Subgroup (631) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Operators of Agricultural and Forestry Machinery during first quarter of 2025 was 40.2k people, whose salary averaged $8.38k MX working around 38.7 hours per week.
The average age of Operators of Agricultural and Forestry Machinery was 39.4 years. The workforce was distributed in 97.1% men with an average salary of $8.5k MX and, 2.94% women with average salary of $4.49k MX.
The best average salaries received by Operators of Agricultural and Forestry Machinery were in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ($14.1k MX), Aguascalientes ($13.9k MX), and Nayarit ($13.2k MX) while the workforce was larger in Jalisco (4.66k), Sinaloa (4.12k), and Michoacán de Ocampo (2.97k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Metallic Ore Mining ($17k MX), Services Related to Air Transportation ($12.9k MX), and Cattle Raising ($12.3k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Cattle Raising (56.9%), Metallic Ore Mining (1.28k), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (10.9%).
4.69% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.49k MX and 95.3% to men with an average salary of $7.3k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 139 from 139 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California with a 17.3% corresponding to 301 from 1.74k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Operators of Agricultural and Forestry Machinery were 40.2k being a 3.93% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (38.7k).
In the same period, an average salary of $8.38k MX was observed, registering an increase of 1.84%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($8.23k MX).
The states with the highest number of Operators of Agricultural and Forestry Machinery during the first quarter of 2025 were Jalisco (4.66k), Sinaloa (4.12k), and Michoacán de Ocampo (2.97k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Sinaloa and Michoacán de Ocampo with an increase of 2.95k (253%) and 2.22k (299%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Jalisco and Puebla with a decrease of 2.12k (31.3%) and 1.8k (67.7%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Operators of Agricultural and Forestry Machinery during first quarter of 2025 were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ($14.1k MX), Aguascalientes ($13.9k MX), and Nayarit ($13.2k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Aguascalientes and Oaxaca with an increase of $9.61k MX (226%) and $8.08k MX (960%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Hidalgo and Tabasco with a decrease of $13.7k MX (81.6%) and $9.11k MX (70.6%), respectively.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1): 8.28, Men
At first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Operators of Agricultural and Forestry Machinery was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (15.6k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 4 to 6 years of schooling (1.18k).
The highest average salary was $9.15k MX received by men with 7 to 9 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $9.15k MX received by men 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 Operators of Agricultural and Forestry Machinery in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Cattle Raising (56.9%), Metallic Ore Mining (13.9%), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (10.9%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Metallic Ore Mining ($17k MX), Services Related to Air Transportation ($12.9k MX), and Cattle Raising ($12.3k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Operators of Agricultural and Forestry Machinery reached a 62.8%, which implied a decrease from 0.94 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (63.7%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 8.47 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Tlaxcala
Less Labor Informality: 17.3 %, Baja California
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Operators of Agricultural and Forestry Machinery were Tlaxcala (100%), Quintana Roo (100%), and Puebla (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Sonora (26.8%), Coahuila de Zaragoza (21.9%), and Baja California (17.3%).
The workforce of Operators of Agricultural and Forestry Machinery during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 10.9k workers of which 34.3% corresponds to formal employment (3.73k) and 65.7% to informal employment (7.16k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 15.6k workers of which 36.9% corresponds to formal employment (5.77k) and 63.1% corresponds to informal employment (9.87k).