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Woodcutters

Occupation (6225) - 2025-Q1

  • 18k, Workforce
  • $3.31k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 43, Average age
  • 24.4, Weekly hours worked
  • 4.2, Weekly days worked
  • 25.1%, Workforce with second job
  • 92.3%, Informal Workforce
  • 4.81, Average years of Schooling

About Woodcutters

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The workforce of Woodcutters during first quarter of 2025 was 18k people, whose salary averaged $3.31k MX working around 24.4 hours per week.

The average age of Woodcutters was 43 years. The workforce was distributed in 96.3% men with an average salary of $3.28k MX and, 3.73% women with average salary of $4k MX.

The best average salaries received by Woodcutters were in Sonora ($12.9k MX), Nuevo León ($10.8k MX), and Quintana Roo ($10.6k MX) while the workforce was larger in Oaxaca (3.03k), Chihuahua (2.95k), and Yucatán (2.71k).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks ($8.4k MX) and Retail Trade of Parts for Automobiles, Pickup Trucks and Trucks ($2.58k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (2.11k) and Retail Trade of Parts for Automobiles, Pickup Trucks and Trucks (134).

4.04% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4k MX and 96% to men with an average salary of $3.43k MX.

At the level of states, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 1.68k from 1.68k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Coahuila de Zaragoza with a 25.4% corresponding to 215 from 848 workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 18k, Workforce 2025-Q1
  • $3.31k MX, Average monthly salary 2025-Q1

At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Woodcutters were 18k being a 4.26% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (17.3k).

In the same period, an average salary of $3.31k MX was observed, registering a drop of 44.4%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($5.95k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Woodcutters during the first quarter of 2025 were Oaxaca (3.03k), Chihuahua (2.95k), and Yucatán (2.71k)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Oaxaca and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of 2.15k (245%) and 970 (136%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Sinaloa and Durango with a decrease of 2.31k (74.2%) and 843 (80.9%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Woodcutters during first quarter of 2025 were Sonora ($12.9k MX), Nuevo León ($10.8k MX), and Quintana Roo ($10.6k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Sonora and Nuevo León with an increase of $9.46k MX (275%) and $6.45k MX (150%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Chihuahua and Sinaloa with a decrease of $8.93k MX (85.1%) and $4.41k MX (66.2%), respectively.

Workforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries

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The visualization shows the distribution of Woodcutters in different industries and economic sectors.

At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (94%) and Retail Trade of Parts for Automobiles, Pickup Trucks and Trucks (5.96%).

In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks ($8.4k MX) and Retail Trade of Parts for Automobiles, Pickup Trucks and Trucks ($2.58k MX).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2025-Q1

  • 92.3%, Woodcutters
  • 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Woodcutters reached a 92.3%, which implied an increase from 4.67 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024  (87.6%).

The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 38 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Less Labor Informality: 25.4 %, Coahuila de Zaragoza

At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Woodcutters were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (100%), Tamaulipas (100%), and Tabasco (100%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Quintana Roo (81%), Campeche (71.2%), and Coahuila de Zaragoza (25.4%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Woodcutters during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 4.09k workers of which 5.26% corresponds to formal employment (215) and 94.7% to informal employment (3.88k).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 4 to 6 years of schooling concentrating 8.05k workers of which 10.5%  corresponds to formal employment (848) and 89.5% corresponds to informal employment (7.2k).