Occupation (8131) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Machine Operators Making Chemicals during first quarter of 2025 was 35.8k people, whose salary averaged $6.82k MX working around 45.6 hours per week.
The average age of Machine Operators Making Chemicals was 37.1 years. The workforce was distributed in 76.8% men with an average salary of $7.47k MX and, 23.2% women with average salary of $4.64k MX.
The best average salaries received by Machine Operators Making Chemicals were in Nuevo León ($26.9k MX), Tabasco ($24k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($13.4k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (10.5k), Nuevo León (3.9k), and Jalisco (3.81k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass ($1.32k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass (1.79k).
16.1% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $2.49k MX and 83.9% to men with an average salary of $4.3k MX.
At the level of states, Colima had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 415 from 415 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Hidalgo with a 5.24% corresponding to 87 from 1.66k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Machine Operators Making Chemicals were 35.8k being a 27.2% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (28.1k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.82k MX was observed, registering an increase of 9.12%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($6.25k MX).
The states with the highest number of Machine Operators Making Chemicals during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (10.5k), Nuevo León (3.9k), and Jalisco (3.81k)
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 2.78k (36%) and 1.5k (134%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Jalisco and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a decrease of 2.38k (38.5%) and 835 (81.1%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Machine Operators Making Chemicals during first quarter of 2025 were Nuevo León ($26.9k MX), Tabasco ($24k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($13.4k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Nuevo León and Coahuila de Zaragoza with an increase of $21.1k MX (368%) and $5.61k MX (72.5%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Tamaulipas with a decrease of $10.9k MX (100%) and $9.7k MX (52.6%), respectively.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1): 9.57, Men
At first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Machine Operators Making Chemicals was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (11.3k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (3.99k).
The highest average salary was $13.9k MX received by men with 10 to 12 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.75k 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 Making Chemicals in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass (100%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass ($1.32k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Machine Operators Making Chemicals reached a 6.18%, which implied an increase from 4.19 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (1.98%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 48.1 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Machine Operators Making Chemicals were Colima (100%), Aguascalientes (100%), and San Luis Potosí (87.6%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Puebla (17.4%), Estado de México (7.17%), and Hidalgo (5.24%).
The workforce of Machine Operators Making Chemicals during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 11.9k workers of which 96% corresponds to formal employment (11.4k) and 3.96% to informal employment (469).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 14.2k workers of which 98.4% corresponds to formal employment (14k) and 1.62% corresponds to informal employment (231).