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 average age of Truck Drivers, Cargo Vans and Cars was 41 years. The workforce was distributed in 98.2% men with an average salary of $7.83k MX and, 1.78% women with average salary of $4.44k MX.
The best average salaries received by Truck Drivers, Cargo Vans and Cars were in Tamaulipas ($14.1k MX), Colima ($13.9k MX), and Michoacán de Ocampo ($13.5k MX) 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 states with the best average salaries for Truck Drivers, Cargo Vans and Cars during first quarter of 2025 were Tamaulipas ($14.1k MX), Colima ($13.9k MX), and Michoacán de Ocampo ($13.5k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Michoacán de Ocampo and Hidalgo with an increase of $3.95k MX (41.2%) and $2.34k MX (29.1%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Puebla and Tamaulipas with a decrease of $2.74k MX (31.5%) and $1.92k MX (12%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1: 41.1, Men
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Truck Drivers, Cargo Vans and Cars represented the 98.2% of the employed population and women 1.78%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (347k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (9.73k).
The highest average salary was $8.73k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.53k MX received by men from 65 to 74 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1): 9.78, Men
At first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Truck Drivers, Cargo Vans and Cars was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (535k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (10.8k).
The highest average salary was $8.98k MX received by men with 10 to 12 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.85k MX received by men with 13 to 15 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 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 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 539k workers of which 64.9% corresponds to formal employment (350k) and 35.1% corresponds to informal employment (189k).