Group (94) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Aides in Food Preparation during first quarter of 2025 was 585k people, whose salary averaged $3.69k MX working around 39.5 hours per week.
The average age of Aides in Food Preparation was 35.4 years. The workforce was distributed in 31.2% men with an average salary of $4.07k MX and, 68.8% women with average salary of $3.52k MX.
The best average salaries received by Aides in Food Preparation were in Baja California Sur ($7.21k MX), Chihuahua ($6.8k MX), and Tamaulipas ($6.2k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (67.9k), Jalisco (50.9k), and Ciudad de México (42.1k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($17.7k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($12.7k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($12.7k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (11.9k), Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (5.33k), and Amusement Parks and Arcades (5.04k).
70.8% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.02k MX and 29.2% to men with an average salary of $3.72k MX.
At the level of states, Chiapas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 98.7% corresponding to 20.5k from 20.8k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Chihuahua with a 43.6% corresponding to 4.41k from 10.1k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Aides in Food Preparation were 585k being a 7.33% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (631k).
In the same period, an average salary of $3.69k MX was observed, registering an increase of 3.91%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($3.56k MX).
The states with the highest number of Aides in Food Preparation during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (67.9k), Jalisco (50.9k), and Ciudad de México (42.1k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Coahuila de Zaragoza with an increase of 5.45k (20.4%) and 4.42k (46.9%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Puebla with a decrease of 19.2k (22.1%) and 12.4k (26%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Aides in Food Preparation during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($7.21k MX), Chihuahua ($6.8k MX), and Tamaulipas ($6.2k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Querétaro and Tamaulipas with an increase of $1.84k MX (87%) and $1.65k MX (36.3%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Jalisco with a decrease of $1.78k MX (45.1%) and $1.76k MX (38%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Aides in Food Preparation represented the 31.2% of the employed population and women 68.8%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 15 to 24 years (77.3k men and 108k women).
The highest average salary was $7.36k MX received by men from 65 to 74 years, while the lowest average salary was $2.65k MX received by women from 65 to 74 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1)
At first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Aides in Food Preparation was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (65.3k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (168k).
The highest average salary was $4.51k MX received by men with 10 to 12 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $1.76k MX received by men 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 Aides in Food Preparation in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (32.1%), Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (14.4%), and Amusement Parks and Arcades (13.6%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($17.7k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($12.7k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($12.7k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Aides in Food Preparation reached a 82.1%, which implied a decrease from 4.55 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (86.7%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 27.8 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Aides in Food Preparation were Chiapas (98.7%), Hidalgo (96.7%), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (96.1%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Sonora (56.8%), Sinaloa (56.5%), and Chihuahua (43.6%).
The workforce of Aides in Food Preparation during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 15 to 24 years concentrating 185k workers of which 13.1% corresponds to formal employment (24.3k) and 86.9% to informal employment (161k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 226k workers of which 16.5% corresponds to formal employment (37.3k) and 83.5% corresponds to informal employment (189k).