Occupation (7213) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Hojalateros, Chaperos, Brassworkers, Painters and Metal Cobreros during first quarter of 2025 was 177k people, whose salary averaged $6.29k MX working around 44.7 hours per week.
The average age of Hojalateros, Chaperos, Brassworkers, Painters and Metal Cobreros was 43.4 years. The workforce was distributed in 98.2% men with an average salary of $6.36k MX and, 1.81% women with average salary of $2.44k MX.
The best average salaries received by Hojalateros, Chaperos, Brassworkers, Painters and Metal Cobreros were in Nayarit ($11.4k MX), Campeche ($10.8k MX), and Chihuahua ($10.7k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (36.8k), Jalisco (15.7k), and Nuevo León (13.4k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Building Installations and Equipmen ($13.3k MX), Building Installations and Equipment ($13.3k MX), and Services Related to Air Transportation ($12.9k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks (295k), Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (6.52k), and Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (6.06k).
1.58% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $854 MX and 98.4% to men with an average salary of $6.42k MX.
At the level of states, Puebla had the highest percentage of informal workers with 98.1% corresponding to 4.73k from 4.82k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Campeche with a 29.3% corresponding to 216 from 738 workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Hojalateros, Chaperos, Brassworkers, Painters and Metal Cobreros were 177k being a 7.96% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (164k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.29k MX was observed, registering a drop of 10.3%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($7.02k MX).
The states with the highest number of Hojalateros, Chaperos, Brassworkers, Painters and Metal Cobreros during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (36.8k), Jalisco (15.7k), and Nuevo León (13.4k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Tamaulipas with an increase of 4.37k (13.5%) and 2.97k (51.6%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Chiapas and Michoacán de Ocampo with a decrease of 1.84k (39.8%) and 1.64k (29.3%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Hojalateros, Chaperos, Brassworkers, Painters and Metal Cobreros during first quarter of 2025 were Nayarit ($11.4k MX), Campeche ($10.8k MX), and Chihuahua ($10.7k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Chihuahua and Aguascalientes with an increase of $4.77k MX (80.1%) and $3.37k MX (117%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Campeche and Nuevo León with a decrease of $6.31k MX (37%) and $6.11k MX (40.7%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1: 43.8, Men
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Hojalateros, Chaperos, Brassworkers, Painters and Metal Cobreros represented the 98.2% of the employed population and women 1.81%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (43.7k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 15 to 24 years (2.16k).
The highest average salary was $7.47k MX received by men from 45 to 54 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.79k MX received by men from 15 to 24 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1): 9.1, Men
At first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Hojalateros, Chaperos, Brassworkers, Painters and Metal Cobreros was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (79.4k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 4 to 6 years of schooling (2.28k).
The highest average salary was $7.16k MX received by men with 7 to 9 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.72k 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 Hojalateros, Chaperos, Brassworkers, Painters and Metal Cobreros in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks (94.2%), Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (2.08%), and Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (1.94%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Building Installations and Equipmen ($13.3k MX), Building Installations and Equipment ($13.3k MX), and Services Related to Air Transportation ($12.9k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Hojalateros, Chaperos, Brassworkers, Painters and Metal Cobreros reached a 70.9%, which implied an increase from 3.06 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (67.8%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 16.6 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Hojalateros, Chaperos, Brassworkers, Painters and Metal Cobreros were Puebla (98.1%), Guerrero (93.5%), and Estado de México (90.9%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Sinaloa (41.5%), Querétaro (35.7%), and Campeche (29.3%).
The workforce of Hojalateros, Chaperos, Brassworkers, Painters and Metal Cobreros during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 43.8k workers of which 32.5% corresponds to formal employment (14.2k) and 67.5% to informal employment (29.6k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 79.7k workers of which 31.4% corresponds to formal employment (25k) and 68.6% corresponds to informal employment (54.7k).