Category (8) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers during first quarter of 2025 was 6.65M people, whose salary averaged $7.19k MX working around 47.2 hours per week.
The average age of Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers was 39.2 years. The workforce was distributed in 78.5% men with an average salary of $7.38k MX and, 21.5% women with average salary of $6.5k MX.
The best average salaries received by Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers were in Baja California Sur ($13k MX), Nayarit ($11.6k MX), and Sinaloa ($11k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (979k), Nuevo León (517k), and Jalisco (467k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Amusement Parks and Arcades ($23k MX), Retail Trade of Computer Furniture, Equipment and Accessories; Telephones and other Communication Devices ($17k MX), and Fishing ($14.4k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (145k), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (7%), and Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (76.5k).
8.68% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.91k MX and 91.3% to men with an average salary of $6.3k MX.
At the level of states, Guerrero had the highest percentage of informal workers with 84.6% corresponding to 65.8k from 77.8k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Chihuahua with a 9.44% corresponding to 36k from 381k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers were 6.65M being a 0.68% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (6.6M).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.19k MX was observed, registering a drop of 3.25%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($7.43k MX).
The states with the highest number of Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (979k), Nuevo León (517k), and Jalisco (467k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of 17.4k (1.81%) and 16.1k (7.64%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Chihuahua and Guanajuato with a decrease of 18.3k (4.58%) and 13.2k (2.94%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($13k MX), Nayarit ($11.6k MX), and Sinaloa ($11k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Colima and Nayarit with an increase of $1.24k MX (13.1%) and $1.03k MX (9.73%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Morelos and Baja California with a decrease of $937 MX (27.2%) and $918 MX (10.2%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers represented the 78.5% of the employed population and women 21.5%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (1.26M), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (412k).
The highest average salary was $8.28k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $5.07k MX received by men from 65 to 74 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 Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers was concentrated in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (2.04M men and 606k women).
The highest average salary was $8.04k MX received by women with 0 to 3 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.94k 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 Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (12.6%), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (7%), and Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (6.68%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Amusement Parks and Arcades ($23k MX), Retail Trade of Computer Furniture, Equipment and Accessories; Telephones and other Communication Devices ($17k MX), and Fishing ($14.4k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers reached a 32.7%, which implied an increase from 0.5 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (32.2%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 21.6 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers were Guerrero (84.6%), Chiapas (75.4%), and Oaxaca (70.5%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Nuevo León (13.8%), Coahuila de Zaragoza (10.4%), and Chihuahua (9.44%).
The workforce of Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 1.67M workers of which 72.4% corresponds to formal employment (1.21M) and 27.6% to informal employment (462k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 2.65M workers of which 68.5% corresponds to formal employment (1.81M) and 31.5% corresponds to informal employment (833k).