From a house, to skyscrapers or airports, every building or structure has been materialized by the hands of the workers of the construction.
under the Day of Santa Cruz —also known as Mason’s Day—, celebrated every May 3, it is important to identify these industry collaborators, as well as recognize the working conditions they often face.
Informality
According to the Data México platform, at the end of 2022, 1.5 million people were reported employed in the field of construction at the national level, of which 93.5% belong to the informal segment, that is, they do not have social security or any type of benefit.
The labor informality rate in this industry is higher than that registered in the entire Mexican labor market (38.4%), which demonstrates the vulnerability of workers on site.
Salary
Although the income of a mason is variable depending on the type of work, the duration of the construction and the entity, it is estimated that the average salary of a construction worker it was 5,760 pesos per month and they worked around 5.3 days a week during 2022, according to the National Occupation and Employment Survey (ENOE).
The states with the best salaries are: Baja California Sur (8,990 pesos per month), Quintana Roo (8,370 pesos per month) and Nayarit (8,280 pesos per month).
Scholarship
Data México indicates that just over a third of the employed population in the construction industry It has a range of schooling from 7 to 9 years.
If the school stages established by the General Education Law are considered, it can be concluded that the educational level of 624,000 workers is high school.
This is reinforced by knowing that a large part of the employees in the sector begin their working life as a minor, since the bulk of the workforce is concentrated in the age bracket of 15 to 24 years (536,000 workers).
Inclusion
The activity in the construction sector has been dominated by the male gender, a fact that has not changed much in recent years.
In the fourth quarter of 2022, men represented 98.8% of the employed population in the industry and women only 1.23%, according to Data México.
Occupation
As mentioned at the beginning, the work of a mason is as varied as the needs of the human being, which is why the hand of this guild is required to create any type of structure.
Data from the platform shows that, in February 2023, the construction workforce of commercial, industrial and residential buildings, had an annual increase of 7.5%; while specialized jobs occupied 11.8% more workers. However, the personnel employed in civil engineering works decreased 5.9%; It should be remembered that this type of project is in charge, for the most part, of the Mexican Army.
