Occupation (3113) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Data Entry Operators during first quarter of 2025 was 186k people, whose salary averaged $5.8k MX working around 39.8 hours per week.
The average age of Data Entry Operators was 38.1 years. The workforce was distributed in 34.4% men with an average salary of $5.5k MX and, 65.6% women with average salary of $5.95k MX.
The best average salaries received by Data Entry Operators were in Quintana Roo ($14.9k MX), Baja California Sur ($12k MX), and Campeche ($11.1k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (40.4k), Nuevo León (24.8k), and Ciudad de México (21.4k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Metallic Ore Mining ($21.5k MX), Ambulance Services, Organ Banks and other Medical Treatment Ancillary Services ($18k MX), and Credit Unions and Saving Institutions ($12.1k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on General Public Administration (15%), Legal Services (29k), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (6.71%).
61.2% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.74k MX and 38.8% to men with an average salary of $4.59k MX.
At the level of states, Hidalgo had the highest percentage of informal workers with 69.7% corresponding to 2.05k from 2.94k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Chihuahua with a 1.48% corresponding to 64 from 4.31k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Data Entry Operators were 186k being a 10% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (207k).
In the same period, an average salary of $5.8k MX was observed, registering an increase of 0.3%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($5.78k MX).
The states with the highest number of Data Entry Operators during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (40.4k), Nuevo León (24.8k), and Ciudad de México (21.4k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Nuevo León and Estado de México with an increase of 10.2k (69.9%) and 4.17k (11.5%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a decrease of 11k (34%) and 5.99k (70.8%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Data Entry Operators during first quarter of 2025 were Quintana Roo ($14.9k MX), Baja California Sur ($12k MX), and Campeche ($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 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of $6.89k MX (86.2%) and $6.35k MX (1.03k%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Oaxaca and Tlaxcala with a decrease of $6.86k MX (66.2%) and $6.3k MX (55.2%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Data Entry Operators represented the 34.4% of the employed population and women 65.6%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (18.4k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (34.9k).
The highest average salary was $8.3k MX received by women from 45 to 54 years, while the lowest average salary was $2.96k MX received by men 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 Data Entry Operators was higher in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (28.3k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (50.1k).
The highest average salary was $6.41k MX received by women with 13 to 15 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.93k 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 Data Entry Operators in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in General Public Administration (15%), Legal Services (12.2%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (6.71%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Metallic Ore Mining ($21.5k MX), Ambulance Services, Organ Banks and other Medical Treatment Ancillary Services ($18k MX), and Credit Unions and Saving Institutions ($12.1k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Data Entry Operators reached a 13.6%, which implied a decrease from 3.15 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (16.8%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 40.7 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Data Entry Operators were Hidalgo (69.7%), Nayarit (48.5%), and Tlaxcala (44.6%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Campeche (3.08%), Sinaloa (2.69%), and Chihuahua (1.48%).
The workforce of Data Entry Operators during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 51k workers of which 84.8% corresponds to formal employment (43.2k) and 15.2% to informal employment (7.77k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 74.9k workers of which 89.1% corresponds to formal employment (66.7k) and 10.9% corresponds to informal employment (8.15k).