Group (83) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Transport Drivers and Mobile Machinery during first quarter of 2025 was 3.54M people, whose salary averaged $7.26k MX working around 50.5 hours per week.
The average age of Transport Drivers and Mobile Machinery was 41.2 years. The workforce was distributed in 96.7% men with an average salary of $7.3k MX and, 3.31% women with average salary of $6.06k MX.
The best average salaries received by Transport Drivers and Mobile Machinery were in Baja California Sur ($12.9k MX), Nayarit ($12.4k MX), and Tamaulipas ($11.8k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (627k), Ciudad de México (267k), and Jalisco (258k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Amusement Parks and Arcades ($23.7k MX), Retail Trade of Computer Furniture, Equipment and Accessories; Telephones and other Communication Devices ($17k MX), and Metallic Ore Mining ($15.2k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (143k), Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (69.6k), and Services Related to Air Transportation (68.9k).
3.89% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $5.89k MX and 96.1% to men with an average salary of $6.34k MX.
At the level of states, Guerrero had the highest percentage of informal workers with 85.2% corresponding to 62.2k from 73.1k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Chihuahua with a 27.5% corresponding to 31k from 113k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Transport Drivers and Mobile Machinery were 3.54M being a 1.71% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (3.48M).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.26k MX was observed, registering a drop of 4.28%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($7.59k MX).
The states with the highest number of Transport Drivers and Mobile Machinery during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (627k), Ciudad de México (267k), and Jalisco (258k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Baja California with an increase of 23.4k (3.88%) and 15.5k (15.8%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Guanajuato and Ciudad de México with a decrease of 19.6k (11.7%) and 15.4k (5.46%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Transport Drivers and Mobile Machinery during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($12.9k MX), Nayarit ($12.4k MX), and Tamaulipas ($11.8k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Yucatán and Nayarit with an increase of $1.24k MX (15.5%) and $1.15k MX (10.3%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Baja California and San Luis Potosí with a decrease of $2.36k MX (22.6%) and $1.91k MX (25.2%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Transport Drivers and Mobile Machinery represented the 96.7% of the employed population and women 3.31%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (870k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (39.7k).
The highest average salary was $8.5k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $3.67k 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 (2025-Q1)
At first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Transport Drivers and Mobile Machinery was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (1.35M), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (46.1k).
The highest average salary was $7.67k MX received by men with 10 to 12 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.51k MX received by women with 7 to 9 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 Transport Drivers and Mobile Machinery in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (15%), Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (7.3%), and Services Related to Air Transportation (7.22%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Amusement Parks and Arcades ($23.7k MX), Retail Trade of Computer Furniture, Equipment and Accessories; Telephones and other Communication Devices ($17k MX), and Metallic Ore Mining ($15.2k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Transport Drivers and Mobile Machinery reached a 53.4%, which implied an increase from 0.83 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (52.6%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 0.88 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Transport Drivers and Mobile Machinery were Guerrero (85.2%), Chiapas (83.3%), and Morelos (75.8%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Sonora (32.2%), Nuevo León (31.7%), and Chihuahua (27.5%).
The workforce of Transport Drivers and Mobile Machinery during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 888k workers of which 48.9% corresponds to formal employment (434k) and 51.1% to informal employment (453k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 1.38M workers of which 48.1% corresponds to formal employment (663k) and 51.9% corresponds to informal employment (717k).