Occupation (2823) - 2024-Q1
The workforce of Hospital and Medical Assistants during first quarter of 2024 was 51.8k people, whose salary averaged $5k MX working around 38.4 hours per week.
The average age of Hospital and Medical Assistants was 39.2 years. The workforce was distributed in 71.4% men with an average salary of $5.76k MX and, 28.6% women with average salary of $3.09k MX.
The best average salaries received by Hospital and Medical Assistants were in Hidalgo ($23.4k MX), Quintana Roo ($16k MX), and Baja California Sur ($12.8k MX) while the workforce was larger in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (15.4k), Estado de México (9.8k), and Guanajuato (3.33k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Dental Offices ($13.1k MX), Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($9.85k MX), and Business Administration Services ($8k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (53.5k), Retail Trade of Health Care Items (21.3k), and Medical Doctors Offices (16.1k).
77.7% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $1.84k MX and 22.3% to men with an average salary of $5.54k MX.
At the level of states, Querétaro had the highest percentage of informal workers with 83.9% corresponding to 502 from 598 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a 1.64% corresponding to 253 from 15.4k workers.
At first quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Hospital and Medical Assistants were 51.8k being a 7.72% higher than the fourth quarter of 2023. (48.1k).
In the same period, an average salary of $5k MX was observed, registering a drop of 30.5%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2023 ($7.19k MX).
The states with the highest number of Hospital and Medical Assistants during the first quarter of 2024 were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (15.4k), Estado de México (9.8k), and Guanajuato (3.33k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Chihuahua with an increase of 13.8k (830%) and 1.04k (439%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Puebla with a decrease of 4.71k (32.5%) and 2.19k (75%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Hospital and Medical Assistants during first quarter of 2024 were Hidalgo ($23.4k MX), Quintana Roo ($16k MX), and Baja California Sur ($12.8k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Hidalgo and Quintana Roo with an increase of $12.9k MX (122%) and $12.7k MX (383%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Guanajuato and Durango with a decrease of $12.2k MX (83.5%) and $6.13k MX (53.9%), respectively.
Average Age 2024-Q1: 40.2, Men
At first quarter of 2024, the male workforce in Hospital and Medical Assistants represented the 71.4% of the employed population and women 28.6%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (13k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (6.18k).
The highest average salary was $4.18k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.18k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2024-Q1): 12.3, Men
At first quarter of 2024 the male workforce in Hospital and Medical Assistants was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (17.6k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 13 to 15 years of schooling (8.94k).
The highest average salary was $6.73k MX received by men with 10 to 12 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $6.73k MX received by men with 10 to 12 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 Hospital and Medical Assistants in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (52.8%), Retail Trade of Health Care Items (21.1%), and Medical Doctors Offices (15.9%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Dental Offices ($13.1k MX), Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($9.85k MX), and Business Administration Services ($8k MX).
Labor Informality 2024-Q1
During the first quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Hospital and Medical Assistants reached a 13.2%, which implied a decrease from 11 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2023 (24.2%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 41.1 percentage points during the first quarter of 2024.
Greater Labor Informality: 83.9%, Querétaro
Less Labor Informality: 1.64 %, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
At first quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Hospital and Medical Assistants were Querétaro (83.9%), Yucatán (73.5%), and Chiapas (64.7%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Tabasco (10.2%), Guanajuato (4.6%), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (1.64%).
The workforce of Hospital and Medical Assistants during the first quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 15.6k workers of which 97.7% corresponds to formal employment (15.3k) and 2.34% to informal employment (365).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 22k workers of which 87.9% corresponds to formal employment (19.3k) and 12.1% corresponds to informal employment (2.65k).