Occupation (9231) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Support Workers in Processing, Mechanical Maintenance and Repair of Equipment, Machinery and Metal Products and Precision during first quarter of 2025 was 509k people, whose salary averaged $5.31k MX working around 42.7 hours per week.
The best average salaries received by Support Workers in Processing, Mechanical Maintenance and Repair of Equipment, Machinery and Metal Products and Precision were in Sonora ($9.18k MX), Nuevo León ($8.91k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($8.48k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (66.4k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (33.8k), and Nuevo León (31k).
N/A% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.78k MX and N/A% to men with an average salary of $4.48k MX.
At the level of states, Baja California Sur had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 1.44k from 1.44k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Coahuila de Zaragoza with a 30.8% corresponding to 6.43k from 20.9k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Support Workers in Processing, Mechanical Maintenance and Repair of Equipment, Machinery and Metal Products and Precision were 509k being a N/A% N/A than the fourth quarter of 2024. (N/A).
The states with the highest number of Support Workers in Processing, Mechanical Maintenance and Repair of Equipment, Machinery and Metal Products and Precision during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (66.4k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (33.8k), and Nuevo León (31k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Ciudad de México and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of 10.4k (87.9%) and 3.36k (11%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Jalisco with a decrease of 26.6k (28.6%) and 11.1k (28.8%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Support Workers in Processing, Mechanical Maintenance and Repair of Equipment, Machinery and Metal Products and Precision during first quarter of 2025 were Sonora ($9.18k MX), Nuevo León ($8.91k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($8.48k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Sonora and Ciudad de México with an increase of $3.07k MX (50.2%) and $2.04k MX (103%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Zacatecas and Durango with a decrease of $5.04k MX (61.3%) and $1.66k MX (22.7%), respectively.
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Support Workers in Processing, Mechanical Maintenance and Repair of Equipment, Machinery and Metal Products and Precision represented the 89.5% of the employed population and women 10.5%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 15 to 24 years (198k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (16.9k).
The highest average salary was $8.66k MX received by women from 15 to 24 years, while the lowest average salary was $3.94k 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 Support Workers in Processing, Mechanical Maintenance and Repair of Equipment, Machinery and Metal Products and Precision was concentrated in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (172k men and 17.8k women).
The highest average salary was $8.27k MX received by women with 10 to 12 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.04k MX received by men with 16 to 18 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 Support Workers in Processing, Mechanical Maintenance and Repair of Equipment, Machinery and Metal Products and Precision in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks (76.8%), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (14.6%), and Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works (2.89%).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Support Workers in Processing, Mechanical Maintenance and Repair of Equipment, Machinery and Metal Products and Precision reached a 66.3%, which implied an increase from 2.65 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (63.6%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 12 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Baja California Sur
Less Labor Informality: 30.8 %, Coahuila de Zaragoza
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Support Workers in Processing, Mechanical Maintenance and Repair of Equipment, Machinery and Metal Products and Precision were Baja California Sur (100%), Guerrero (98.5%), and Nayarit (92.3%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Aguascalientes (38.7%), Nuevo León (31.8%), and Coahuila de Zaragoza (30.8%).
The workforce of Support Workers in Processing, Mechanical Maintenance and Repair of Equipment, Machinery and Metal Products and Precision during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with N/A concentrating N/A workers of which N/A% corresponds to N/A (N/A) and N/A% to N/A (N/A).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 190k workers of which 30.9% corresponds to formal employment (58.7k) and 69.1% corresponds to informal employment (131k).