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Funeral Services Workers

Occupation (5253) - 2025-Q1

  • 15.3k, Workforce
  • $7.66k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 44.5, Average age
  • 47.4, Weekly hours worked
  • 5.48, Weekly days worked
  • 7.64%, Workforce with second job
  • 48.2%, Informal Workforce
  • 11.2, Average years of Schooling

About Funeral Services Workers

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The workforce of Funeral Services Workers during first quarter of 2025 was 15.3k people, whose salary averaged $7.66k MX working around 47.4 hours per week.

The average age of Funeral Services Workers was 44.5 years. The workforce was distributed in 42.7% men with an average salary of $9.41k MX and, 57.3% women with average salary of $6.36k MX.

The best average salaries received by Funeral Services Workers were in Guerrero ($18.7k MX), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ($11k MX), and Yucatán ($10.8k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (6.32k), Chihuahua (1.04k), and Jalisco (994).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($17k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($17k MX), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($10.5k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (25.3k), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (11.3%), and Employment Services (186).

64.7% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $1.82k MX and 35.3% to men with an average salary of $10k MX.

At the level of states, Yucatán had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 139 from 139 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a 2.22% corresponding to 21 from 947 workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 15.3k, Workforce 2025-Q1
  • $7.66k MX, Average monthly salary 2025-Q1

At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Funeral Services Workers were 15.3k being a 19% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (18.8k).

In the same period, an average salary of $7.66k MX was observed, registering an increase of 18.8%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($6.45k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Funeral Services Workers during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (6.32k), Chihuahua (1.04k), and Jalisco (994)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Chihuahua with an increase of 1.75k (38.4%) and 662 (175%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Jalisco and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a decrease of 1.52k (60.5%) and 712 (42.9%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Funeral Services Workers during first quarter of 2025 were Guerrero ($18.7k MX), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ($11k MX), and Yucatán ($10.8k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Guerrero and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of $9.26k MX (98.1%) and $5.67k MX (106%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Campeche and San Luis Potosí with a decrease of $14.5k MX (67.3%) and $10.7k MX (85.3%), respectively.

Workforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries

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The visualization shows the distribution of Funeral Services Workers in different industries and economic sectors.

At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (87.5%), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (11.3%), and Employment Services (0.64%).

In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($17k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($17k MX), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($10.5k MX).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2025-Q1

  • 48.2%, Funeral Services Workers
  • 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Funeral Services Workers reached a 48.2%, which implied an increase from 14.9 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024  (33.3%).

The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 6.09 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Yucatán

Less Labor Informality: 2.22 %, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Funeral Services Workers were Yucatán (100%), Oaxaca (100%), and Morelos (100%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Estado de México (44%), Nayarit (34.7%), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (2.22%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Funeral Services Workers during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 5.44k workers of which 24.3% corresponds to formal employment (1.32k) and 75.7% to informal employment (4.12k).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 5.45k workers of which 30.7%  corresponds to formal employment (1.67k) and 69.3% corresponds to informal employment (3.78k).