Occupation (2614) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Veterinary Assistants and Technicians, Fishing and Forestry during first quarter of 2026 was 27.1k people, whose salary averaged $6.41k MX working around 42.2 hours per week.
The average age of Veterinary Assistants and Technicians, Fishing and Forestry was 34.9 years. The workforce was distributed in 58.7% men with an average salary of $6.79k MX and, 41.3% women with average salary of $5.87k MX.
The best average salaries received by Veterinary Assistants and Technicians, Fishing and Forestry were in Sonora ($16.5k MX), Coahuila de Zaragoza ($11.1k MX), and Jalisco ($11k MX) while the workforce was larger in Jalisco (3.76k), Michoacán de Ocampo (2.64k), and Nuevo León (2.12k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Pig Raising ($10.8k MX), Cattle Raising ($8.67k MX), and Legal Services ($6.28k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Cattle Raising (47.5%), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (19.3k), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (3.4%).
48.4% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.55k MX and 51.6% to men with an average salary of $4.8k MX.
At the level of states, Zacatecas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 53 from 53 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Yucatán with a 3.99% corresponding to 59 from 1.48k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Veterinary Assistants and Technicians, Fishing and Forestry were 27.1k being a 9.18% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (29.8k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.41k MX was observed, registering an increase of 24.7%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($5.14k MX).
The states with the highest number of Veterinary Assistants and Technicians, Fishing and Forestry during the first quarter of 2026 were Jalisco (3.76k), Michoacán de Ocampo (2.64k), and Nuevo León (2.12k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Michoacán de Ocampo and Durango with an increase of 1.58k (149%) and 1.36k (374%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Jalisco and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a decrease of 4.18k (52.7%) and 3.09k (93.6%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Veterinary Assistants and Technicians, Fishing and Forestry during first quarter of 2026 were Sonora ($16.5k MX), Coahuila de Zaragoza ($11.1k MX), and Jalisco ($11k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Sonora and Coahuila de Zaragoza with an increase of $12.1k MX (276%) and $5.43k MX (96%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Chiapas and Baja California Sur with a decrease of $12.2k MX (79%) and $5.9k MX (41.1%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Veterinary Assistants and Technicians, Fishing and Forestry in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Cattle Raising (47.5%), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (41.1%), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (3.4%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Pig Raising ($10.8k MX), Cattle Raising ($8.67k MX), and Legal Services ($6.28k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Veterinary Assistants and Technicians, Fishing and Forestry reached a 42.4%, which implied a decrease from 12.3 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (54.7%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 12.4 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Veterinary Assistants and Technicians, Fishing and Forestry were Zacatecas (100%), Tamaulipas (100%), and Tabasco (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Guanajuato (9.14%), Durango (8.1%), and Yucatán (3.99%).
The workforce of Veterinary Assistants and Technicians, Fishing and Forestry during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 15 to 24 years concentrating 9.81k workers of which 41.8% corresponds to formal employment (4.11k) and 58.2% to informal employment (5.71k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 8.64k workers of which 70.4% corresponds to formal employment (6.08k) and 29.6% corresponds to informal employment (2.56k).