Subgroup (814) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Machine Operators Wood and Paper Products during first quarter of 2025 was 97.6k people, whose salary averaged $6.95k MX working around 43 hours per week.
The average age of Machine Operators Wood and Paper Products was 38.7 years. The workforce was distributed in 71.9% men with an average salary of $7.45k MX and, 28.1% women with average salary of $5.66k MX.
The best average salaries received by Machine Operators Wood and Paper Products were in Baja California ($11.7k MX), Michoacán de Ocampo ($11.3k MX), and Guerrero ($10.8k MX) while the workforce was larger in Jalisco (15.7k), Estado de México (13.3k), and Nuevo León (12.9k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Services Related to Rail Transportation ($12.9k MX), Business Administration Services ($6.51k MX), and Retail Trade of Household Furniture and other Household Goods ($5.24k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Retail Trade of Household Furniture and other Household Goods (2.27k), Business Administration Services (1.47k), and Services Related to Rail Transportation (846).
23.6% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $5.37k MX and 76.4% to men with an average salary of $9.03k 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 San Luis Potosí with a 6.33% corresponding to 204 from 3.22k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Machine Operators Wood and Paper Products were 97.6k being a 20.9% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (123k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.95k MX was observed, registering an increase of 5.92%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($6.56k MX).
The states with the highest number of Machine Operators Wood and Paper Products during the first quarter of 2025 were Jalisco (15.7k), Estado de México (13.3k), and Nuevo León (12.9k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Jalisco and Nuevo León with an increase of 4.34k (38.1%) and 2.5k (24%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Ciudad de México with a decrease of 20.7k (60.9%) and 5.14k (61.1%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Machine Operators Wood and Paper Products during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California ($11.7k MX), Michoacán de Ocampo ($11.3k MX), and Guerrero ($10.8k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Guerrero and Michoacán de Ocampo with an increase of $7.62k MX (236%) and $5.25k MX (87%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Querétaro and Oaxaca with a decrease of $3.33k MX (81.6%) and $3.19k MX (38.3%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1: 39.7, Men
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Machine Operators Wood and Paper Products represented the 71.9% of the employed population and women 28.1%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (16.2k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (8.19k).
The highest average salary was $8.21k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $6.93k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Machine Operators Wood and Paper Products was concentrated in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (36.5k men and 12.5k women).
The highest average salary was $7.87k MX received by men with 10 to 12 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.96k MX received by women 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 Wood and Paper Products 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 (49.5%), Business Administration Services (32%), and Services Related to Rail Transportation (18.5%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Services Related to Rail Transportation ($12.9k MX), Business Administration Services ($6.51k MX), and Retail Trade of Household Furniture and other Household Goods ($5.24k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Machine Operators Wood and Paper Products reached a 14%, which implied a decrease from 1.86 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (15.8%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 40.3 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Colima
Less Labor Informality: 6.33 %, San Luis Potosí
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Machine Operators Wood and Paper Products were Colima (100%), Guerrero (98.2%), and Michoacán de Ocampo (82.7%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Tamaulipas (7.02%), Estado de México (6.84%), and San Luis Potosí (6.33%).
The workforce of Machine Operators Wood and Paper Products during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 23.8k workers of which 86.3% corresponds to formal employment (20.5k) and 13.7% to informal employment (3.26k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 49k workers of which 87.9% corresponds to formal employment (43.1k) and 12.1% corresponds to informal employment (5.94k).