Category (8) - 2024-Q2
The workforce of Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers during second quarter of 2024 was 6.45M people, whose salary averaged $7.48k MX working around 48.1 hours per week.
The average age of Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers was 39.1 years. The workforce was distributed in 77.8% men with an average salary of $7.73k MX and, 22.2% women with average salary of $6.6k MX.
The best average salaries received by Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers were in Baja California Sur ($12.5k MX), Colima ($10.9k MX), and Campeche ($10.7k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (858k), Nuevo León (505k), and Guanajuato (438k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports and Similar Events ($15.6k MX), Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization ($14k MX), and Pig Raising ($12.6k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (104k), Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (94k), and Services Related to Air Transportation (85.1k).
9.23% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $5.02k MX and 90.8% to men with an average salary of $7.01k MX.
At the level of states, Guerrero had the highest percentage of informal workers with 82.9% corresponding to 68.5k from 82.6k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Chihuahua with a 7.79% corresponding to 27.2k from 349k workers.
At second quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers were 6.45M being a 1.81% higher than the first quarter of 2024. (6.34M).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.48k MX was observed, registering an increase of 1.69%, compared to the first quarter of 2024 ($7.35k MX).
The states with the highest number of Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers during the second quarter of 2024 were Estado de México (858k), Nuevo León (505k), and Guanajuato (438k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Puebla and Jalisco with an increase of 41k (14.7%) and 31.3k (7.79%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a decrease of 39.2k (4.36%) and 24.6k (10.3%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers during second quarter of 2024 were Baja California Sur ($12.5k MX), Colima ($10.9k MX), and Campeche ($10.7k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Hidalgo and San Luis Potosí with an increase of $1.81k MX (29%) and $1.34k MX (21.2%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Quintana Roo and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a decrease of $1.55k MX (14.1%) and $1.4k MX (15.1%), respectively.
Average Age 2024-Q2
At second quarter of 2024, the male workforce in Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers represented the 77.8% of the employed population and women 22.2%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (1.27M), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (420k).
The highest average salary was $8.15k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.03k MX received by men from 75 or more years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2024-Q2)
During the second quarter of 2024, male and female workforce in Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers was concentrated in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (2.04M men and 614k women).
The highest average salary was $8.75k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.73k MX received by women 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 Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers in different industries and economic sectors.
At second quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (10.2%), Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (9.19%), and Services Related to Air Transportation (8.32%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports and Similar Events ($15.6k MX), Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization ($14k MX), and Pig Raising ($12.6k MX).
Labor Informality 2024-Q2
During the second quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers reached a 31.6%, which implied an increase from 0.084 percentage points compared to the first quarter of 2024 (31.5%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 22.7 percentage points during the second quarter of 2024.
At second quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers were Guerrero (82.9%), Oaxaca (75.4%), and Chiapas (66.5%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Sonora (12.2%), Coahuila de Zaragoza (8.6%), and Chihuahua (7.79%).
The workforce of Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers during the second quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 1.66M workers of which 73.6% corresponds to formal employment (1.22M) and 26.4% to informal employment (440k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 2.65M workers of which 69% corresponds to formal employment (1.83M) and 31% corresponds to informal employment (822k).