Subgroup (311) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Secretaries, Stenographers, Typists, Data Entry Operators and Operators of Office Machines during first quarter of 2025 was 1.8M people, whose salary averaged $5.59k MX working around 38.7 hours per week.
The average age of Secretaries, Stenographers, Typists, Data Entry Operators and Operators of Office Machines was 40.5 years. The workforce was distributed in 30.6% men with an average salary of $5.57k MX and, 69.4% women with average salary of $5.6k MX.
The best average salaries received by Secretaries, Stenographers, Typists, Data Entry Operators and Operators of Office Machines were in Baja California Sur ($12k MX), Campeche ($10.7k MX), and Nayarit ($9.48k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (326k), Ciudad de México (258k), and Nuevo León (137k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Pig Raising ($40.3k MX), Metallic Ore Mining ($18.6k MX), and Ambulance Services, Organ Banks and other Medical Treatment Ancillary Services ($18k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on General Public Administration (11%), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (10.2%), and Legal Services (231k).
68.4% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.51k MX and 31.6% to men with an average salary of $4.52k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 45.6% corresponding to 6.35k from 13.9k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California Sur with a 6.84% corresponding to 943 from 13.8k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Secretaries, Stenographers, Typists, Data Entry Operators and Operators of Office Machines were 1.8M being a 3.29% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (1.75M).
In the same period, an average salary of $5.59k MX was observed, registering an increase of 0.44%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($5.56k MX).
The states with the highest number of Secretaries, Stenographers, Typists, Data Entry Operators and Operators of Office Machines during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (326k), Ciudad de México (258k), and Nuevo León (137k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Jalisco with an increase of 17.8k (5.79%) and 13.9k (14.1%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Guanajuato and Querétaro with a decrease of 12.4k (21%) and 7.47k (24.3%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Secretaries, Stenographers, Typists, Data Entry Operators and Operators of Office Machines during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($12k MX), Campeche ($10.7k MX), and Nayarit ($9.48k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Guerrero with an increase of $2.02k MX (36.4%) and $966 MX (15.5%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Michoacán de Ocampo and Sinaloa with a decrease of $2.45k MX (29.6%) and $1.59k MX (16.7%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Secretaries, Stenographers, Typists, Data Entry Operators and Operators of Office Machines represented the 30.6% of the employed population and women 69.4%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (159k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (338k).
The highest average salary was $6.75k MX received by women from 65 to 74 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.5k 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 Secretaries, Stenographers, Typists, Data Entry Operators and Operators of Office Machines was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (280k men and 565k women).
The highest average salary was $6.3k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.68k 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 Secretaries, Stenographers, Typists, Data Entry Operators and Operators of Office Machines in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in General Public Administration (11%), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (10.2%), and Legal Services (9.83%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Pig Raising ($40.3k MX), Metallic Ore Mining ($18.6k MX), and Ambulance Services, Organ Banks and other Medical Treatment Ancillary Services ($18k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Secretaries, Stenographers, Typists, Data Entry Operators and Operators of Office Machines reached a 17.7%, which implied an increase from 0.3 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (17.4%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 36.6 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 45.6%, Tlaxcala
Less Labor Informality: 6.84 %, Baja California Sur
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Secretaries, Stenographers, Typists, Data Entry Operators and Operators of Office Machines were Tlaxcala (45.6%), Hidalgo (42.9%), and Puebla (39.6%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Sinaloa (11.1%), Coahuila de Zaragoza (8.84%), and Baja California Sur (6.84%).
The workforce of Secretaries, Stenographers, Typists, Data Entry Operators and Operators of Office Machines during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 493k workers of which 83.7% corresponds to formal employment (413k) and 16.3% to informal employment (80.3k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 845k workers of which 83.8% corresponds to formal employment (709k) and 16.2% corresponds to informal employment (137k).