Occupation (7222) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Locksmiths, Grinders and Polishers Tools during first quarter of 2025 was 16.9k people, whose salary averaged $3.04k MX working around 42.1 hours per week.
The average age of Locksmiths, Grinders and Polishers Tools was 48.7 years. The workforce was distributed in 96.8% men with an average salary of $3.11k MX and, 3.17% women with average salary of $1.02k MX.
The best average salaries received by Locksmiths, Grinders and Polishers Tools were in Coahuila de Zaragoza ($29.1k MX), Colima ($13.8k MX), and Campeche ($13.3k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (2.75k), Puebla (2.16k), and Sonora (1.91k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Services Related to Rail Transportation ($15.1k MX), Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers ($10.8k MX), and Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services ($5.16k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (24.3k), Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (902), and Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks (218).
1.23% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $6.45k MX and 98.8% to men with an average salary of $3.88k MX.
At the level of states, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 47 from 47 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Chihuahua with a 8.82% corresponding to 109 from 1.24k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Locksmiths, Grinders and Polishers Tools were 16.9k being a 8.33% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (18.5k).
In the same period, an average salary of $3.04k MX was observed, registering a drop of 48%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($5.86k MX).
The states with the highest number of Locksmiths, Grinders and Polishers Tools during the first quarter of 2025 were Ciudad de México (2.75k), Puebla (2.16k), and Sonora (1.91k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Sonora and Morelos with an increase of 1.58k (475%) and 1.03k (392%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Baja California and Querétaro with a decrease of 1.05k (59%) and 973 (92.9%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Locksmiths, Grinders and Polishers Tools during first quarter of 2025 were Coahuila de Zaragoza ($29.1k MX), Colima ($13.8k MX), and Campeche ($13.3k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Coahuila de Zaragoza and Nuevo León with an increase of $18.3k MX (171%) and $9.57k MX (595%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Guanajuato and Puebla with a decrease of $14.5k MX (80.1%) and $10.6k MX (95.4%), respectively.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1): 10.6, Men
At first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Locksmiths, Grinders and Polishers Tools was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (7.06k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (537).
The highest average salary was $2.39k MX received by men with 7 to 9 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $2.39k MX received by men with 7 to 9 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 Locksmiths, Grinders and Polishers Tools in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (93.4%), Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (3.47%), and Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks (0.84%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Services Related to Rail Transportation ($15.1k MX), Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers ($10.8k MX), and Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services ($5.16k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Locksmiths, Grinders and Polishers Tools reached a 40.8%, which implied a decrease from 20.3 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (61.1%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 13.6 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
Less Labor Informality: 8.82 %, Chihuahua
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Locksmiths, Grinders and Polishers Tools were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (100%), Tamaulipas (100%), and Querétaro (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Ciudad de México (17.2%), Sonora (16.1%), and Chihuahua (8.82%).
The workforce of Locksmiths, Grinders and Polishers Tools during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 5.81k workers of which 69.9% corresponds to formal employment (4.06k) and 30.1% to informal employment (1.75k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 7.24k workers of which 48.1% corresponds to formal employment (3.48k) and 51.9% corresponds to informal employment (3.76k).