Occupation (8122) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Operators Buffing Machines, Metal Plating and Coating during first quarter of 2025 was 50.6k people, whose salary averaged $6.77k MX working around 38.2 hours per week.
The average age of Operators Buffing Machines, Metal Plating and Coating was 38.3 years. The workforce was distributed in 78.1% men with an average salary of $7.14k MX and, 21.9% women with average salary of $5.43k MX.
The best average salaries received by Operators Buffing Machines, Metal Plating and Coating were in Puebla ($16.8k MX), Campeche ($16k MX), and San Luis Potosí ($12.3k MX) while the workforce was larger in Jalisco (8.61k), Estado de México (8.44k), and Coahuila de Zaragoza (5.81k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks ($9.97k MX), Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks ($7.35k MX), and Business Administration Services ($7.31k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (1.06k), Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks (300), and Business Administration Services (152).
At the level of states, Nayarit had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 56 from 56 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Coahuila de Zaragoza with a 2.22% corresponding to 129 from 5.81k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Operators Buffing Machines, Metal Plating and Coating were 50.6k being a 50.9% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (33.5k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.77k MX was observed, registering a drop of 16.7%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($8.12k MX).
The states with the highest number of Operators Buffing Machines, Metal Plating and Coating during the first quarter of 2025 were Jalisco (8.61k), Estado de México (8.44k), and Coahuila de Zaragoza (5.81k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Jalisco and Estado de México with an increase of 6.39k (288%) and 3.48k (70%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Baja California and Puebla with a decrease of 1.28k (23.5%) and 915 (83.9%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Operators Buffing Machines, Metal Plating and Coating during first quarter of 2025 were Puebla ($16.8k MX), Campeche ($16k MX), and San Luis Potosí ($12.3k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Puebla and San Luis Potosí with an increase of $11.1k MX (196%) and $7.48k MX (156%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Campeche and Ciudad de México with a decrease of $27.1k MX (62.9%) and $13.8k MX (100%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1: 38.4, Men
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Operators Buffing Machines, Metal Plating and Coating represented the 78.1% of the employed population and women 21.9%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 45 to 54 years (11.5k men and 3.78k women).
The highest average salary was $6.05k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $5.31k MX received by men from 15 to 24 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1): 9.03, Men
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Operators Buffing Machines, Metal Plating and Coating was concentrated in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (24.2k men and 8.06k women).
The highest average salary was $8.26k MX received by men with 7 to 9 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.93k MX received by men with 10 to 12 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 Operators Buffing Machines, Metal Plating and Coating in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (70.1%), Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks (19.8%), and Business Administration Services (10.1%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks ($9.97k MX), Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks ($7.35k MX), and Business Administration Services ($7.31k MX).