Occupation (2823) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Hospital and Medical Assistants during first quarter of 2025 was 43.5k people, whose salary averaged $5.3k MX working around 40.2 hours per week.
The average age of Hospital and Medical Assistants was 39.1 years. The workforce was distributed in 63% men with an average salary of $6.08k MX and, 37% women with average salary of $3.98k MX.
The best average salaries received by Hospital and Medical Assistants were in Quintana Roo ($28k MX), Michoacán de Ocampo ($17k MX), and San Luis Potosí ($13.9k MX) while the workforce was larger in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (7.43k), Ciudad de México (6.26k), and Jalisco (3.14k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Services Related to Air Transportation ($14k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($11.7k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($11.7k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (41.1k), Retail Trade of Health Care Items (24.7k), and General Hospitals (5.5k).
67.5% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $2.95k MX and 32.5% to men with an average salary of $5.3k MX.
At the level of states, Estado de México had the highest percentage of informal workers with 87.6% corresponding to 2.27k from 2.6k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Sinaloa with a 9.88% corresponding to 126 from 1.28k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Hospital and Medical Assistants were 43.5k being a 10.2% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (48.4k).
In the same period, an average salary of $5.3k MX was observed, registering a drop of 4.67%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($5.56k MX).
The states with the highest number of Hospital and Medical Assistants during the first quarter of 2025 were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (7.43k), Ciudad de México (6.26k), and Jalisco (3.14k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Morelos with an increase of 5.37k (260%) and 920 (314%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Ciudad de México with a decrease of 3.88k (59.9%) and 3.08k (33%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Hospital and Medical Assistants during first quarter of 2025 were Quintana Roo ($28k MX), Michoacán de Ocampo ($17k MX), and San Luis Potosí ($13.9k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Michoacán de Ocampo and Guanajuato with an increase of $13.3k MX (353%) and $11.5k MX (1.12k%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Baja California and Nuevo León with a decrease of $15.8k MX (100%) and $13.7k MX (100%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1: 41.3, Men
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Hospital and Medical Assistants represented the 63% of the employed population and women 37%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (8.8k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (4.55k).
The highest average salary was $8.28k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $8.28k 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 (2025-Q1): 12.6, Men
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Hospital and Medical Assistants was concentrated in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (17.2k men and 9.27k women).
The highest average salary was $5.67k MX received by men with 10 to 12 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.67k 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 2025, the workforce was higher in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (51.2%), Retail Trade of Health Care Items (30.8%), and General Hospitals (6.85%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Services Related to Air Transportation ($14k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($11.7k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($11.7k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Hospital and Medical Assistants reached a 29.9%, which implied an increase from 3.49 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (26.4%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 24.4 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 87.6%, Estado de México
Less Labor Informality: 9.88 %, Sinaloa
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Hospital and Medical Assistants were Estado de México (87.6%), Oaxaca (84.8%), and Colima (67.4%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Chiapas (11.3%), Campeche (9.91%), and Sinaloa (9.88%).
The workforce of Hospital and Medical Assistants during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 12k workers of which 84.2% corresponds to formal employment (10.1k) and 15.8% to informal employment (1.9k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 26.5k workers of which 70.7% corresponds to formal employment (18.7k) and 29.3% corresponds to informal employment (7.75k).