Subgroup (811) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Machine Operators and Equipment Extraction in Mines, Quarries and Pits during first quarter of 2025 was 43.7k people, whose salary averaged $9.3k MX working around 46.9 hours per week.
The average age of Machine Operators and Equipment Extraction in Mines, Quarries and Pits was 41.9 years. The workforce was distributed in 93.2% men with an average salary of $9.1k MX and, 6.82% women with average salary of $12.1k MX.
The best average salaries received by Machine Operators and Equipment Extraction in Mines, Quarries and Pits were in Chihuahua ($27.1k MX), Tamaulipas ($21k MX), and Campeche ($16.9k MX) while the workforce was larger in Zacatecas (3.91k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (3.86k), and Hidalgo (3.48k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Building Installations and Equipmen ($18.9k MX), Building Installations and Equipment ($18.9k MX), and Rental of Household and Personal Goods ($17.2k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Metallic Ore Mining (16.3k), Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers (13.5k), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (23%).
1.47% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.52k MX and 98.5% to men with an average salary of $8.7k MX.
At the level of states, Puebla had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 1.42k from 1.42k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a 3.97% corresponding to 153 from 3.86k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Machine Operators and Equipment Extraction in Mines, Quarries and Pits were 43.7k being a 24.1% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (57.5k).
In the same period, an average salary of $9.3k MX was observed, registering a drop of 0.83%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($9.38k MX).
The states with the highest number of Machine Operators and Equipment Extraction in Mines, Quarries and Pits during the first quarter of 2025 were Zacatecas (3.91k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (3.86k), and Hidalgo (3.48k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Ciudad de México and Michoacán de Ocampo with an increase of 1.85k (245%) and 1.85k (421%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Guanajuato and Sinaloa with a decrease of 6.23k (96.1%) and 4.8k (73%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Machine Operators and Equipment Extraction in Mines, Quarries and Pits during first quarter of 2025 were Chihuahua ($27.1k MX), Tamaulipas ($21k MX), and Campeche ($16.9k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Tamaulipas and Tlaxcala with an increase of $7.85k MX (59.5%) and $6.94k MX (198%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Baja California Sur and Michoacán de Ocampo with a decrease of $11.8k MX (48.6%) and $8.71k MX (59.8%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1: 41.8, Men
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Machine Operators and Equipment Extraction in Mines, Quarries and Pits represented the 93.2% of the employed population and women 6.82%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (9.72k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (981).
The highest average salary was $14.1k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $3.89k 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): 8.95, Men
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Machine Operators and Equipment Extraction in Mines, Quarries and Pits was concentrated in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (13.4k men and 1.12k women).
The highest average salary was $11.5k MX received by men with 4 to 6 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $7.52k 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 Machine Operators and Equipment Extraction in Mines, Quarries and Pits in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Metallic Ore Mining (31.2%), Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers (26%), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (23%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Building Installations and Equipmen ($18.9k MX), Building Installations and Equipment ($18.9k MX), and Rental of Household and Personal Goods ($17.2k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Machine Operators and Equipment Extraction in Mines, Quarries and Pits reached a 22.9%, which implied a decrease from 1.54 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (24.5%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 31.4 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Puebla
Less Labor Informality: 3.97 %, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Machine Operators and Equipment Extraction in Mines, Quarries and Pits were Puebla (100%), Morelos (100%), and Nayarit (84.2%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Aguascalientes (9.55%), Baja California Sur (4.17%), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (3.97%).
The workforce of Machine Operators and Equipment Extraction in Mines, Quarries and Pits during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 10.2k workers of which 75.1% corresponds to formal employment (7.65k) and 24.9% to informal employment (2.54k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 14.5k workers of which 73% corresponds to formal employment (10.6k) and 27% corresponds to informal employment (3.92k).