Subgroup (835) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Mobile Machinery Drivers during first quarter of 2025 was 379k people, whose salary averaged $7.82k MX working around 46.4 hours per week.
The average age of Mobile Machinery Drivers was 37.6 years. The workforce was distributed in 96.5% men with an average salary of $7.82k MX and, 3.52% women with average salary of $7.85k MX.
The best average salaries received by Mobile Machinery Drivers were in Baja California Sur ($15.6k MX), Nayarit ($14.4k MX), and Tabasco ($13.4k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (44.4k), Nuevo León (36.7k), and Guanajuato (36.5k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Metallic Ore Mining ($15.9k MX), Waste Treatment and Final Disposal ($14.6k MX), and Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization ($14.5k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Services Related to Air Transportation (44.9k), Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works (32.6k), and Metallic Ore Mining (15.1k).
5.26% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $5.74k MX and 94.7% to men with an average salary of $6.22k MX.
At the level of states, Chiapas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 50.1% corresponding to 1.02k from 2.03k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Durango with a 0.5% corresponding to 27 from 5.44k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Mobile Machinery Drivers were 379k being a 5.47% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (359k).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.82k MX was observed, registering a drop of 4.09%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($8.16k MX).
The states with the highest number of Mobile Machinery Drivers during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (44.4k), Nuevo León (36.7k), and Guanajuato (36.5k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Puebla and Chihuahua with an increase of 6.91k (63.3%) and 6.74k (42.9%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Sonora and Nuevo León with a decrease of 9.59k (44.3%) and 3.2k (8.02%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Mobile Machinery Drivers during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($15.6k MX), Nayarit ($14.4k MX), and Tabasco ($13.4k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Guerrero and Baja California Sur with an increase of $3.31k MX (71.5%) and $3.3k MX (26.8%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Campeche and Ciudad de México with a decrease of $5.89k MX (33.4%) and $4.95k MX (56.2%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1: 37.7, Men
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Mobile Machinery Drivers represented the 96.5% of the employed population and women 3.52%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (103k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (7.08k).
The highest average salary was $8.57k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $7.08k 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): 9.97, Men
At first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Mobile Machinery Drivers was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (161k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (5.96k).
The highest average salary was $9.2k MX received by men with 4 to 6 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $7.45k MX received by men with 16 to 18 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 Mobile Machinery Drivers in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Services Related to Air Transportation (25.4%), Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works (18.5%), and Metallic Ore Mining (8.58%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Metallic Ore Mining ($15.9k MX), Waste Treatment and Final Disposal ($14.6k MX), and Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization ($14.5k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Mobile Machinery Drivers reached a 13%, which implied a decrease from 0.48 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (13.4%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 41.4 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Mobile Machinery Drivers were Chiapas (50.1%), Morelos (37%), and Ciudad de México (33.3%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Coahuila de Zaragoza (1.99%), Zacatecas (1.75%), and Durango (0.5%).
The workforce of Mobile Machinery Drivers during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 107k workers of which 91.3% corresponds to formal employment (97.3k) and 8.65% to informal employment (9.22k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 166k workers of which 86.2% corresponds to formal employment (143k) and 13.8% corresponds to informal employment (22.9k).