-university-trends-admission-competition-and-unemployment-rates --- Cite as: Mexican university career and labor market trends. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/mexican-university-career-and-labor-market-trends