Occupation (2821) - 2024-Q1
The workforce of Nursing Assistants and Paramedics during first quarter of 2024 was 143k people, whose salary averaged $6.44k MX working around 38.1 hours per week.
The average age of Nursing Assistants and Paramedics was 38.3 years. The workforce was distributed in 23.5% men with an average salary of $7.29k MX and, 76.5% women with average salary of $6.18k MX.
The best average salaries received by Nursing Assistants and Paramedics were in Baja California Sur ($19.9k MX), Hidalgo ($13.5k MX), and Quintana Roo ($13.3k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (13.3k), Ciudad de México (12.6k), and Nuevo León (9.57k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Metallic Ore Mining ($19.9k MX), Services Related to Rail Transportation ($12.9k MX), and General Public Administration ($12.6k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (104k), Dental Offices (54.1k), and Medical Doctors Offices (46.5k).
78.7% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.3k MX and 21.3% to men with an average salary of $5.79k MX.
At the level of states, Chiapas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 57.9% corresponding to 3.46k from 5.98k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Ciudad de México with a 7.18% corresponding to 908 from 12.6k workers.
At first quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Nursing Assistants and Paramedics were 143k being a 1.73% higher than the fourth quarter of 2023. (141k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.44k MX was observed, registering a drop of 9.46%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2023 ($7.12k MX).
The states with the highest number of Nursing Assistants and Paramedics during the first quarter of 2024 were Estado de México (13.3k), Ciudad de México (12.6k), and Nuevo León (9.57k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Sonora and Chiapas with an increase of 2.93k (129%) and 2.63k (78.6%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a decrease of 5.59k (29.6%) and 3.48k (30.1%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Nursing Assistants and Paramedics during first quarter of 2024 were Baja California Sur ($19.9k MX), Hidalgo ($13.5k MX), and Quintana Roo ($13.3k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Hidalgo and Baja California Sur with an increase of $6.93k MX (105%) and $4.96k MX (33.1%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Oaxaca and Ciudad de México with a decrease of $8.11k MX (89.3%) and $6.82k MX (73.4%), respectively.
Average Age 2024-Q1
At first quarter of 2024, the male workforce in Nursing Assistants and Paramedics represented the 23.5% of the employed population and women 76.5%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (9.23k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (28.3k).
The highest average salary was $9.24k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.22k MX received by women from 55 to 64 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2024-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2024, male and female workforce in Nursing Assistants and Paramedics was concentrated in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (16.6k men and 54.4k women).
The highest average salary was $8.36k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.85k MX received by women with 7 to 9 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 Nursing Assistants and Paramedics in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (38.6%), Dental Offices (20.2%), and Medical Doctors Offices (17.3%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Metallic Ore Mining ($19.9k MX), Services Related to Rail Transportation ($12.9k MX), and General Public Administration ($12.6k MX).
Labor Informality 2024-Q1
During the first quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Nursing Assistants and Paramedics reached a 30.8%, which implied an increase from 1.12 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2023 (29.7%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 23.5 percentage points during the first quarter of 2024.
Greater Labor Informality: 57.9%, Chiapas
Less Labor Informality: 7.18 %, Ciudad de México
At first quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Nursing Assistants and Paramedics were Chiapas (57.9%), Guerrero (56.5%), and Michoacán de Ocampo (55.9%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Baja California (10.9%), Jalisco (9.58%), and Ciudad de México (7.18%).
The workforce of Nursing Assistants and Paramedics during the first quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 35k workers of which 66.5% corresponds to formal employment (23.3k) and 33.5% to informal employment (11.7k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 70.9k workers of which 68.8% corresponds to formal employment (48.8k) and 31.2% corresponds to informal employment (22.1k).