Occupation (7212) - 2024-Q2
The workforce of Welders and Flame Cutters during second quarter of 2024 was 152k people, whose salary averaged $9.21k MX working around 44.8 hours per week.
The average age of Welders and Flame Cutters was 39.3 years. The workforce was distributed in 98.3% men with an average salary of $9.36k MX and, 1.74% women with average salary of $823 MX.
The best average salaries received by Welders and Flame Cutters were in Quintana Roo ($20.5k MX), Campeche ($15.5k MX), and Tabasco ($13.5k MX) while the workforce was larger in Nuevo León (26.4k), Estado de México (16.8k), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (16.2k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in General Public Administration ($18k MX), Nonmetallic Ore Mining ($13.4k MX), and Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization ($13.4k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (33.9k), Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks (18.4k), and Residential Building Construction (7.11k).
4.39% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $413 MX and 95.6% to men with an average salary of $8.44k MX.
At the level of states, Chiapas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 95.1% corresponding to 2.07k from 2.17k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Tabasco with a 3.43% corresponding to 48 from 1.4k workers.
At second quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Welders and Flame Cutters were 152k being a 11.7% higher than the first quarter of 2024. (136k).
In the same period, an average salary of $9.21k MX was observed, registering an increase of 3.57%, compared to the first quarter of 2024 ($8.9k MX).
The states with the highest number of Welders and Flame Cutters during the second quarter of 2024 were Nuevo León (26.4k), Estado de México (16.8k), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (16.2k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Jalisco with an increase of 6.49k (66.7%) and 3.9k (69.3%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Guanajuato and Yucatán with a decrease of 7.61k (78.7%) and 1.3k (38.3%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Welders and Flame Cutters during second quarter of 2024 were Quintana Roo ($20.5k MX), Campeche ($15.5k MX), and Tabasco ($13.5k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Oaxaca and Colima with an increase of $5.18k MX (402%) and $5.05k MX (89%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Zacatecas and Nayarit with a decrease of $5.64k MX (50.6%) and $5.3k MX (28.6%), respectively.
Average Age 2024-Q2: 39.5, Men
At second quarter of 2024, the male workforce in Welders and Flame Cutters represented the 98.3% of the employed population and women 1.74%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (37.6k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (2.04k).
The highest average salary was $10.1k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $8.95k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2024-Q2): 9.68, Men
At second quarter of 2024 the male workforce in Welders and Flame Cutters was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (60.1k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (2.04k).
The highest average salary was $10.1k MX received by men with 7 to 9 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $7.78k MX received by men with 4 to 6 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 Welders and Flame Cutters in different industries and economic sectors.
At second quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (38.9%), Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks (21.1%), and Residential Building Construction (8.15%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in General Public Administration ($18k MX), Nonmetallic Ore Mining ($13.4k MX), and Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization ($13.4k MX).
Labor Informality 2024-Q2
During the second quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Welders and Flame Cutters reached a 35.3%, which implied a decrease from 1.71 percentage points compared to the first quarter of 2024 (37%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 18.9 percentage points during the second quarter of 2024.
At second quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Welders and Flame Cutters were Chiapas (95.1%), Quintana Roo (78.5%), and Morelos (67.4%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Coahuila de Zaragoza (17%), Baja California Sur (16.6%), and Tabasco (3.43%).
The workforce of Welders and Flame Cutters during the second quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 39.5k workers of which 76.2% corresponds to formal employment (30.1k) and 23.8% to informal employment (9.39k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 60.5k workers of which 66.7% corresponds to formal employment (40.4k) and 33.3% corresponds to informal employment (20.1k).