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Support Workers in Mining and Extraction

Subgroup (921) - 2025-Q1

  • 10k, Workforce
  • $10.6k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 34.2, Average age
  • 43.8, Weekly hours worked
  • 5.39, Weekly days worked
  • 4.08%, Workforce with second job
  • 30.4%, Informal Workforce
  • 9.36, Average years of Schooling

About Support Workers in Mining and Extraction

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The workforce of Support Workers in Mining and Extraction during first quarter of 2025 was 10k people, whose salary averaged $10.6k MX working around 43.8 hours per week.

The average age of Support Workers in Mining and Extraction was 34.2 years. The workforce was distributed in 98.3% men with an average salary of $10.7k MX and, 1.66% women with average salary of $6.79k MX.

The best average salaries received by Support Workers in Mining and Extraction were in Yucatán ($40k MX), Campeche ($30.3k MX), and Tamaulipas ($24.4k MX) while the workforce was larger in Hidalgo (1.1k), Durango (1.04k), and Tabasco (926).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Retail Trade of Apparel, Costume Jewelry and Clothing Accessories ($15.1k MX), Nonmetallic Ore Mining ($13.7k MX), and Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance ($8.94k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Metallic Ore Mining (9.71k), Retail Trade of Apparel, Costume Jewelry and Clothing Accessories (1.53k), and Nonmetallic Ore Mining (1.18k).

At the level of states, Oaxaca had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 104 from 104 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Tabasco with a 20.8% corresponding to 193 from 926 workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 10k, Workforce 2025-Q1
  • $10.6k MX, Average monthly salary 2025-Q1

At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Support Workers in Mining and Extraction were 10k being a 21.6% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (12.8k).

In the same period, an average salary of $10.6k MX was observed, registering an increase of 5.26%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($10.1k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Support Workers in Mining and Extraction during the first quarter of 2025 were Hidalgo (1.1k), Durango (1.04k), and Tabasco (926)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Querétaro and Hidalgo with an increase of 545 (262%) and 536 (95%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Tabasco and Durango with a decrease of 1.17k (55.8%) and 993 (48.9%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Support Workers in Mining and Extraction during first quarter of 2025 were Yucatán ($40k MX), Campeche ($30.3k MX), and Tamaulipas ($24.4k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Campeche and Coahuila de Zaragoza with an increase of $19.3k MX (176%) and $3.02k MX (36.2%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Tabasco and Sonora with a decrease of $6.86k MX (56.4%) and $4.03k MX (30%), respectively.

Workforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries

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The visualization shows the distribution of Support Workers in Mining and Extraction in different industries and economic sectors.

At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Metallic Ore Mining (74%), Retail Trade of Apparel, Costume Jewelry and Clothing Accessories (11.6%), and Nonmetallic Ore Mining (8.96%).

In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Retail Trade of Apparel, Costume Jewelry and Clothing Accessories ($15.1k MX), Nonmetallic Ore Mining ($13.7k MX), and Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance ($8.94k MX).