Occupation (5313) - 2024-Q1
The workforce of Security Guards Establishments during first quarter of 2024 was 891k people, whose salary averaged $6.44k MX working around 57.3 hours per week.
The average age of Security Guards Establishments was 43.9 years. The workforce was distributed in 82.1% men with an average salary of $6.57k MX and, 17.9% women with average salary of $5.84k MX.
The best average salaries received by Security Guards Establishments were in Nuevo León ($9.02k MX), Baja California Sur ($8.9k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($8.73k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (163k), Ciudad de México (63.3k), and Guanajuato (62.7k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Performing Arts Companies and Groups ($17.2k MX), Legislative Bodies ($14k MX), and Building Installations and Equipmen ($13.7k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services (1.01M), Higher Technical Education Schools (100k), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (2.16%).
12.1% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.06k MX and 87.9% to men with an average salary of $5.51k MX.
At the level of states, Hidalgo had the highest percentage of informal workers with 45.3% corresponding to 5.35k from 11.8k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Aguascalientes with a 6.77% corresponding to 584 from 8.62k workers.
At first quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Security Guards Establishments were 891k being a 2.97% lower than the fourth quarter of 2023. (919k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.44k MX was observed, registering an increase of 4.96%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2023 ($6.13k MX).
The states with the highest number of Security Guards Establishments during the first quarter of 2024 were Estado de México (163k), Ciudad de México (63.3k), and Guanajuato (62.7k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Puebla and Coahuila de Zaragoza with an increase of 5.91k (18.1%) and 3.46k (13.6%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Chihuahua with a decrease of 9.33k (12.9%) and 6.45k (17.7%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Security Guards Establishments during first quarter of 2024 were Nuevo León ($9.02k MX), Baja California Sur ($8.9k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($8.73k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Michoacán de Ocampo and Tabasco with an increase of $1.99k MX (34.9%) and $1.86k MX (27.5%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Oaxaca and Baja California Sur with a decrease of $4.53k MX (49.1%) and $4.15k MX (31.8%), respectively.
Average Age 2024-Q1
At first quarter of 2024, the male workforce in Security Guards Establishments represented the 82.1% of the employed population and women 17.9%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (186k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (44.1k).
The highest average salary was $7.2k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.77k MX received by women 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 (2024-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2024, male and female workforce in Security Guards Establishments was concentrated in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (265k men and 68.7k women).
The highest average salary was $7.36k MX received by men with 13 to 15 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.41k MX received by women 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 Security Guards Establishments in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Secretarial Support, Photocopying, Collection, Credit Investigation and Similar Services (73.7%), Higher Technical Education Schools (7.33%), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (2.16%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Performing Arts Companies and Groups ($17.2k MX), Legislative Bodies ($14k MX), and Building Installations and Equipmen ($13.7k MX).
Labor Informality 2024-Q1
During the first quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Security Guards Establishments reached a 19.4%, which implied an increase from 1.57 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2023 (17.9%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 34.9 percentage points during the first quarter of 2024.
Greater Labor Informality: 45.3%, Hidalgo
Less Labor Informality: 6.77 %, Aguascalientes
At first quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Security Guards Establishments were Hidalgo (45.3%), Chiapas (38.7%), and Morelos (30.4%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Tlaxcala (11.2%), Tamaulipas (8.54%), and Aguascalientes (6.77%).
The workforce of Security Guards Establishments during the first quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 221k workers of which 86.2% corresponds to formal employment (191k) and 13.8% to informal employment (30.6k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 334k workers of which 83.5% corresponds to formal employment (279k) and 16.5% corresponds to informal employment (55.2k).