Occupation (7412) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Workers in the Preparation of Substances and Chemical Compounds during first quarter of 2025 was 21.2k people, whose salary averaged $4.53k MX working around 32.5 hours per week.
The average age of Workers in the Preparation of Substances and Chemical Compounds was 40.3 years. The workforce was distributed in 69.6% men with an average salary of $5.36k MX and, 30.4% women with average salary of $2.62k MX.
The best average salaries received by Workers in the Preparation of Substances and Chemical Compounds were in Colima ($15.1k MX), Coahuila de Zaragoza ($12.2k MX), and Baja California ($11.3k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (5.21k), Jalisco (2.51k), and Guanajuato (1.82k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass ($4.84k MX), Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks ($4k MX), and Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance ($3.76k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (1.64k), Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass (1.56k), and Medical Doctors Offices (914).
35.9% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $2.38k MX and 64.1% to men with an average salary of $4.71k MX.
At the level of states, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 228 from 228 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California with a 12.4% corresponding to 23 from 185 workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Workers in the Preparation of Substances and Chemical Compounds were 21.2k being a 9.32% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (23.4k).
In the same period, an average salary of $4.53k MX was observed, registering a drop of 5.91%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($4.81k MX).
The states with the highest number of Workers in the Preparation of Substances and Chemical Compounds during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (5.21k), Jalisco (2.51k), and Guanajuato (1.82k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Puebla and Yucatán with an increase of 1.25k (599%) and 642 (192%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Estado de México with a decrease of 1.72k (88.3%) and 1.28k (19.7%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Workers in the Preparation of Substances and Chemical Compounds during first quarter of 2025 were Colima ($15.1k MX), Coahuila de Zaragoza ($12.2k MX), and Baja California ($11.3k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in San Luis Potosí and Yucatán with an increase of $6.95k MX (568%) and $6.91k MX (230%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Puebla and Nuevo León with a decrease of $9.6k MX (89.3%) and $5.08k MX (37.1%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Workers in the Preparation of Substances and Chemical Compounds in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (35.2%), Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass (33.5%), and Medical Doctors Offices (19.6%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass ($4.84k MX), Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks ($4k MX), and Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance ($3.76k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Workers in the Preparation of Substances and Chemical Compounds reached a 82.8%, which implied an increase from 10.4 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (72.4%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 28.5 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
Less Labor Informality: 12.4 %, Baja California
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Workers in the Preparation of Substances and Chemical Compounds were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (100%), Tlaxcala (100%), and Tamaulipas (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Yucatán (33.1%), Quintana Roo (28%), and Baja California (12.4%).
The workforce of Workers in the Preparation of Substances and Chemical Compounds during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 5.31k workers of which 25.6% corresponds to formal employment (1.36k) and 74.4% to informal employment (3.95k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 9.24k workers of which 18.6% corresponds to formal employment (1.72k) and 81.4% corresponds to informal employment (7.52k).