Occupation (7613) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Glass Workers and the Like during first quarter of 2026 was 22.7k people, whose salary averaged $7.71k MX working around 45.8 hours per week.
The average age of Glass Workers and the Like was 46 years. The workforce was distributed in 81.7% men with an average salary of $6.99k MX and, 18.3% women with average salary of $10.9k MX.
The best average salaries received by Glass Workers and the Like were in Oaxaca ($34.7k MX), Hidalgo ($14.7k MX), and Baja California Sur ($14.1k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (3.03k), Michoacán de Ocampo (2.72k), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (2.24k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works ($11.6k MX), Building Installations and Equipmen ($10.8k MX), and Building Installations and Equipment ($10.8k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass (10.2k), Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks (7.54k), and Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (5.18k).
15.7% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $8.8k MX and 84.3% to men with an average salary of $6.21k MX.
At the level of states, Quintana Roo had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 319 from 319 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Chihuahua with a 14.5% corresponding to 200 from 1.38k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Glass Workers and the Like were 22.7k being a 20.8% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (28.7k).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.71k MX was observed, registering an increase of 37%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($5.63k MX).
The states with the highest number of Glass Workers and the Like during the first quarter of 2026 were Ciudad de México (3.03k), Michoacán de Ocampo (2.72k), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (2.24k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Tabasco with an increase of 1.3k (140%) and 967 (520%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Sonora and Hidalgo with a decrease of 2.17k (74.8%) and 1.03k (56.5%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Glass Workers and the Like during first quarter of 2026 were Oaxaca ($34.7k MX), Hidalgo ($14.7k MX), and Baja California Sur ($14.1k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Oaxaca and Ciudad de México with an increase of $30.2k MX (658%) and $11.1k MX (376%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Coahuila de Zaragoza and Jalisco with a decrease of $11.6k MX (100%) and $7.04k MX (88.6%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Glass Workers and the Like in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass (35.2%), Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks (26.1%), and Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (18%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works ($11.6k MX), Building Installations and Equipmen ($10.8k MX), and Building Installations and Equipment ($10.8k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Glass Workers and the Like reached a 56.6%, which implied a decrease from 1.93 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (58.5%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 1.81 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Quintana Roo
Less Labor Informality: 14.5 %, Chihuahua
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Glass Workers and the Like were Quintana Roo (100%), Puebla (100%), and Oaxaca (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Sonora (23.4%), Ciudad de México (22.8%), and Chihuahua (14.5%).
The workforce of Glass Workers and the Like during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 5.81k workers of which 59% corresponds to formal employment (3.43k) and 41% to informal employment (2.38k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 8.44k workers of which 68.7% corresponds to formal employment (5.8k) and 31.3% corresponds to informal employment (2.64k).