Occupation (8141) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Operators of Machines for Wood Processing and Production of Particleboard and Plywood during first quarter of 2025 was 16.2k people, whose salary averaged $8.96k MX working around 39.7 hours per week.
The average age of Operators of Machines for Wood Processing and Production of Particleboard and Plywood was 34.6 years. The workforce was distributed in 76.5% men with an average salary of $9.61k MX and, 23.5% women with average salary of $6.85k MX.
The best average salaries received by Operators of Machines for Wood Processing and Production of Particleboard and Plywood were in San Luis Potosí ($17.2k MX), Baja California ($13k MX), and Guanajuato ($12k MX) while the workforce was larger in Baja California (2.89k), Nuevo León (2.48k), and Durango (2.42k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Retail Trade of Household Furniture and other Household Goods ($5.16k MX) and Business Administration Services ($3.01k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Retail Trade of Household Furniture and other Household Goods (2.13k) and Business Administration Services (514).
14.4% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $5.16k MX and 85.6% to men with an average salary of $9.74k MX.
At the level of states, Michoacán de Ocampo had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 1.43k from 1.43k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Nuevo León with a 19.5% corresponding to 484 from 2.48k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Operators of Machines for Wood Processing and Production of Particleboard and Plywood were 16.2k being a 28.5% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (22.6k).
In the same period, an average salary of $8.96k MX was observed, registering an increase of 6.36%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($8.43k MX).
The states with the highest number of Operators of Machines for Wood Processing and Production of Particleboard and Plywood during the first quarter of 2025 were Baja California (2.89k), Nuevo León (2.48k), and Durango (2.42k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Guerrero and Nuevo León with an increase of 1.75k (617%) and 677 (37.5%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Chihuahua and Durango with a decrease of 2.05k (62.3%) and 1.47k (37.8%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Operators of Machines for Wood Processing and Production of Particleboard and Plywood during first quarter of 2025 were San Luis Potosí ($17.2k MX), Baja California ($13k MX), and Guanajuato ($12k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in San Luis Potosí and Guerrero with an increase of $9.46k MX (122%) and $7.82k MX (242%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Puebla and Chihuahua with a decrease of $17.2k MX (100%) and $9.22k MX (59.8%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Operators of Machines for Wood Processing and Production of Particleboard and Plywood in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Retail Trade of Household Furniture and other Household Goods (80.6%) and Business Administration Services (19.4%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Retail Trade of Household Furniture and other Household Goods ($5.16k MX) and Business Administration Services ($3.01k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Operators of Machines for Wood Processing and Production of Particleboard and Plywood reached a 45.7%, which implied a decrease from 1.13 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (46.8%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 8.66 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Michoacán de Ocampo
Less Labor Informality: 19.5 %, Nuevo León
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Operators of Machines for Wood Processing and Production of Particleboard and Plywood were Michoacán de Ocampo (100%), Guerrero (100%), and Chihuahua (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Oaxaca (66.5%), Durango (42.3%), and Nuevo León (19.5%).
The workforce of Operators of Machines for Wood Processing and Production of Particleboard and Plywood during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 4.93k workers of which 46.2% corresponds to formal employment (2.28k) and 53.8% to informal employment (2.65k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 4 to 6 years of schooling concentrating 5.37k workers of which 56.2% corresponds to formal employment (3.01k) and 43.8% corresponds to informal employment (2.35k).