Category (8) - 2024-Q3
The workforce of Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers during third quarter of 2024 was 6.52M people, whose salary averaged $7.55k MX working around 48.5 hours per week.
The average age of Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers was 39 years. The workforce was distributed in 78.4% men with an average salary of $7.74k MX and, 21.6% women with average salary of $6.86k MX.
The best average salaries received by Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers were in Baja California Sur ($14.5k MX), Nayarit ($11.3k MX), and Tamaulipas ($11k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (981k), Nuevo León (506k), and Jalisco (418k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Accounting, Auditing and Related Services ($26k MX), Water Collection, Treatment and Supply ($16k MX), and Metallic Ore Mining ($13.7k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (109k), Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (97k), and Services Related to Air Transportation (70.4k).
8.31% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.75k MX and 91.7% to men with an average salary of $6.74k MX.
At the level of states, Guerrero had the highest percentage of informal workers with 81.1% corresponding to 64k from 79k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Chihuahua with a 8.21% corresponding to 30.4k from 371k workers.
At third quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers were 6.52M being a 1.02% higher than the second quarter of 2024. (6.45M).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.55k MX was observed, registering an increase of 0.95%, compared to the second quarter of 2024 ($7.48k MX).
The states with the highest number of Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers during the third quarter of 2024 were Estado de México (981k), Nuevo León (506k), and Jalisco (418k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Chihuahua with an increase of 123k (14.3%) and 21.4k (6.11%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Puebla and San Luis Potosí with a decrease of 37.1k (11.6%) and 27.7k (13.9%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers during third quarter of 2024 were Baja California Sur ($14.5k MX), Nayarit ($11.3k MX), and Tamaulipas ($11k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Baja California Sur and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of $2.02k MX (16.1%) and $1.25k MX (15.9%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Colima and Tabasco with a decrease of $1.45k MX (13.2%) and $1.12k MX (11.7%), respectively.
Average Age 2024-Q3
At third quarter of 2024, the male workforce in Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers represented the 78.4% of the employed population and women 21.6%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (1.25M), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (405k).
The highest average salary was $8.46k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.93k 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-Q3)
During the third 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 (2.02M men and 594k women).
The highest average salary was $10.4k MX received by women with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.88k MX received by women with 4 to 6 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 third quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (10%), Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (8.91%), and Services Related to Air Transportation (6.47%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Accounting, Auditing and Related Services ($26k MX), Water Collection, Treatment and Supply ($16k MX), and Metallic Ore Mining ($13.7k MX).
Labor Informality 2024-Q3
During the third quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers reached a 31.5%, which implied a decrease from 0.11 percentage points compared to the second quarter of 2024 (31.6%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 23.2 percentage points during the third quarter of 2024.
At third quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers were Guerrero (81.1%), Oaxaca (80.6%), and Chiapas (65.4%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Aguascalientes (12.1%), Coahuila de Zaragoza (9.22%), and Chihuahua (8.21%).
The workforce of Industrial Machinery Operators, Assemblers, Drivers and Transport Drivers during the third quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 1.64M workers of which 74% corresponds to formal employment (1.22M) and 26% to informal employment (426k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 2.62M workers of which 69.4% corresponds to formal employment (1.82M) and 30.6% corresponds to informal employment (799k).