Occupation (2632) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Mechanical Maintenance and Repair of Motor Vehicles during first quarter of 2025 was 602k people, whose salary averaged $7.31k MX working around 45.4 hours per week.
The average age of Mechanical Maintenance and Repair of Motor Vehicles was 41.6 years. The workforce was distributed in 99.2% men with an average salary of $7.32k MX and, 0.78% women with average salary of $6.62k MX.
The best average salaries received by Mechanical Maintenance and Repair of Motor Vehicles were in Baja California Sur ($14k MX), Nayarit ($12.7k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($11.1k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (77.2k), Jalisco (41.9k), and Nuevo León (40.2k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization ($21k MX), Services Related to Rail Transportation ($18.8k MX), and Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works ($15.1k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks (894k), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (109k), and Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (43.1k).
0.24% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $10k MX and 99.8% to men with an average salary of $6.4k MX.
At the level of states, Hidalgo had the highest percentage of informal workers with 81.1% corresponding to 20.3k from 25k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Colima with a 36.6% corresponding to 1.53k from 4.19k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Mechanical Maintenance and Repair of Motor Vehicles were 602k being a 3.63% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (581k).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.31k MX was observed, registering a drop of 6.68%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($7.84k MX).
The states with the highest number of Mechanical Maintenance and Repair of Motor Vehicles during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (77.2k), Jalisco (41.9k), and Nuevo León (40.2k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Hidalgo with an increase of 12.9k (20.1%) and 12.8k (105%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Jalisco and Sinaloa with a decrease of 23.1k (35.6%) and 6.65k (26.5%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Mechanical Maintenance and Repair of Motor Vehicles during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($14k MX), Nayarit ($12.7k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($11.1k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Quintana Roo and Baja California Sur with an increase of $3.41k MX (50%) and $2.51k MX (21.8%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Hidalgo and Chiapas with a decrease of $5.63k MX (37.9%) and $3.98k MX (38.5%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1: 41.6, Men
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Mechanical Maintenance and Repair of Motor Vehicles represented the 99.2% of the employed population and women 0.78%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (144k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (2.55k).
The highest average salary was $7.83k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $5.56k MX received by men from 15 to 24 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1): 10.2, Men
At first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Mechanical Maintenance and Repair of Motor Vehicles was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (217k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (2.86k).
The highest average salary was $9.01k MX received by men with 13 to 15 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $6.51k MX received by men with 0 to 3 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 Mechanical Maintenance and Repair of Motor Vehicles in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks (81.9%), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (9.98%), and Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (3.95%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization ($21k MX), Services Related to Rail Transportation ($18.8k MX), and Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works ($15.1k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Mechanical Maintenance and Repair of Motor Vehicles reached a 59.9%, which implied a decrease from 2.42 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (62.3%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 5.59 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Mechanical Maintenance and Repair of Motor Vehicles were Hidalgo (81.1%), Morelos (80.1%), and Tlaxcala (77.7%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Nuevo León (39.7%), Durango (36.7%), and Colima (36.6%).
The workforce of Mechanical Maintenance and Repair of Motor Vehicles during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 144k workers of which 39% corresponds to formal employment (56.4k) and 61% to informal employment (88.1k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 219k workers of which 43% corresponds to formal employment (94.1k) and 57% corresponds to informal employment (125k).