Assistants and Dental Assistants
Occupation (2822) - 2026-Q1
- 55.2k, Workforce
- $5.93k MX, Average monthly salary
- 35.5, Average age
- 30.3, Weekly hours worked
- 4.44, Weekly days worked
- 5.17%, Workforce with second job
About Assistants and Dental Assistants
#permalink to sectionThe workforce of Assistants and Dental Assistants during first quarter of 2026 was 55.2k people, whose salary averaged $5.93k MX working around 30.3 hours per week.
74.9% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.74k MX and 25.1% to men with an average salary of $3.71k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 392 from 392 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Guanajuato with a 19.1% corresponding to 449 from 2.35k workers.
Employment
#permalink to sectionWorkforce and Salaries Evolution
#permalink to section- 55.2k, Workforce 2026-Q1
- $5.93k MX, Average monthly salary 2026-Q1
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Assistants and Dental Assistants were 55.2k being a 22.3% higher than the fourth quarter of 2025. (45.2k).
In the same period, an average salary of $5.93k MX was observed, registering an increase of 15.8%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($5.13k MX).
Workforce by State
#permalink to sectionComparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Ciudad de México and Oaxaca with an increase of 12.3k (293%) and 1.35k (796%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Guanajuato and Puebla with a decrease of 2.3k (49.5%) and 1.64k (45%), respectively.
Diversity
#permalink to sectionAverage Salary and Workforce by Sex and Age
#permalink to sectionAverage Age 2026-Q1: 33.3, Women
At first quarter of 2026, the male workforce in Assistants and Dental Assistants represented the 28.6% of the employed population and women 71.4%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (5.82k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (13.2k).
The highest average salary was $9.45k MX received by women from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.48k MX received by women from 15 to 24 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Industries
#permalink to sectionWorkforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries
#permalink to sectionThe visualization shows the distribution of Assistants and Dental Assistants in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Medical Doctors Offices (87.6%), Dental Offices (3.57%), and Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (3.13%).
Labor Informality
#permalink to sectionLabor Informality
#permalink to sectionLabor Informality 2026-Q1: 54.8%, Average Informality in Mexico
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Assistants and Dental Assistants reached a 0%, which implied remained from 0 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (0%).
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Assistants and Dental Assistants reached a 0%, which implied remained from 0 percentage points compared to the same period of the previous year (0%).
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Assistants and Dental Assistants reached a 0%.
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 54.8 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Labor Informality by State
#permalink to sectionGreater Labor Informality: 100%, Tlaxcala
Less Labor Informality: 19.1 %, Guanajuato
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Assistants and Dental Assistants were Tlaxcala (100%), Puebla (100%), and Estado de México (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Nuevo León (33.5%), Colima (28.7%), and Guanajuato (19.1%).
Labor Informality by Age and Education
#permalink to sectionThe workforce of Assistants and Dental Assistants during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with N/A concentrating N/A workers of which N/A% corresponds to N/A (N/A) and N/A% to N/A (N/A).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 21.4k workers of which 53.4% corresponds to formal employment (11.4k) and 46.6% corresponds to informal employment (9.98k).