Group (81) - 2024-Q3
The workforce of Plant Operators and Industrial Machinery during third quarter of 2024 was 1.95M people, whose salary averaged $7.39k MX working around 46.1 hours per week.
The average age of Plant Operators and Industrial Machinery was 37.4 years. The workforce was distributed in 62.9% men with an average salary of $7.81k MX and, 37.1% women with average salary of $6.68k MX.
The best average salaries received by Plant Operators and Industrial Machinery were in Baja California Sur ($16.3k MX), Michoacán de Ocampo ($13.2k MX), and Tabasco ($11.3k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (309k), Guanajuato (187k), and Nuevo León (178k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Services Related to Air Transportation ($62.4k MX), Accounting, Auditing and Related Services ($26k MX), and Building Installations and Equipmen ($15.7k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers (26.8k), Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works (13.6k), and Business Administration Services (11.6k).
35.2% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.67k MX and 64.8% to men with an average salary of $6.19k MX.
At the level of states, Guerrero had the highest percentage of informal workers with 64.5% corresponding to 2.88k from 4.46k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Coahuila de Zaragoza with a 1.32% corresponding to 2.02k from 153k workers.
At third quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Plant Operators and Industrial Machinery were 1.95M being a 2.24% lower than the second quarter of 2024. (2M).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.39k MX was observed, registering an increase of 6.36%, compared to the second quarter of 2024 ($6.95k MX).
The states with the highest number of Plant Operators and Industrial Machinery during the third quarter of 2024 were Estado de México (309k), Guanajuato (187k), and Nuevo León (178k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Jalisco and Michoacán de Ocampo with an increase of 8.93k (6.44%) and 7.38k (36.2%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Puebla and Guanajuato with a decrease of 30.2k (19.3%) and 24.6k (11.6%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Plant Operators and Industrial Machinery during third quarter of 2024 were Baja California Sur ($16.3k MX), Michoacán de Ocampo ($13.2k MX), and Tabasco ($11.3k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Baja California Sur and Michoacán de Ocampo with an increase of $4.63k MX (39.7%) and $3.74k MX (39.5%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Tabasco and Colima with a decrease of $1.38k MX (10.9%) and $1.03k MX (11.5%), respectively.
Average Age 2024-Q3
At third quarter of 2024, the male workforce in Plant Operators and Industrial Machinery represented the 62.9% of the employed population and women 37.1%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (345k men and 199k women).
The highest average salary was $8.55k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $6.08k MX received by women from 35 to 44 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 Plant Operators and Industrial Machinery was concentrated in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (480k men and 310k women).
The highest average salary was $11.9k MX received by women with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.88k 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 Plant Operators and Industrial Machinery in different industries and economic sectors.
At third quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers (16%), Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works (8.15%), and Business Administration Services (6.92%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Services Related to Air Transportation ($62.4k MX), Accounting, Auditing and Related Services ($26k MX), and Building Installations and Equipmen ($15.7k MX).
Labor Informality 2024-Q3
During the third quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Plant Operators and Industrial Machinery reached a 12.8%, which implied a decrease from 0.82 percentage points compared to the second quarter of 2024 (13.7%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 41.8 percentage points during the third quarter of 2024.
Greater Labor Informality: 64.5%, Guerrero
Less Labor Informality: 1.32 %, Coahuila de Zaragoza
At third quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Plant Operators and Industrial Machinery were Guerrero (64.5%), Oaxaca (64.2%), and Nayarit (53.7%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were San Luis Potosí (3.3%), Querétaro (2.71%), and Coahuila de Zaragoza (1.32%).
The workforce of Plant Operators and Industrial Machinery during the third quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 544k workers of which 89.6% corresponds to formal employment (488k) and 10.4% to informal employment (56.4k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 789k workers of which 87.6% corresponds to formal employment (692k) and 12.4% corresponds to informal employment (97.7k).