Workers in the Preparation of Substances and Chemical Compounds
Occupation (7412) - 2026-Q1
- 3.57%, Workforce with second job
- 55.1%, Informal Workforce
- 10.8, Average years of Schooling
Occupation (7412) - 2026-Q1
The average age of Workers in the Preparation of Substances and Chemical Compounds was N/A years. The workforce was distributed in N/A% men with an average salary of $6.77k MX and, N/A% women with average salary of $5.35k MX.
The best average salaries received by Workers in the Preparation of Substances and Chemical Compounds were in N/A while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (6.65k), Jalisco (3.43k), and Guanajuato (1.93k).
N/A% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.03k MX and N/A% to men with an average salary of $6.52k MX.
At the level of states, Zacatecas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 367 from 367 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Michoacán de Ocampo with a 21.9% corresponding to 323 from 1.47k workers.
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 2026, the workforce was higher in Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass (58.5%), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (37.1%), and Medical Doctors Offices (2.83%).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Workers in the Preparation of Substances and Chemical Compounds reached a 55.1%, which implied a decrease from 13.1 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (68.2%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 0.36 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Zacatecas
Less Labor Informality: 21.9 %, Michoacán de Ocampo
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Workers in the Preparation of Substances and Chemical Compounds were Zacatecas (100%), Tlaxcala (100%), and Tabasco (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Puebla (27.6%), Baja California Sur (25.8%), and Michoacán de Ocampo (21.9%).
The workforce of Workers in the Preparation of Substances and Chemical Compounds during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 9.34k workers of which 60.5% corresponds to formal employment (5.65k) and 39.5% to informal employment (3.69k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 11.4k workers of which 59.9% corresponds to formal employment (6.84k) and 40.1% corresponds to informal employment (4.57k).