Occupation (6212) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Workers Aquaculture Activities during first quarter of 2026 was 19.9k people, whose salary averaged $9.65k MX working around 53.6 hours per week.
The average age of Workers Aquaculture Activities was 36.8 years. The workforce was distributed in 88.5% men with an average salary of $10.3k MX and, 11.5% women with average salary of $4.55k MX.
The best average salaries received by Workers Aquaculture Activities were in Michoacán de Ocampo ($30k MX), Sonora ($11.4k MX), and Yucatán ($9.89k MX) while the workforce was larger in Sinaloa (11.2k), Sonora (3.56k), and Nayarit (2.15k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Hunting and Trapping ($20.6k MX) and Pig Raising ($9.45k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Pig Raising (98.8%) and Hunting and Trapping (1.23%).
35.7% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $2.5k MX and 64.3% to men with an average salary of $7.25k MX.
At the level of states, Tabasco had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 1.6k from 1.6k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Sinaloa with a 17.7% corresponding to 1.99k from 11.2k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Workers Aquaculture Activities were 19.9k being a 12.1% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (22.7k).
In the same period, an average salary of $9.65k MX was observed, registering a drop of 13.3%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($11.1k MX).
The states with the highest number of Workers Aquaculture Activities during the first quarter of 2026 were Sinaloa (11.2k), Sonora (3.56k), and Nayarit (2.15k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Tabasco and Nayarit with an increase of 1.03k (178%) and 733 (51.9%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Sonora and Sinaloa with a decrease of 2.52k (41.5%) and 1.63k (12.7%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Workers Aquaculture Activities during first quarter of 2026 were Michoacán de Ocampo ($30k MX), Sonora ($11.4k MX), and Yucatán ($9.89k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Sonora and Tabasco with an increase of $3.28k MX (40.2%) and -$2.83k (-56.6%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Nayarit and Colima with a decrease of $9.36k MX (57.5%) and $6.21k MX (100%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Workers Aquaculture Activities in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Pig Raising (98.8%) and Hunting and Trapping (1.23%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Hunting and Trapping ($20.6k MX) and Pig Raising ($9.45k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Workers Aquaculture Activities reached a 25.3%, which implied a decrease from 32.2 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (57.4%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 29.5 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Workers Aquaculture Activities were Tabasco (100%), Morelos (100%), and Aguascalientes (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Aguascalientes (100%), Nayarit (54.1%), and Sinaloa (17.7%).
The workforce of Workers Aquaculture Activities during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 5.64k workers of which 78.4% corresponds to formal employment (4.43k) and 21.6% to informal employment (1.22k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 5.92k workers of which 77% corresponds to formal employment (4.56k) and 23% corresponds to informal employment (1.36k).