Occupation (8145) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Machine Operators Preparing Products Based on Paper and Cardboard during first quarter of 2025 was 32.9k people, whose salary averaged $6.29k MX working around 43 hours per week.
The average age of Machine Operators Preparing Products Based on Paper and Cardboard was 39 years. The workforce was distributed in 63.7% men with an average salary of $6.57k MX and, 36.3% women with average salary of $5.81k MX.
The best average salaries received by Machine Operators Preparing Products Based on Paper and Cardboard were in Baja California ($11.9k MX), Hidalgo ($10.8k MX), and Baja California Sur ($10k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (7.36k), Nuevo León (3.96k), and Chihuahua (3.37k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Business Administration Services ($8.4k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Business Administration Services (954).
65.7% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.81k MX and 34.3% to men with an average salary of $3.57k MX.
At the level of states, Colima had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 46 from 46 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Estado de México with a 12.4% corresponding to 909 from 7.36k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Machine Operators Preparing Products Based on Paper and Cardboard were 32.9k being a 19.1% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (40.6k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.29k MX was observed, registering a drop of 10.5%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($7.03k MX).
The states with the highest number of Machine Operators Preparing Products Based on Paper and Cardboard during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (7.36k), Nuevo León (3.96k), and Chihuahua (3.37k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Chihuahua and Sonora with an increase of 2.32k (219%) and 893 (245%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Ciudad de México with a decrease of 5.13k (41.1%) and 3.86k (87.8%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Machine Operators Preparing Products Based on Paper and Cardboard during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California ($11.9k MX), Hidalgo ($10.8k MX), and Baja California Sur ($10k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Tlaxcala and Puebla with an increase of $5.56k MX (188%) and $5.37k MX (192%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Estado de México and Jalisco with a decrease of $5.08k MX (52.8%) and $4.44k MX (100%), respectively.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1): 9.73, Men
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Machine Operators Preparing Products Based on Paper and Cardboard was concentrated in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (13.6k men and 6.28k women).
The highest average salary was $6.47k MX received by men with 7 to 9 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $6.47k MX received by men with 7 to 9 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 Preparing Products Based on Paper and Cardboard in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Business Administration Services (100%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Business Administration Services ($8.4k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Machine Operators Preparing Products Based on Paper and Cardboard reached a 5.19%, which implied a decrease from 3.08 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (8.27%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 49.1 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Colima
Less Labor Informality: 12.4 %, Estado de México
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Machine Operators Preparing Products Based on Paper and Cardboard were Colima (100%), Aguascalientes (28.3%), and Guanajuato (25.4%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Aguascalientes (28.3%), Guanajuato (25.4%), and Estado de México (12.4%).
The workforce of Machine Operators Preparing Products Based on Paper and Cardboard during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 9.75k workers of which 98.2% corresponds to formal employment (9.57k) and 1.84% to informal employment (179).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 19.9k workers of which 93.6% corresponds to formal employment (18.6k) and 6.37% corresponds to informal employment (1.27k).