Occupation (9222) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Support Workers in Plumbing and Pipe Fitting during first quarter of 2025 was 27.2k people, whose salary averaged $3.77k MX working around 39.1 hours per week.
The average age of Support Workers in Plumbing and Pipe Fitting was 35.4 years. The workforce was distributed in 93.6% men with an average salary of $3.93k MX and, 6.37% women with average salary of $1.42k MX.
The best average salaries received by Support Workers in Plumbing and Pipe Fitting were in Chihuahua ($19.4k MX), Baja California Sur ($17.2k MX), and Oaxaca ($8.6k MX) while the workforce was larger in Jalisco (5.59k), Estado de México (5.19k), and Ciudad de México (3.57k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($8k MX), Legislative Bodies ($8k MX), and Residential Building Construction ($6.1k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Building Installations and Equipmen (19.7k), Building Installations and Equipment (19.7k), and Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers (3.08k).
1.11% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $612 MX and 98.9% to men with an average salary of $4.08k MX.
At the level of states, Zacatecas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 99 from 99 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a 12.5% corresponding to 75 from 602 workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Support Workers in Plumbing and Pipe Fitting were 27.2k being a 26.4% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (36.9k).
In the same period, an average salary of $3.77k MX was observed, registering a drop of 33.6%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($5.69k MX).
The states with the highest number of Support Workers in Plumbing and Pipe Fitting during the first quarter of 2025 were Jalisco (5.59k), Estado de México (5.19k), and Ciudad de México (3.57k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Jalisco and Ciudad de México with an increase of 2.16k (62.8%) and 1.57k (78.2%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Sinaloa with a decrease of 4.59k (46.9%) and 1.96k (80%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Support Workers in Plumbing and Pipe Fitting during first quarter of 2025 were Chihuahua ($19.4k MX), Baja California Sur ($17.2k MX), and Oaxaca ($8.6k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Quintana Roo and Querétaro with an increase of $5.72k MX (366%) and $4.75k MX (490%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Sinaloa and Baja California with a decrease of $14.8k MX (100%) and $9.58k MX (100%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1: 34.4, Men
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Support Workers in Plumbing and Pipe Fitting represented the 93.6% of the employed population and women 6.37%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 15 to 24 years (9.82k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (1.49k).
The highest average salary was $3.19k MX received by men from 15 to 24 years, while the lowest average salary was $3.19k 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): 9.96, Men
At first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Support Workers in Plumbing and Pipe Fitting was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (11.9k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (1.36k).
The highest average salary was $4.02k MX received by men with 7 to 9 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.02k 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 Support Workers in Plumbing and Pipe Fitting in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Building Installations and Equipmen (42.3%), Building Installations and Equipment (42.3%), and Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers (6.6%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($8k MX), Legislative Bodies ($8k MX), and Residential Building Construction ($6.1k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Support Workers in Plumbing and Pipe Fitting reached a 77.8%, which implied an increase from 6.66 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (71.2%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 23.5 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Zacatecas
Less Labor Informality: 12.5 %, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Support Workers in Plumbing and Pipe Fitting were Zacatecas (100%), Tlaxcala (100%), and Tamaulipas (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Baja California (53%), Nayarit (15.6%), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (12.5%).
The workforce of Support Workers in Plumbing and Pipe Fitting during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 15 to 24 years concentrating 9.95k workers of which 5.87% corresponds to formal employment (584) and 94.1% to informal employment (9.37k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 12.1k workers of which 16.5% corresponds to formal employment (2k) and 83.5% corresponds to informal employment (10.1k).