Occupation (8133) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Machine Operators Processing and Assembly of Plastic and Rubber during first quarter of 2025 was 310k people, whose salary averaged $6.25k MX working around 43.4 hours per week.
The average age of Machine Operators Processing and Assembly of Plastic and Rubber was 35.9 years. The workforce was distributed in N/A% men with an average salary of $6.4k MX and, N/A% women with average salary of $6.1k MX.
The best average salaries received by Machine Operators Processing and Assembly of Plastic and Rubber were in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ($10.1k MX), Tamaulipas ($9.74k MX), and Durango ($9.55k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (50.3k), Baja California (39.8k), and Chihuahua (35k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Building Installations and Equipmen ($21.5k MX), Building Installations and Equipment ($21.5k MX), and Retail Trade of Health Care Items ($11.6k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks (506), Retail Trade of Health Care Items (364), and General Public Administration (13.3%).
N/A% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.03k MX and N/A% to men with an average salary of $6.49k MX.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Machine Operators Processing and Assembly of Plastic and Rubber were 310k being a 2.71% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (302k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.25k MX was observed, registering a drop of 4.12%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($6.52k MX).
The states with the highest number of Machine Operators Processing and Assembly of Plastic and Rubber during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (50.3k), Baja California (39.8k), and Chihuahua (35k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Ciudad de México and Sonora with an increase of 6.55k (87.4%) and 3.38k (95.2%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Chihuahua and Baja California with a decrease of 3.36k (8.77%) and 2.65k (6.23%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Machine Operators Processing and Assembly of Plastic and Rubber during first quarter of 2025 were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ($10.1k MX), Tamaulipas ($9.74k MX), and Durango ($9.55k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Estado de México with an increase of $4.3k MX (73.6%) and $1.62k MX (38.9%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Oaxaca and Jalisco with a decrease of $8.33k MX (100%) and $4.15k MX (55.6%), respectively.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1)
The highest average salary was $6.53k MX received by men with 10 to 12 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.12k 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 Machine Operators Processing and Assembly of Plastic and Rubber in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks (31.9%), Retail Trade of Health Care Items (23%), and General Public Administration (13.3%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Building Installations and Equipmen ($21.5k MX), Building Installations and Equipment ($21.5k MX), and Retail Trade of Health Care Items ($11.6k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Machine Operators Processing and Assembly of Plastic and Rubber reached a 4.06%, which implied a decrease from 1.16 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (5.22%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 50.3 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: N/A%, N/A
The workforce of Machine Operators Processing and Assembly of Plastic and Rubber during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 87.8k workers of which 96.5% corresponds to formal employment (84.7k) and 3.47% to informal employment (3.04k).
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).