Subgroup (816) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Machine Operators in Food Processing, Beverages and Snuff during first quarter of 2025 was 207k people, whose salary averaged $5.76k MX working around 45 hours per week.
The average age of Machine Operators in Food Processing, Beverages and Snuff was 37.9 years. The workforce was distributed in 60.9% men with an average salary of $5.52k MX and, 39.1% women with average salary of $6.13k MX.
The best average salaries received by Machine Operators in Food Processing, Beverages and Snuff were in Baja California Sur ($29.5k MX), Tamaulipas ($14.9k MX), and Sonora ($10.1k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (45.2k), Jalisco (22.2k), and Nuevo León (17.4k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers ($9.7k MX), Employment Services ($9.21k MX), and Cattle Raising ($8.6k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers (2.76k), Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (1.38k), and Employment Services (1.34k).
40.4% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.21k MX and 59.6% to men with an average salary of $3.8k MX.
At the level of states, Tabasco had the highest percentage of informal workers with 80% corresponding to 2.21k from 2.76k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was San Luis Potosí with a 3% corresponding to 239 from 7.97k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Machine Operators in Food Processing, Beverages and Snuff were 207k being a 13.2% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (183k).
In the same period, an average salary of $5.76k MX was observed, registering a drop of 14.2%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($6.71k MX).
The states with the highest number of Machine Operators in Food Processing, Beverages and Snuff during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (45.2k), Jalisco (22.2k), and Nuevo León (17.4k)
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 13.5k (42.6%) and 9.15k (120%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Jalisco and Oaxaca with a decrease of 11k (33.1%) and 3.58k (75.1%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Machine Operators in Food Processing, Beverages and Snuff during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($29.5k MX), Tamaulipas ($14.9k MX), and Sonora ($10.1k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Baja California Sur and Tamaulipas with an increase of $20.9k MX (241%) and $4.84k MX (48%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Guerrero and Hidalgo with a decrease of $7.6k MX (70.7%) and $4.7k MX (47.9%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Machine Operators in Food Processing, Beverages and Snuff represented the 60.9% of the employed population and women 39.1%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (31.9k men and 27.9k women).
The highest average salary was $7.68k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $3.86k MX received by men from 55 to 64 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1)
At first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Machine Operators in Food Processing, Beverages and Snuff was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (53.5k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (30.3k).
The highest average salary was $6.56k MX received by men with 4 to 6 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.79k 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.
The visualization shows the distribution of Machine Operators in Food Processing, Beverages and Snuff in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers (42.9%), Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (21.4%), and Employment Services (20.8%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers ($9.7k MX), Employment Services ($9.21k MX), and Cattle Raising ($8.6k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Machine Operators in Food Processing, Beverages and Snuff reached a 11.4%, which implied a decrease from 0.66 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (12%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 43 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 80%, Tabasco
Less Labor Informality: 3 %, San Luis Potosí
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Machine Operators in Food Processing, Beverages and Snuff were Tabasco (80%), Nayarit (77.1%), and Campeche (71.3%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Yucatán (4.64%), Aguascalientes (3.13%), and San Luis Potosí (3%).
The workforce of Machine Operators in Food Processing, Beverages and Snuff during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 59.8k workers of which 90.6% corresponds to formal employment (54.2k) and 9.4% to informal employment (5.62k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 82.1k workers of which 88.2% corresponds to formal employment (72.5k) and 11.8% corresponds to informal employment (9.68k).