Occupation (8101) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Supervisors of Industrial Machinery Operators during first quarter of 2026 was 287k people, whose salary averaged $9.22k MX working around 44.5 hours per week.
The average age of Supervisors of Industrial Machinery Operators was 38.3 years. The workforce was distributed in 64.5% men with an average salary of $9.44k MX and, 35.5% women with average salary of $8.82k MX.
The best average salaries received by Supervisors of Industrial Machinery Operators were in Baja California Sur ($26k MX), Sonora ($22.2k MX), and Michoacán de Ocampo ($17k MX) while the workforce was larger in Nuevo León (37.9k), Estado de México (32.1k), and Guanajuato (28.8k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Metallic Ore Mining ($29k MX), Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization ($23.9k MX), and Other Manufacturing Industries ($19.7k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (4.38k), Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers (3.16k), and Legal Services (2.34k).
38.2% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $6.45k MX and 61.8% to men with an average salary of $11k MX.
At the level of states, Guerrero had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 126 from 126 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Estado de México with a 0.38% corresponding to 123 from 32.1k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Supervisors of Industrial Machinery Operators were 287k being a 18% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (350k).
In the same period, an average salary of $9.22k MX was observed, registering an increase of 22%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($7.56k MX).
The states with the highest number of Supervisors of Industrial Machinery Operators during the first quarter of 2026 were Nuevo León (37.9k), Estado de México (32.1k), and Guanajuato (28.8k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in San Luis Potosí and Puebla with an increase of 5.47k (69%) and 2.55k (14.8%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Nuevo León and Guanajuato with a decrease of 20.7k (35.3%) and 14.8k (33.9%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Supervisors of Industrial Machinery Operators during first quarter of 2026 were Baja California Sur ($26k MX), Sonora ($22.2k MX), and Michoacán de Ocampo ($17k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Sonora and Baja California Sur with an increase of $10.9k MX (96.1%) and $8.76k MX (50.9%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Tabasco and Colima with a decrease of $15.2k MX (100%) and $4.17k MX (26%), respectively.
Average Age 2026-Q1
At first quarter of 2026, the male workforce in Supervisors of Industrial Machinery Operators represented the 64.5% of the employed population and women 35.5%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (56.9k men and 32.8k women).
The highest average salary was $10.5k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $6.27k 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 (2026-Q1)
At first quarter of 2026 the male workforce in Supervisors of Industrial Machinery Operators was higher in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (73.8k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (38.4k).
The highest average salary was $11k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $7.87k 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 Supervisors of Industrial Machinery Operators in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (20.8%), Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers (15%), and Legal Services (11.1%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Metallic Ore Mining ($29k MX), Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization ($23.9k MX), and Other Manufacturing Industries ($19.7k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Supervisors of Industrial Machinery Operators reached a 5.95%, which implied an increase from 0.8 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (5.15%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 48.8 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Guerrero
Less Labor Informality: 0.38 %, Estado de México
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Supervisors of Industrial Machinery Operators were Guerrero (100%), Puebla (29.8%), and Sinaloa (28.9%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Querétaro (0.63%), Coahuila de Zaragoza (0.61%), and Estado de México (0.38%).
The workforce of Supervisors of Industrial Machinery Operators during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 89.8k workers of which 93.3% corresponds to formal employment (83.8k) and 6.71% to informal employment (6.02k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 101k workers of which 97.3% corresponds to formal employment (97.9k) and 2.72% corresponds to informal employment (2.73k).