Occupation (8154) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Machine Operators in Leather Processing, Leather Processing and Footwear during first quarter of 2025 was 80.6k people, whose salary averaged $5.79k MX working around 42.6 hours per week.
The average age of Machine Operators in Leather Processing, Leather Processing and Footwear was 38.5 years. The workforce was distributed in 58.9% men with an average salary of $6.22k MX and, 41.1% women with average salary of $5.17k MX.
The best average salaries received by Machine Operators in Leather Processing, Leather Processing and Footwear were in Nuevo León ($43k MX), Yucatán ($8.6k MX), and Estado de México ($6.86k MX) while the workforce was larger in Guanajuato (63.5k), Jalisco (10.1k), and Hidalgo (1.64k).
39% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $5.07k MX and 61% to men with an average salary of $5.2k MX.
At the level of states, Hidalgo had the highest percentage of informal workers with 92.4% corresponding to 1.51k from 1.64k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Jalisco with a 25% corresponding to 2.53k from 10.1k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Machine Operators in Leather Processing, Leather Processing and Footwear were 80.6k being a 2.69% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (82.8k).
In the same period, an average salary of $5.79k MX was observed, registering a drop of 2.25%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($5.92k MX).
The states with the highest number of Machine Operators in Leather Processing, Leather Processing and Footwear during the first quarter of 2025 were Guanajuato (63.5k), Jalisco (10.1k), and Hidalgo (1.64k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Hidalgo and Chihuahua with an increase of 1.51k (1.23k%) and 468 (45.9%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Guanajuato and Puebla with a decrease of 2.39k (3.63%) and 729 (83.8%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Machine Operators in Leather Processing, Leather Processing and Footwear during first quarter of 2025 were Nuevo León ($43k MX), Yucatán ($8.6k MX), and Estado de México ($6.86k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Nuevo León and Puebla with an increase of $31.8k MX (285%) and $4.97k MX (336%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en San Luis Potosí and Guanajuato with a decrease of $4.83k MX (100%) and $487 MX (7.62%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Machine Operators in Leather Processing, Leather Processing and Footwear represented the 58.9% of the employed population and women 41.1%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (11.7k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 15 to 24 years (9.38k).
The highest average salary was $6.97k MX received by men from 15 to 24 years, while the lowest average salary was $5.39k MX received by women from 25 to 34 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 Machine Operators in Leather Processing, Leather Processing and Footwear was concentrated in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (21.5k men and 15.7k women).
The highest average salary was $6.71k MX received by men with 7 to 9 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.05k MX received by men with 10 to 12 years of schooling.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Machine Operators in Leather Processing, Leather Processing and Footwear reached a 36.9%, which implied a decrease from 2.8 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (39.7%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 17.4 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Machine Operators in Leather Processing, Leather Processing and Footwear were Hidalgo (92.4%), Tlaxcala (72.9%), and Estado de México (42.8%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Estado de México (42.8%), Guanajuato (39.2%), and Jalisco (25%).
The workforce of Machine Operators in Leather Processing, Leather Processing and Footwear during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 18.3k workers of which 63.1% corresponds to formal employment (11.6k) and 36.9% to informal employment (6.77k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 37.2k workers of which 68.6% corresponds to formal employment (25.5k) and 31.4% corresponds to informal employment (11.7k).