Occupation (2827) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Fumigators and Pest Controllers during first quarter of 2025 was 38.1k people, whose salary averaged $6.44k MX working around 38.9 hours per week.
The average age of Fumigators and Pest Controllers was 39.1 years. The workforce was distributed in 86.7% men with an average salary of $6.6k MX and, 13.3% women with average salary of $5.42k MX.
The best average salaries received by Fumigators and Pest Controllers were in Hidalgo ($30.1k MX), Durango ($12.6k MX), and Morelos ($12k MX) while the workforce was larger in Jalisco (5.38k), Sonora (3.6k), and Baja California (3.09k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($8.54k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($8.54k MX), and Employment Services ($6.55k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Employment Services (32k), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (8.53%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development (8.53%).
18.9% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $2.43k MX and 81.1% to men with an average salary of $5.66k MX.
At the level of states, Estado de México had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 193 from 193 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Guerrero with a 9.15% corresponding to 114 from 1.25k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Fumigators and Pest Controllers were 38.1k being a 5.83% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (40.5k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.44k MX was observed, registering a drop of 13.2%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($7.42k MX).
The states with the highest number of Fumigators and Pest Controllers during the first quarter of 2025 were Jalisco (5.38k), Sonora (3.6k), and Baja California (3.09k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Sonora and Baja California with an increase of 1.95k (117%) and 1.64k (114%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Guanajuato and Michoacán de Ocampo with a decrease of 3.53k (73.1%) and 2.6k (77.4%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Fumigators and Pest Controllers during first quarter of 2025 were Hidalgo ($30.1k MX), Durango ($12.6k MX), and Morelos ($12k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Morelos and Guanajuato with an increase of $7.57k MX (171%) and $6.23k MX (176%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Aguascalientes and Ciudad de México with a decrease of $13.8k MX (100%) and $8k MX (100%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1: 39.5, Men
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Fumigators and Pest Controllers represented the 86.7% of the employed population and women 13.3%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (8.65k men and 2.75k women).
The highest average salary was $6.87k MX received by men from 45 to 54 years, while the lowest average salary was $6.87k MX received by men from 45 to 54 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1): 10.6, Men
At first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Fumigators and Pest Controllers was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (13k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 13 to 15 years of schooling (2.57k).
The highest average salary was $6.58k MX received by men with 10 to 12 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $6.17k 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 Fumigators and Pest Controllers in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Employment Services (66.8%), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (8.53%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development (8.53%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($8.54k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($8.54k MX), and Employment Services ($6.55k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Fumigators and Pest Controllers reached a 37.8%, which implied a decrease from 14.2 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (52%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 16.5 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Estado de México
Less Labor Informality: 9.15 %, Guerrero
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Fumigators and Pest Controllers were Estado de México (100%), Michoacán de Ocampo (86.4%), and Chiapas (86.3%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (19.3%), Tamaulipas (9.77%), and Guerrero (9.15%).
The workforce of Fumigators and Pest Controllers during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 11.4k workers of which 41.9% corresponds to formal employment (4.78k) and 58.1% to informal employment (6.62k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 14.5k workers of which 73.4% corresponds to formal employment (10.6k) and 26.6% corresponds to informal employment (3.86k).