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Machinists for Water Treatment

Occupation (8134) - 2025-Q1

  • 8.7k, Workforce
  • $10.1k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 41.5, Average age
  • 44.8, Weekly hours worked
  • 5.3, Weekly days worked
  • 19.2%, Workforce with second job
  • 16.2%, Informal Workforce
  • 12.3, Average years of Schooling

About Machinists for Water Treatment

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The workforce of Machinists for Water Treatment during first quarter of 2025 was 8.7k people, whose salary averaged $10.1k MX working around 44.8 hours per week.

The average age of Machinists for Water Treatment was 41.5 years. The workforce was distributed in 99.1% men with an average salary of $10.1k MX and, 0.91% women with average salary of $8.6k MX.

The best average salaries received by Machinists for Water Treatment were in Tamaulipas ($22.8k MX), Chihuahua ($22.5k MX), and Nuevo León ($15k MX) while the workforce was larger in Sinaloa (2.04k), Puebla (1.03k), and Sonora (785).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($12.6k MX), Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers ($11.2k MX), and Waste Treatment and Final Disposal ($7k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers (8.86k), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (6.87%), and Waste Treatment and Final Disposal (196).

5.59% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $8.6k MX and 94.4% to men with an average salary of $3.7k MX.

At the level of states, Chiapas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 648 from 648 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Campeche with a 31.2% corresponding to 43 from 138 workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 8.7k, Workforce 2025-Q1
  • $10.1k MX, Average monthly salary 2025-Q1

At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Machinists for Water Treatment were 8.7k being a 20.8% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (7.2k).

In the same period, an average salary of $10.1k MX was observed, registering an increase of 22%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($8.26k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Machinists for Water Treatment during the first quarter of 2025 were Sinaloa (2.04k), Puebla (1.03k), and Sonora (785)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Baja California and Michoacán de Ocampo with an increase of 564 (462%) and 194 (97.5%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Tabasco and Tamaulipas with a decrease of 1.06k (93%) and 229 (55.9%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Machinists for Water Treatment during first quarter of 2025 were Tamaulipas ($22.8k MX), Chihuahua ($22.5k MX), and Nuevo León ($15k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Chihuahua and Tamaulipas with an increase of $13.9k MX (161%) and $11k MX (93.9%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Baja California and Campeche with a decrease of $7.38k MX (52.7%) and $3.72k MX (26.6%), respectively.

Workforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries

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The visualization shows the distribution of Machinists for Water Treatment in different industries and economic sectors.

At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers (91.1%), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (6.87%), and Waste Treatment and Final Disposal (2.02%).

In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($12.6k MX), Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers ($11.2k MX), and Waste Treatment and Final Disposal ($7k MX).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2025-Q1

  • 16.2%, Machinists for Water Treatment
  • 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Machinists for Water Treatment reached a 16.2%, which implied a decrease from 22.2 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024  (38.4%).

The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 38.1 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Chiapas

Less Labor Informality: 31.2 %, Campeche

At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Machinists for Water Treatment were Chiapas (100%), Baja California (79.3%), and Durango (45.6%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Durango (45.6%), San Luis Potosí (32.1%), and Campeche (31.2%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Machinists for Water Treatment during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 3.71k workers of which 85.3% corresponds to formal employment (3.16k) and 14.7% to informal employment (544).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 3.27k workers of which 83.4%  corresponds to formal employment (2.73k) and 16.6% corresponds to informal employment (544).