Occupation (2612) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental during first quarter of 2026 was 34.8k people, whose salary averaged $10.5k MX working around 42.9 hours per week.
The average age of Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental was 38.1 years. The workforce was distributed in 39.9% men with an average salary of $10.4k MX and, 60.1% women with average salary of $10.5k MX.
The best average salaries received by Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental were in Guerrero ($34.6k MX), Baja California ($27.4k MX), and Baja California Sur ($24.9k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (8.23k), Ciudad de México (3.81k), and Michoacán de Ocampo (3.2k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Accounting, Auditing and Related Services ($30.1k MX), Dental Offices ($22.3k MX), and Fishing ($18k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on General Public Administration (23%), Medical Doctors Offices (5.96k), and Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers (5.6k).
62.6% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $12.1k MX and 37.4% to men with an average salary of $4.17k MX.
At the level of states, Sinaloa had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 78 from 78 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Michoacán de Ocampo with a 5.91% corresponding to 189 from 3.2k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental were 34.8k being a 67.3% higher than the fourth quarter of 2025. (20.8k).
In the same period, an average salary of $10.5k MX was observed, registering an increase of 36.5%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($7.68k MX).
The states with the highest number of Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental during the first quarter of 2026 were Estado de México (8.23k), Ciudad de México (3.81k), and Michoacán de Ocampo (3.2k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Michoacán de Ocampo with an increase of 7.13k (648%) and 2.42k (308%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Querétaro with a decrease of 628 (67.7%) and 555 (51.2%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental during first quarter of 2026 were Guerrero ($34.6k MX), Baja California ($27.4k MX), and Baja California Sur ($24.9k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Baja California and Querétaro with an increase of $14.7k MX (115%) and $13.4k MX (802%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Sonora and Morelos with a decrease of $12.7k MX (100%) and $11.8k MX (100%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in General Public Administration (23%), Medical Doctors Offices (16.7%), and Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers (15.7%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Accounting, Auditing and Related Services ($30.1k MX), Dental Offices ($22.3k MX), and Fishing ($18k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental reached a 19.5%, which implied an increase from 2.7 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (16.8%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 35.3 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Sinaloa
Less Labor Informality: 5.91 %, Michoacán de Ocampo
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental were Sinaloa (100%), Campeche (64.4%), and San Luis Potosí (61.2%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Ciudad de México (13.2%), Chiapas (9.75%), and Michoacán de Ocampo (5.91%).
The workforce of Assistants and Technicians in Biological Sciences, Chemical and Environmental during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 13.2k workers of which 78.5% corresponds to formal employment (10.4k) and 21.5% to informal employment (2.85k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 15.9k workers of which 86.5% corresponds to formal employment (13.7k) and 13.5% corresponds to informal employment (2.14k).