Occupation (3114) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Office Machine Operators (Photocopier, Etc.) during first quarter of 2026 was 6.42k people, whose salary averaged $3.78k MX working around 33.2 hours per week.
The average age of Office Machine Operators (Photocopier, Etc.) was 40.9 years. The workforce was distributed in 56.1% men with an average salary of $3.53k MX and, 43.9% women with average salary of $4.1k MX.
The best average salaries received by Office Machine Operators (Photocopier, Etc.) were in Tabasco ($14k MX), Durango ($12.9k MX), and Yucatán ($10k MX) while the workforce was larger in Puebla (1.4k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (1.02k), and Morelos (948).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($14k MX), Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($8k MX), and Retail Trade of Groceries and Food ($4.3k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Business Administration Services (11.2k), Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (348), and Legal Services (266).
41.6% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.54k MX and 58.4% to men with an average salary of $2.43k MX.
At the level of states, Yucatán had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 409 from 409 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Chiapas with a 16.9% corresponding to 26 from 154 workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Office Machine Operators (Photocopier, Etc.) were 6.42k being a 31.6% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (9.39k).
In the same period, an average salary of $3.78k MX was observed, registering an increase of 35.2%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($2.8k MX).
The states with the highest number of Office Machine Operators (Photocopier, Etc.) during the first quarter of 2026 were Puebla (1.4k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (1.02k), and Morelos (948)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Puebla and Morelos with an increase of 609 (76.8%) and 397 (72.1%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Tabasco with a decrease of 710 (41.1%) and 222 (73.5%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Office Machine Operators (Photocopier, Etc.) during first quarter of 2026 were Tabasco ($14k MX), Durango ($12.9k MX), and Yucatán ($10k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Tabasco and Yucatán with an increase of $6.06k MX (76.4%) and $5k MX (100%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en San Luis Potosí and Tlaxcala with a decrease of $6.45k MX (100%) and $1.29k MX (100%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Office Machine Operators (Photocopier, Etc.) in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Business Administration Services (89.7%), Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (2.78%), and Legal Services (2.13%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($14k MX), Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($8k MX), and Retail Trade of Groceries and Food ($4.3k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Office Machine Operators (Photocopier, Etc.) reached a 77.9%, which implied an increase from 37.8 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (40.1%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 23.2 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Office Machine Operators (Photocopier, Etc.) were Yucatán (100%), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (100%), and Tlaxcala (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Nayarit (40.8%), Baja California Sur (24%), and Chiapas (16.9%).
The workforce of Office Machine Operators (Photocopier, Etc.) during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 1.6k workers of which 27.1% corresponds to formal employment (434) and 72.9% to informal employment (1.17k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 2.14k workers of which 25.6% corresponds to formal employment (547) and 74.4% corresponds to informal employment (1.59k).