Occupation (8211) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Assemblers and Fitters Tools, Machinery, Equipment and Metal Products during first quarter of 2026 was 440k people, whose salary averaged $8.44k MX working around 43.8 hours per week.
The average age of Assemblers and Fitters Tools, Machinery, Equipment and Metal Products was 36.3 years. The workforce was distributed in 58.6% men with an average salary of $8.6k MX and, 41.4% women with average salary of $8.22k MX.
The best average salaries received by Assemblers and Fitters Tools, Machinery, Equipment and Metal Products were in Durango ($13.7k MX), Campeche ($12k MX), and Tamaulipas ($10.5k MX) while the workforce was larger in Coahuila de Zaragoza (64.4k), Guanajuato (43.9k), and Chihuahua (41.2k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Business Administration Services ($27.5k MX) and Services Related to Air Transportation ($3.96k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Metallic Ore Mining (2.06k), Services Related to Air Transportation (848), and Business Administration Services (350).
50.9% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $5.44k MX and 49.1% to men with an average salary of $10k MX.
At the level of states, Campeche had the highest percentage of informal workers with 33.8% corresponding to 27 from 80 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California with a 0.33% corresponding to 101 from 30.2k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Assemblers and Fitters Tools, Machinery, Equipment and Metal Products were 440k being a 8.92% higher than the fourth quarter of 2025. (404k).
In the same period, an average salary of $8.44k MX was observed, registering an increase of 13.8%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($7.42k MX).
The states with the highest number of Assemblers and Fitters Tools, Machinery, Equipment and Metal Products during the first quarter of 2026 were Coahuila de Zaragoza (64.4k), Guanajuato (43.9k), and Chihuahua (41.2k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Jalisco and Nuevo León with an increase of 10.1k (140%) and 8.77k (36.6%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Guanajuato and San Luis Potosí with a decrease of 5.59k (11.3%) and 4.55k (16.2%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Assemblers and Fitters Tools, Machinery, Equipment and Metal Products during first quarter of 2026 were Durango ($13.7k MX), Campeche ($12k MX), and Tamaulipas ($10.5k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Durango and Puebla with an increase of $6.53k MX (91.2%) and $3.12k MX (105%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Sinaloa with a decrease of $32.3k MX (80.7%) and $1.52k MX (17.7%), respectively.
Average Age 2026-Q1
At first quarter of 2026, the male workforce in Assemblers and Fitters Tools, Machinery, Equipment and Metal Products represented the 58.6% of the employed population and women 41.4%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (80.8k men and 55.9k women).
The highest average salary was $10.2k MX received by men from 55 to 64 years, while the lowest average salary was $7.52k 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 (2026-Q1)
At first quarter of 2026 the male workforce in Assemblers and Fitters Tools, Machinery, Equipment and Metal Products was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (110k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (86k).
The highest average salary was $10.5k MX received by men with 4 to 6 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $7.31k MX received by women 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 Assemblers and Fitters Tools, Machinery, Equipment and Metal Products in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Metallic Ore Mining (63.2%), Services Related to Air Transportation (26.1%), and Business Administration Services (10.8%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Business Administration Services ($27.5k MX) and Services Related to Air Transportation ($3.96k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Assemblers and Fitters Tools, Machinery, Equipment and Metal Products reached a 1.21%, which implied an increase from 0.39 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (0.81%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 53.6 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 33.8%, Campeche
Less Labor Informality: 0.33 %, Baja California
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Assemblers and Fitters Tools, Machinery, Equipment and Metal Products were Campeche (33.8%), Jalisco (11.3%), and Zacatecas (8.47%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Aguascalientes (0.73%), Querétaro (0.66%), and Baja California (0.33%).
The workforce of Assemblers and Fitters Tools, Machinery, Equipment and Metal Products during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 137k workers of which 97.8% corresponds to formal employment (134k) and 2.23% to informal employment (3.05k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 184k workers of which 98.6% corresponds to formal employment (181k) and 1.45% corresponds to informal employment (2.67k).