Occupation (2822) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Assistants and Dental Assistants during first quarter of 2025 was 38.9k people, whose salary averaged $4.6k MX working around 34.7 hours per week.
The average age of Assistants and Dental Assistants was 29.5 years. The workforce was distributed in 24.5% men with an average salary of $3.78k MX and, 75.5% women with average salary of $4.87k MX.
The best average salaries received by Assistants and Dental Assistants were in Coahuila de Zaragoza ($9.24k MX), Jalisco ($8.6k MX), and Baja California Sur ($8.2k MX) while the workforce was larger in Chihuahua (5.84k), Baja California (4.34k), and Tamaulipas (2.91k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($9.41k MX), Dental Offices ($6.02k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($4.68k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Medical Doctors Offices (64.4k), General Public Administration (5.08%), and Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (2.99k).
72.4% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.53k MX and 27.6% to men with an average salary of $2.88k MX.
At the level of states, Yucatán had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 2.16k from 2.16k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Coahuila de Zaragoza with a 15.6% corresponding to 320 from 2.06k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Assistants and Dental Assistants were 38.9k being a 8.58% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (42.5k).
In the same period, an average salary of $4.6k MX was observed, registering an increase of 17%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($3.93k MX).
The states with the highest number of Assistants and Dental Assistants during the first quarter of 2025 were Chihuahua (5.84k), Baja California (4.34k), and Tamaulipas (2.91k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Tamaulipas and Sonora with an increase of 2.39k (454%) and 1.82k (344%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Jalisco with a decrease of 4.03k (61.4%) and 3.32k (86.8%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Assistants and Dental Assistants during first quarter of 2025 were Coahuila de Zaragoza ($9.24k MX), Jalisco ($8.6k MX), and Baja California Sur ($8.2k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Jalisco and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of $6.55k MX (320%) and $5.81k MX (1.17k%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Oaxaca and Sonora with a decrease of $8.28k MX (82%) and $5.39k MX (72.9%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1: 30, Women
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Assistants and Dental Assistants represented the 24.5% of the employed population and women 75.5%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 15 to 24 years (4.97k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (12.2k).
The highest average salary was $4.98k MX received by women from 15 to 24 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.27k MX received by women 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): 13.7, Women
At first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Assistants and Dental Assistants was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (4.77k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (11.6k).
The highest average salary was $6.05k MX received by women with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $5.15k MX received by women 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 Assistants and Dental Assistants in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Medical Doctors Offices (89.2%), General Public Administration (5.08%), and Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (4.14%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($9.41k MX), Dental Offices ($6.02k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($4.68k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Assistants and Dental Assistants reached a 66.7%, which implied a decrease from 9.51 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (76.2%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 12.4 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Yucatán
Less Labor Informality: 15.6 %, Coahuila de Zaragoza
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Assistants and Dental Assistants were Yucatán (100%), Tlaxcala (100%), and Tabasco (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Chihuahua (38.1%), Zacatecas (22%), and Coahuila de Zaragoza (15.6%).
The workforce of Assistants and Dental Assistants during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 14.7k workers of which 27.1% corresponds to formal employment (3.99k) and 72.9% to informal employment (10.7k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 13.8k workers of which 25.2% corresponds to formal employment (3.48k) and 74.8% corresponds to informal employment (10.3k).