Occupation (8142) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Machine Operators for the Production of Wood Products, Rattan, Wicker and Similar during first quarter of 2026 was 12.8k people, whose salary averaged $8.21k MX working around 43.9 hours per week.
The average age of Machine Operators for the Production of Wood Products, Rattan, Wicker and Similar was 40.1 years. The workforce was distributed in 78.5% men with an average salary of $8.97k MX and, 21.5% women with average salary of $5.45k MX.
The best average salaries received by Machine Operators for the Production of Wood Products, Rattan, Wicker and Similar were in Sinaloa ($21.5k MX), Tamaulipas ($12.3k MX), and San Luis Potosí ($12k MX) while the workforce was larger in Baja California (3.03k), Nuevo León (2.53k), and San Luis Potosí (1.4k).
15.3% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $8.46k MX and 84.7% to men with an average salary of $7.48k MX.
At the level of states, Zacatecas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 98 from 98 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Tamaulipas with a 13.4% corresponding to 149 from 1.11k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Machine Operators for the Production of Wood Products, Rattan, Wicker and Similar were 12.8k being a 30.7% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (18.5k).
In the same period, an average salary of $8.21k MX was observed, registering an increase of 16.9%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($7.03k MX).
The states with the highest number of Machine Operators for the Production of Wood Products, Rattan, Wicker and Similar during the first quarter of 2026 were Baja California (3.03k), Nuevo León (2.53k), and San Luis Potosí (1.4k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in San Luis Potosí and Baja California with an increase of 1.14k (436%) and 771 (34.2%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Coahuila de Zaragoza with a decrease of 2.36k (67.7%) and 893 (67.3%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Machine Operators for the Production of Wood Products, Rattan, Wicker and Similar during first quarter of 2026 were Sinaloa ($21.5k MX), Tamaulipas ($12.3k MX), and San Luis Potosí ($12k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas with an increase of $6.36k MX (114%) and $4.98k MX (67.8%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Nuevo León and Querétaro with a decrease of $5.23k MX (45.9%) and $1.81k MX (14.9%), respectively.
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Machine Operators for the Production of Wood Products, Rattan, Wicker and Similar reached a 12.1%, which implied an increase from 8.88 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (3.22%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 42.7 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Zacatecas
Less Labor Informality: 13.4 %, Tamaulipas
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Machine Operators for the Production of Wood Products, Rattan, Wicker and Similar were Zacatecas (100%), Querétaro (100%), and Durango (50.7%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were San Luis Potosí (22%), Nuevo León (16.3%), and Tamaulipas (13.4%).
The workforce of Machine Operators for the Production of Wood Products, Rattan, Wicker and Similar during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 4.5k workers of which 96.6% corresponds to formal employment (4.34k) and 3.43% to informal employment (154).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 5.15k workers of which 88.9% corresponds to formal employment (4.57k) and 11.1% corresponds to informal employment (572).