Occupation (7511) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Workers in the Preparation of Meat Products, Fish and Fish Products during first quarter of 2025 was 290k people, whose salary averaged $5.81k MX working around 47.2 hours per week.
The average age of Workers in the Preparation of Meat Products, Fish and Fish Products was 41.3 years. The workforce was distributed in 68.3% men with an average salary of $6.31k MX and, 31.7% women with average salary of $4.74k MX.
The best average salaries received by Workers in the Preparation of Meat Products, Fish and Fish Products were in Nayarit ($13.7k MX), Sonora ($12.1k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($11k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (50.2k), Jalisco (31.5k), and Puebla (19.4k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Business Administration Services ($10.3k MX), Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($7.99k MX), and Pig Raising ($6.45k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (392k), Retail Trade of Beverages, Ice and Tobacco (10.4k), and Fishing (1.55k).
38.9% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.56k MX and 61.1% to men with an average salary of $5.55k MX.
At the level of states, Guerrero had the highest percentage of informal workers with 96.8% corresponding to 7.8k from 8.06k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Nuevo León with a 20.7% corresponding to 847 from 4.08k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Workers in the Preparation of Meat Products, Fish and Fish Products were 290k being a 0.18% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (290k).
In the same period, an average salary of $5.81k MX was observed, registering a drop of 1.54%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($5.9k MX).
The states with the highest number of Workers in the Preparation of Meat Products, Fish and Fish Products during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (50.2k), Jalisco (31.5k), and Puebla (19.4k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Jalisco and Puebla with an increase of 8.46k (36.8%) and 7.28k (60.1%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Tabasco with a decrease of 13.4k (45.1%) and 4.16k (45.1%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Workers in the Preparation of Meat Products, Fish and Fish Products during first quarter of 2025 were Nayarit ($13.7k MX), Sonora ($12.1k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($11k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Sonora and Nayarit with an increase of $6.28k MX (108%) and $3.85k MX (39.2%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Guerrero and Quintana Roo with a decrease of $7.37k MX (71.2%) and $3.77k MX (41.9%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Workers in the Preparation of Meat Products, Fish and Fish Products represented the 68.3% of the employed population and women 31.7%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (50k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (25k).
The highest average salary was $6.88k MX received by men from 45 to 54 years, while the lowest average salary was $3.51k MX received by women from 35 to 44 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Workers in the Preparation of Meat Products, Fish and Fish Products was concentrated in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (79.2k men and 34.9k women).
The highest average salary was $6.56k MX received by men with 7 to 9 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.27k 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 Preparation of Meat Products, Fish and Fish Products in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (96.6%), Retail Trade of Beverages, Ice and Tobacco (2.57%), and Fishing (0.38%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Business Administration Services ($10.3k MX), Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($7.99k MX), and Pig Raising ($6.45k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Workers in the Preparation of Meat Products, Fish and Fish Products reached a 67.4%, which implied a decrease from 1.36 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (68.8%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 13.1 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 96.8%, Guerrero
Less Labor Informality: 20.7 %, Nuevo León
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Workers in the Preparation of Meat Products, Fish and Fish Products were Guerrero (96.8%), Oaxaca (95.9%), and Quintana Roo (92%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Coahuila de Zaragoza (24%), Sinaloa (22.9%), and Nuevo León (20.7%).
The workforce of Workers in the Preparation of Meat Products, Fish and Fish Products during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 70.5k workers of which 35.3% corresponds to formal employment (24.9k) and 64.7% to informal employment (45.6k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 114k workers of which 35.7% corresponds to formal employment (40.8k) and 64.3% corresponds to informal employment (73.4k).