Subgroup (922) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Support Workers in Construction and Plumbing during first quarter of 2025 was 1.51M people, whose salary averaged $6.51k MX working around 43.6 hours per week.
The average age of Support Workers in Construction and Plumbing was 33.8 years. The workforce was distributed in 98% men with an average salary of $6.52k MX and, 2.04% women with average salary of $5.93k MX.
The best average salaries received by Support Workers in Construction and Plumbing were in Baja California Sur ($12.1k MX), Quintana Roo ($10.7k MX), and Nayarit ($9.41k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (190k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (114k), and Puebla (105k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Rental of Household and Personal Goods ($13.6k MX), Services Related to Air Transportation ($10.1k MX), and Higher Technical Education Schools ($9.6k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Residential Building Construction (1.12M), Building Installations and Equipmen (846k), and Building Installations and Equipment (846k).
1.55% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $6.49k MX and 98.5% to men with an average salary of $6.47k MX.
At the level of states, Guerrero had the highest percentage of informal workers with 98.6% corresponding to 72.3k from 73.3k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California Sur with a 71.1% corresponding to 7.12k from 10k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Support Workers in Construction and Plumbing were 1.51M being a 0.71% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (1.53M).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.51k MX was observed, registering an increase of 0.23%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($6.49k MX).
The states with the highest number of Support Workers in Construction and Plumbing during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (190k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (114k), and Puebla (105k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Jalisco and Michoacán de Ocampo with an increase of 21.8k (32.8%) and 15.4k (23.4%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Chiapas with a decrease of 27.8k (12.8%) and 14k (12.8%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Support Workers in Construction and Plumbing during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($12.1k MX), Quintana Roo ($10.7k MX), and Nayarit ($9.41k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Querétaro and Chihuahua with an increase of $2.57k MX (65.1%) and $1.8k MX (32.4%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en San Luis Potosí and Nayarit with a decrease of $1.87k MX (28.1%) and $1.31k MX (12.2%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Support Workers in Construction and Plumbing represented the 98% of the employed population and women 2.04%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 15 to 24 years (524k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (12.7k).
The highest average salary was $6.95k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $5.55k MX received by men from 65 to 74 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Support Workers in Construction and Plumbing was concentrated in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (609k men and 16k women).
The highest average salary was $7.05k MX received by men with 0 to 3 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.68k MX received by men with 13 to 15 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 Support Workers in Construction and Plumbing in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Residential Building Construction (39%), Building Installations and Equipmen (29.5%), and Building Installations and Equipment (29.5%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Rental of Household and Personal Goods ($13.6k MX), Services Related to Air Transportation ($10.1k MX), and Higher Technical Education Schools ($9.6k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Support Workers in Construction and Plumbing reached a 93.8%, which implied an increase from 0.74 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (93%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 39.5 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 98.6%, Guerrero
Less Labor Informality: 71.1 %, Baja California Sur
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Support Workers in Construction and Plumbing were Guerrero (98.6%), Morelos (98.5%), and Tlaxcala (98.5%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Sinaloa (78.4%), Sonora (74.3%), and Baja California Sur (71.1%).
The workforce of Support Workers in Construction and Plumbing during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 15 to 24 years concentrating 528k workers of which 4.88% corresponds to formal employment (25.8k) and 95.1% to informal employment (502k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 625k workers of which 6.38% corresponds to formal employment (39.9k) and 93.6% corresponds to informal employment (585k).