Subgroup (522) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Workers in the Care of People during first quarter of 2026 was 354k people, whose salary averaged $5.5k MX working around 35 hours per week.
The average age of Workers in the Care of People was 40.7 years. The workforce was distributed in 2.59% men with an average salary of $8.01k MX and, 97.4% women with average salary of $5.43k MX.
The best average salaries received by Workers in the Care of People were in Nuevo León ($7.93k MX), Baja California ($7.77k MX), and Baja California Sur ($7.14k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (41.5k), Estado de México (39.8k), and Jalisco (24.8k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Community Food, Housing and Emergency Services ($8.64k MX), Residential Care Facilities for Persons with Mental Retardation, Mental Disorder and Addictions ($8.56k MX), and Amusement Parks and Arcades ($7.25k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (58.7k), Residential Facilities with Nursing Care for Convalescent, in Rehabilitation, Incurable and Terminal Patients (17k), and Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools (12.1k).
97.4% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $5.28k MX and 2.64% to men with an average salary of $5.57k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 1.82k from 1.82k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Coahuila de Zaragoza with a 59.2% corresponding to 5.26k from 8.88k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Workers in the Care of People were 354k being a 0.3% higher than the fourth quarter of 2025. (353k).
In the same period, an average salary of $5.5k MX was observed, registering an increase of 2.17%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($5.38k MX).
The states with the highest number of Workers in the Care of People during the first quarter of 2026 were Ciudad de México (41.5k), Estado de México (39.8k), and Jalisco (24.8k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Jalisco with an increase of 13.5k (51.4%) and 6.12k (32.9%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Sonora and Coahuila de Zaragoza with a decrease of 10.7k (51.9%) and 6.56k (42.5%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Workers in the Care of People during first quarter of 2026 were Nuevo León ($7.93k MX), Baja California ($7.77k MX), and Baja California Sur ($7.14k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Baja California and Nuevo León with an increase of $2.55k MX (49%) and $2.19k MX (38.1%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Hidalgo and Guerrero with a decrease of $1.62k MX (26.7%) and $1.34k MX (20.3%), respectively.
Average Age 2026-Q1: 40.8, Women
At first quarter of 2026, the male workforce in Workers in the Care of People represented the 2.59% of the employed population and women 97.4%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 15 to 24 years (3.45k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (78k).
The highest average salary was $6.18k MX received by women from 55 to 64 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.24k 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 (2026-Q1): 10.2, Women
During the first quarter of 2026, male and female workforce in Workers in the Care of People was concentrated in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (3.13k men and 123k women).
The highest average salary was $5.87k MX received by women with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.62k MX received by women with 4 to 6 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 Workers in the Care of People in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (46.3%), Residential Facilities with Nursing Care for Convalescent, in Rehabilitation, Incurable and Terminal Patients (13.4%), and Basic, Middle and Special Needs Education Schools (9.55%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Community Food, Housing and Emergency Services ($8.64k MX), Residential Care Facilities for Persons with Mental Retardation, Mental Disorder and Addictions ($8.56k MX), and Amusement Parks and Arcades ($7.25k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Workers in the Care of People reached a 86.2%, which implied an increase from 2.49 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (83.7%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 31.4 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Tlaxcala
Less Labor Informality: 59.2 %, Coahuila de Zaragoza
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Workers in the Care of People were Tlaxcala (100%), Puebla (100%), and Hidalgo (98.2%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Colima (69.2%), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (59.4%), and Coahuila de Zaragoza (59.2%).
The workforce of Workers in the Care of People during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 79.5k workers of which 22.9% corresponds to formal employment (18.2k) and 77.1% to informal employment (61.3k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 126k workers of which 19% corresponds to formal employment (24k) and 81% corresponds to informal employment (102k).