Occupation (2633) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Technical Maintenance and Repair of Machinery and Industrial Instruments during first quarter of 2025 was 147k people, whose salary averaged $8.59k MX working around 42.7 hours per week.
The average age of Technical Maintenance and Repair of Machinery and Industrial Instruments was 37.9 years. The workforce was distributed in 97.3% men with an average salary of $8.67k MX and, 2.67% women with average salary of $5.83k MX.
The best average salaries received by Technical Maintenance and Repair of Machinery and Industrial Instruments were in Campeche ($23.9k MX), Hidalgo ($14.7k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($14.4k MX) while the workforce was larger in Chihuahua (26.7k), Nuevo León (19.1k), and Coahuila de Zaragoza (15.3k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Retail Trade of Household Furniture and other Household Goods ($22.3k MX), Water Collection, Treatment and Supply ($21.4k MX), and Building Installations and Equipmen ($17.5k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (64.7k), Amusement Parks and Arcades (12.9k), and Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works (2.55k).
1.24% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $6k MX and 98.8% to men with an average salary of $4.19k MX.
At the level of states, Chiapas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 466 from 466 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Coahuila de Zaragoza with a 2.79% corresponding to 427 from 15.3k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Technical Maintenance and Repair of Machinery and Industrial Instruments were 147k being a 2.98% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (143k).
In the same period, an average salary of $8.59k MX was observed, registering a drop of 9.11%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($9.45k MX).
The states with the highest number of Technical Maintenance and Repair of Machinery and Industrial Instruments during the first quarter of 2025 were Chihuahua (26.7k), Nuevo León (19.1k), and Coahuila de Zaragoza (15.3k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Baja California and Coahuila de Zaragoza with an increase of 4.09k (49.7%) and 3.89k (34.2%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a decrease of 6.69k (60.4%) and 1.59k (51.7%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Technical Maintenance and Repair of Machinery and Industrial Instruments during first quarter of 2025 were Campeche ($23.9k MX), Hidalgo ($14.7k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($14.4k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Campeche and Hidalgo with an increase of $10.9k MX (83.1%) and $10.7k MX (269%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Sinaloa and Puebla with a decrease of $14.3k MX (78.2%) and $7.61k MX (71.1%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1: 38.2, Men
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Technical Maintenance and Repair of Machinery and Industrial Instruments represented the 97.3% of the employed population and women 2.67%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (42.3k men and 2.13k women).
The highest average salary was $10.1k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $6.39k 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): 12.5, Men
At first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Technical Maintenance and Repair of Machinery and Industrial Instruments was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (66.3k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (2.11k).
The highest average salary was $11.3k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $7.81k MX received by men with 13 to 15 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 Technical Maintenance and Repair of Machinery and Industrial Instruments in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (65.6%), Amusement Parks and Arcades (13.1%), and Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works (2.58%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Retail Trade of Household Furniture and other Household Goods ($22.3k MX), Water Collection, Treatment and Supply ($21.4k MX), and Building Installations and Equipmen ($17.5k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Technical Maintenance and Repair of Machinery and Industrial Instruments reached a 13.2%, which implied an increase from 1.62 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (11.5%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 41.1 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Chiapas
Less Labor Informality: 2.79 %, Coahuila de Zaragoza
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Technical Maintenance and Repair of Machinery and Industrial Instruments were Chiapas (100%), Michoacán de Ocampo (93.7%), and Nayarit (60.6%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were San Luis Potosí (4.7%), Chihuahua (4.31%), and Coahuila de Zaragoza (2.79%).
The workforce of Technical Maintenance and Repair of Machinery and Industrial Instruments during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 44.5k workers of which 93.1% corresponds to formal employment (41.4k) and 6.85% to informal employment (3.05k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 67k workers of which 89.7% corresponds to formal employment (60.1k) and 10.3% corresponds to informal employment (6.89k).