Subgroup (813) - 2024-Q2
The workforce of Machinery and Equipment Operators in Production of Chemicals, Plastics, Water Treatment and Petrochemical during second quarter of 2024 was 379k people, whose salary averaged $6.31k MX working around 45.3 hours per week.
The average age of Machinery and Equipment Operators in Production of Chemicals, Plastics, Water Treatment and Petrochemical was 36.8 years. The workforce was distributed in 51.2% men with an average salary of $6.92k MX and, 48.8% women with average salary of $5.68k MX.
The best average salaries received by Machinery and Equipment Operators in Production of Chemicals, Plastics, Water Treatment and Petrochemical were in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ($14.9k MX), Nayarit ($13.6k MX), and Tabasco ($13.2k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (63k), Guanajuato (41.5k), and Baja California (40.2k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Residential Building Construction ($17.2k MX), Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works ($9.46k MX), and Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers ($8.04k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers (4.23k), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (20.5%), and Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (1.56k).
45% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $2.53k MX and 55% to men with an average salary of $3.66k MX.
At the level of states, Chiapas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 73% corresponding to 425 from 582 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Tamaulipas with a 0.72% corresponding to 154 from 21.4k workers.
At second quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Machinery and Equipment Operators in Production of Chemicals, Plastics, Water Treatment and Petrochemical were 379k being a 4.98% higher than the first quarter of 2024. (361k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.31k MX was observed, registering a drop of 2.45%, compared to the first quarter of 2024 ($6.47k MX).
The states with the highest number of Machinery and Equipment Operators in Production of Chemicals, Plastics, Water Treatment and Petrochemical during the second quarter of 2024 were Estado de México (63k), Guanajuato (41.5k), and Baja California (40.2k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Guanajuato and Ciudad de México with an increase of 10.8k (35.2%) and 10.7k (95.7%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Chihuahua and Tamaulipas with a decrease of 6.07k (17.9%) and 4.05k (15.9%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Machinery and Equipment Operators in Production of Chemicals, Plastics, Water Treatment and Petrochemical during second quarter of 2024 were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ($14.9k MX), Nayarit ($13.6k MX), and Tabasco ($13.2k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Baja California Sur and Oaxaca with an increase of $9.61k MX (1.05k%) and $9.03k MX (459%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Yucatán with a decrease of $9.28k MX (38.4%) and $4.29k MX (41%), respectively.
Average Age 2024-Q2
At second quarter of 2024, the male workforce in Machinery and Equipment Operators in Production of Chemicals, Plastics, Water Treatment and Petrochemical represented the 51.2% of the employed population and women 48.8%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (54.8k men and 53.3k women).
The highest average salary was $8.67k MX received by men from 45 to 54 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.6k MX received by women from 55 to 64 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 Machinery and Equipment Operators in Production of Chemicals, Plastics, Water Treatment and Petrochemical was concentrated in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (84.3k men and 92k women).
The highest average salary was $7.81k MX received by men with 13 to 15 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.04k MX received by women with 16 to 18 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 Machinery and Equipment Operators in Production of Chemicals, Plastics, Water Treatment and Petrochemical in different industries and economic sectors.
At second quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers (38.2%), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (20.5%), and Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks (14%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Residential Building Construction ($17.2k MX), Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works ($9.46k MX), and Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers ($8.04k MX).
Labor Informality 2024-Q2
During the second quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Machinery and Equipment Operators in Production of Chemicals, Plastics, Water Treatment and Petrochemical reached a 3.76%, which implied an increase from 0.54 percentage points compared to the first quarter of 2024 (3.22%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 50.5 percentage points during the second quarter of 2024.
Greater Labor Informality: 73%, Chiapas
Less Labor Informality: 0.72 %, Tamaulipas
At second quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Machinery and Equipment Operators in Production of Chemicals, Plastics, Water Treatment and Petrochemical were Chiapas (73%), Hidalgo (41.2%), and Sinaloa (30.3%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Baja California (1.36%), Jalisco (0.96%), and Tamaulipas (0.72%).
The workforce of Machinery and Equipment Operators in Production of Chemicals, Plastics, Water Treatment and Petrochemical during the second quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 108k workers of which 97% corresponds to formal employment (105k) and 2.96% to informal employment (3.2k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 176k workers of which 96.7% corresponds to formal employment (170k) and 3.32% corresponds to informal employment (5.85k).