Group (81) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Plant Operators and Industrial Machinery during first quarter of 2025 was 2.05M people, whose salary averaged $6.82k MX working around 43.7 hours per week.
The average age of Plant Operators and Industrial Machinery was 38 years. The workforce was distributed in 62.9% men with an average salary of $7.32k MX and, 37.1% women with average salary of $5.96k MX.
The best average salaries received by Plant Operators and Industrial Machinery were in Quintana Roo ($14.4k MX), Baja California Sur ($14.2k MX), and Colima ($11.9k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (317k), Nuevo León (203k), and Guanajuato (199k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($18.9k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($18.9k MX), and Rental of Household and Personal Goods ($17.2k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers (28.1k), Metallic Ore Mining (18k), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (8.38%).
40.5% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.18k MX and 59.5% to men with an average salary of $5.97k MX.
At the level of states, Guerrero had the highest percentage of informal workers with 74.8% corresponding to 3.53k from 4.72k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Sinaloa with a 0.77% corresponding to 124 from 16.1k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Plant Operators and Industrial Machinery were 2.05M being a 0.71% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (2.06M).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.82k MX was observed, registering a drop of 4.32%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($7.13k MX).
The states with the highest number of Plant Operators and Industrial Machinery during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (317k), Nuevo León (203k), and Guanajuato (199k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Ciudad de México and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of 12.8k (22.9%) and 7.18k (28.9%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Hidalgo and Chihuahua with a decrease of 11.2k (19.1%) and 7.55k (6.21%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Plant Operators and Industrial Machinery during first quarter of 2025 were Quintana Roo ($14.4k MX), Baja California Sur ($14.2k MX), and Colima ($11.9k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Colima and Guerrero with an increase of $5.33k MX (81.4%) and $3.91k MX (98.5%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Morelos with a decrease of $2.78k MX (35.6%) and $1.78k MX (50.2%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Plant Operators and Industrial Machinery represented the 62.9% of the employed population and women 37.1%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (331k men and 211k women).
The highest average salary was $8.03k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $5.51k MX received by women from 55 to 64 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Plant Operators and Industrial Machinery was concentrated in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (511k men and 324k women).
The highest average salary was $8.77k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.07k MX received by women with 13 to 15 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 Plant Operators and Industrial Machinery in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers (16.6%), Metallic Ore Mining (10.7%), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (8.38%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($18.9k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($18.9k MX), and Rental of Household and Personal Goods ($17.2k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Plant Operators and Industrial Machinery reached a 13.4%, which implied a decrease from 0.41 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (13.8%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 40.9 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Plant Operators and Industrial Machinery were Guerrero (74.8%), Nayarit (58.4%), and Puebla (50.7%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were San Luis Potosí (2.4%), Querétaro (1.74%), and Sinaloa (0.77%).
The workforce of Plant Operators and Industrial Machinery during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 542k workers of which 88.4% corresponds to formal employment (479k) and 11.6% to informal employment (63.1k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 835k workers of which 86.5% corresponds to formal employment (722k) and 13.5% corresponds to informal employment (113k).