Subgroup (813) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Machinery and Equipment Operators in Production of Chemicals, Plastics, Water Treatment and Petrochemical during first quarter of 2025 was 383k people, whose salary averaged $6.34k MX working around 43.7 hours per week.
The average age of Machinery and Equipment Operators in Production of Chemicals, Plastics, Water Treatment and Petrochemical was 36.6 years. The workforce was distributed in 55.8% men with an average salary of $6.74k MX and, 44.2% women with average salary of $5.83k MX.
The best average salaries received by Machinery and Equipment Operators in Production of Chemicals, Plastics, Water Treatment and Petrochemical were in Colima ($16.4k MX), Tabasco ($14.8k MX), and Quintana Roo ($14k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (64.5k), Baja California (41.1k), and Chihuahua (35.9k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Building Installations and Equipmen ($21.5k MX), Building Installations and Equipment ($21.5k MX), and Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance ($16k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers (8.86k), Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass (1.79k), and Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (722).
20.2% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.97k MX and 79.8% to men with an average salary of $6.41k MX.
At the level of states, Chiapas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 729 from 729 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Nuevo León with a 0.17% corresponding to 51 from 30.1k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Machinery and Equipment Operators in Production of Chemicals, Plastics, Water Treatment and Petrochemical were 383k being a 1.95% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (376k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.34k MX was observed, registering a drop of 5.84%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($6.73k MX).
The states with the highest number of Machinery and Equipment Operators in Production of Chemicals, Plastics, Water Treatment and Petrochemical during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (64.5k), Baja California (41.1k), and Chihuahua (35.9k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Ciudad de México and Coahuila de Zaragoza with an increase of 5.94k (51.1%) and 4.22k (29.3%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Jalisco with a decrease of 7.49k (10.4%) and 5.35k (15.4%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Machinery and Equipment Operators in Production of Chemicals, Plastics, Water Treatment and Petrochemical during first quarter of 2025 were Colima ($16.4k MX), Tabasco ($14.8k MX), and Quintana Roo ($14k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Tabasco and Colima with an increase of $5.69k MX (62.6%) and $5.26k MX (47.1%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Oaxaca with a decrease of $12k MX (68.5%) and $3.85k MX (100%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Machinery and Equipment Operators in Production of Chemicals, Plastics, Water Treatment and Petrochemical represented the 55.8% of the employed population and women 44.2%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (53.8k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (50.4k).
The highest average salary was $7.81k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.69k MX received by men from 55 to 64 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 Machinery and Equipment Operators in Production of Chemicals, Plastics, Water Treatment and Petrochemical was concentrated in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (85.7k men and 77.6k women).
The highest average salary was $7.75k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $3.63k MX received by men with 4 to 6 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 Machinery and Equipment Operators in Production of Chemicals, Plastics, Water Treatment and Petrochemical in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers (60.9%), Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass (12.3%), and Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (4.96%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Building Installations and Equipmen ($21.5k MX), Building Installations and Equipment ($21.5k MX), and Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance ($16k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Machinery and Equipment Operators in Production of Chemicals, Plastics, Water Treatment and Petrochemical reached a 4.26%, which implied a decrease from 0.83 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (5.1%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 50 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Chiapas
Less Labor Informality: 0.17 %, Nuevo León
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Machinery and Equipment Operators in Production of Chemicals, Plastics, Water Treatment and Petrochemical were Chiapas (100%), Colima (89.4%), and Michoacán de Ocampo (22.6%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Hidalgo (1.72%), Baja California (1.32%), and Nuevo León (0.17%).
The workforce of Machinery and Equipment Operators in Production of Chemicals, Plastics, Water Treatment and Petrochemical during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 101k workers of which 96.8% corresponds to formal employment (98k) and 3.22% to informal employment (3.26k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 163k workers of which 94.8% corresponds to formal employment (155k) and 5.2% corresponds to informal employment (8.49k).