Occupation (9234) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Support Workers in the Timber Industry, Paper and Cardboard during first quarter of 2025 was 198k people, whose salary averaged $4.08k MX working around 40.5 hours per week.
The average age of Support Workers in the Timber Industry, Paper and Cardboard was 34.6 years. The workforce was distributed in 75.2% men with an average salary of $4.14k MX and, 24.8% women with average salary of $3.89k MX.
The best average salaries received by Support Workers in the Timber Industry, Paper and Cardboard were in Baja California Sur ($10.1k MX), Durango ($8.16k MX), and Sinaloa ($7.44k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (39.3k), Ciudad de México (22k), and Michoacán de Ocampo (15.1k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Higher Technical Education Schools ($10k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($10k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($10k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Services Related to Air Transportation (2.71k), Residential Building Construction (1.96k), and Legal Services (1.36k).
18.9% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $2.36k MX and 81.1% to men with an average salary of $4.1k MX.
At the level of states, Zacatecas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 976 from 976 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Tamaulipas with a 25.5% corresponding to 1.6k from 6.28k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Support Workers in the Timber Industry, Paper and Cardboard were 198k being a 4.42% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (190k).
In the same period, an average salary of $4.08k MX was observed, registering a drop of 11.1%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($4.59k MX).
The states with the highest number of Support Workers in the Timber Industry, Paper and Cardboard during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (39.3k), Ciudad de México (22k), and Michoacán de Ocampo (15.1k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Ciudad de México with an increase of 9.3k (31%) and 4.04k (22.4%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Jalisco and Durango with a decrease of 4.2k (30.4%) and 2.29k (25.4%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Support Workers in the Timber Industry, Paper and Cardboard during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($10.1k MX), Durango ($8.16k MX), and Sinaloa ($7.44k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Sinaloa and Colima with an increase of $4.65k MX (167%) and $3.96k MX (188%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Morelos and Baja California with a decrease of $3.89k MX (68.7%) and $3.84k MX (43.1%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Support Workers in the Timber Industry, Paper and Cardboard represented the 75.2% of the employed population and women 24.8%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 15 to 24 years (51.2k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (14.6k).
The highest average salary was $4.65k MX received by men from 45 to 54 years, while the lowest average salary was $3.01k MX received by women from 35 to 44 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1)
At first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Support Workers in the Timber Industry, Paper and Cardboard was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (74.2k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (19.7k).
The highest average salary was $5.22k MX received by men with 4 to 6 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $2.79k MX received by women 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 Support Workers in the Timber Industry, Paper and Cardboard in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Services Related to Air Transportation (22.7%), Residential Building Construction (16.4%), and Legal Services (11.4%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Higher Technical Education Schools ($10k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($10k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($10k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Support Workers in the Timber Industry, Paper and Cardboard reached a 64.4%, which implied a decrease from 3.53 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (67.9%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 10.1 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Zacatecas
Less Labor Informality: 25.5 %, Tamaulipas
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Support Workers in the Timber Industry, Paper and Cardboard were Zacatecas (100%), Morelos (100%), and Colima (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Baja California (36.3%), Querétaro (30.8%), and Tamaulipas (25.5%).
The workforce of Support Workers in the Timber Industry, Paper and Cardboard during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 15 to 24 years concentrating 61k workers of which 27.1% corresponds to formal employment (16.5k) and 72.9% to informal employment (44.5k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 91.6k workers of which 35.1% corresponds to formal employment (32.2k) and 64.9% corresponds to informal employment (59.4k).