Occupation (8341) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Truck Drivers, Cargo Vans and Cars during first quarter of 2025 was 1.28M people, whose salary averaged $7.76k MX working around 47.2 hours per week.
The best average salaries received by Truck Drivers, Cargo Vans and Cars were in N/A while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (216k), Jalisco (109k), and Nuevo León (92.4k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Multiple Banking ($40k MX), Rental and Leasing of Automobiles, Trucks and other Road Transportation Vehicles ($30.1k MX), and Services Related to Mining ($22.5k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (94.7k), Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass (49.4k), and Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (48.2k).
2.52% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $5.64k MX and 97.5% to men with an average salary of $6.54k MX.
At the level of states, Chiapas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 79.3% corresponding to 22.8k from 28.8k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Coahuila de Zaragoza with a 13.8% corresponding to 4.64k from 33.6k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Truck Drivers, Cargo Vans and Cars were 1.28M being a 1% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (1.3M).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.76k MX was observed, registering an increase of 0.25%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($7.75k MX).
The states with the highest number of Truck Drivers, Cargo Vans and Cars during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (216k), Jalisco (109k), and Nuevo León (92.4k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Michoacán de Ocampo and Sinaloa with an increase of 11k (31.2%) and 7.22k (31.5%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Guanajuato with a decrease of 15.6k (19.2%) and 13.6k (22.6%), respectively.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
The visualization shows the distribution of Truck Drivers, Cargo Vans and Cars in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (17.7%), Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass (9.25%), and Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (9.02%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Multiple Banking ($40k MX), Rental and Leasing of Automobiles, Trucks and other Road Transportation Vehicles ($30.1k MX), and Services Related to Mining ($22.5k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Truck Drivers, Cargo Vans and Cars reached a 36.3%, which implied a decrease from 0.27 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (36.6%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 18 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 79.3%, Chiapas
Less Labor Informality: 13.8 %, Coahuila de Zaragoza
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Truck Drivers, Cargo Vans and Cars were Chiapas (79.3%), Guerrero (71.6%), and Puebla (60.9%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Nuevo León (21%), Sonora (20.8%), and Coahuila de Zaragoza (13.8%).
The workforce of Truck Drivers, Cargo Vans and Cars during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 351k workers of which 68.8% corresponds to formal employment (241k) and 31.2% to informal employment (109k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with N/A concentrating N/A workers of which N/A% corresponds to N/A (N/A) and N/A% corresponds to N/A (N/A).