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Machine Operators in Food Processing, Oil, Grease, Salt and Spices

Occupation (8161) - 2025-Q1

  • 155k, Workforce
  • $5.94k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 37.8, Average age
  • 44.7, Weekly hours worked
  • 5.31, Weekly days worked
  • 4.43%, Workforce with second job
  • 4.65%, Informal Workforce
  • 10.1, Average years of Schooling

About Machine Operators in Food Processing, Oil, Grease, Salt and Spices

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The workforce of Machine Operators in Food Processing, Oil, Grease, Salt and Spices during first quarter of 2025 was 155k people, whose salary averaged $5.94k MX working around 44.7 hours per week.

The average age of Machine Operators in Food Processing, Oil, Grease, Salt and Spices was 37.8 years. The workforce was distributed in 56% men with an average salary of $5.58k MX and, 44% women with average salary of $6.39k MX.

The best average salaries received by Machine Operators in Food Processing, Oil, Grease, Salt and Spices were in N/A while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (33.9k), Jalisco (15.9k), and Nuevo León (15.9k).

N/A% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.43k MX and N/A% to men with an average salary of $3.18k MX.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 155k, Workforce 2025-Q1
  • $5.94k MX, Average monthly salary 2025-Q1

At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Machine Operators in Food Processing, Oil, Grease, Salt and Spices were 155k being a 16% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (134k).

In the same period, an average salary of $5.94k MX was observed, registering a drop of 8.11%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($6.46k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Machine Operators in Food Processing, Oil, Grease, Salt and Spices during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (33.9k), Jalisco (15.9k), and Nuevo León (15.9k)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Guanajuato with an increase of 8.29k (32.4%) and 7.56k (105%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Jalisco and Nuevo León with a decrease of 5.68k (26.3%) and 2.78k (14.9%), respectively.

Average Salary and Workforce by Sex and Age

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At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Machine Operators in Food Processing, Oil, Grease, Salt and Spices represented the 56% of the employed population and women 44%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (22.2k men and 23.4k women).

The highest average salary was $7.28k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.33k MX received by men from 15 to 24 years.

* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.

Workforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries

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The visualization shows the distribution of Machine Operators in Food Processing, Oil, Grease, Salt and Spices in different industries and economic sectors.

At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Cattle Raising (68.1%), Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (23.2%), and Nonmetallic Ore Mining (8.66%).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2025-Q1

  • 4.65%, Machine Operators in Food Processing, Oil, Grease, Salt and Spices
  • 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Machine Operators in Food Processing, Oil, Grease, Salt and Spices reached a 4.65%, which implied a decrease from 4.26 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024  (8.91%).

The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 49.7 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: N/A%, N/A

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Machine Operators in Food Processing, Oil, Grease, Salt and Spices during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with N/A concentrating N/A workers of which N/A% corresponds to N/A (N/A) and N/A% to N/A (N/A).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 65.1k workers of which 97.5%  corresponds to formal employment (63.4k) and 2.5% corresponds to informal employment (1.63k).