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Healers, Herbalists and Hueseros

Occupation (2826) - 2025-Q1

  • 12.2k, Workforce
  • $7.69k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 53.9, Average age
  • 19.1, Weekly hours worked
  • 4.33, Weekly days worked
  • 5.45%, Workforce with second job
  • 98.8%, Informal Workforce
  • 7.22, Average years of Schooling

About Healers, Herbalists and Hueseros

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The workforce of Healers, Herbalists and Hueseros during first quarter of 2025 was 12.2k people, whose salary averaged $7.69k MX working around 19.1 hours per week.

The average age of Healers, Herbalists and Hueseros was 53.9 years. The workforce was distributed in 42.3% men with an average salary of $10.6k MX and, 57.7% women with average salary of $5.53k MX.

The best average salaries received by Healers, Herbalists and Hueseros were in Guanajuato ($31.5k MX), Hidalgo ($17.3k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($16.5k MX) while the workforce was larger in Puebla (2.87k), Chiapas (1.37k), and Guerrero (1.32k).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($10k MX), Medical Doctors Offices ($9.98k MX), and Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($6.78k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (17.6k), Medical Doctors Offices (6.66k), and Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (248).

57.2% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $5.19k MX and 42.8% to men with an average salary of $10.6k MX.

At the level of states, Yucatán had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 258 from 258 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Coahuila de Zaragoza with a 23.2% corresponding to 44 from 190 workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 12.2k, Workforce 2025-Q1
  • $7.69k MX, Average monthly salary 2025-Q1

At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Healers, Herbalists and Hueseros were 12.2k being a 12% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (13.9k).

In the same period, an average salary of $7.69k MX was observed, registering an increase of 62.7%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($4.73k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Healers, Herbalists and Hueseros during the first quarter of 2025 were Puebla (2.87k), Chiapas (1.37k), and Guerrero (1.32k)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Guerrero and Chiapas with an increase of 682 (108%) and 462 (50.7%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Guanajuato and Puebla with a decrease of 1.48k (75%) and 1.32k (31.4%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Healers, Herbalists and Hueseros during first quarter of 2025 were Guanajuato ($31.5k MX), Hidalgo ($17.3k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($16.5k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Puebla and Sonora with an increase of $3.42k MX (70.5%) and $2.38k MX (94%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Michoacán de Ocampo and Chiapas with a decrease of $6.45k MX (75%) and $3.12k MX (48.4%), respectively.

Workforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries

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The visualization shows the distribution of Healers, Herbalists and Hueseros in different industries and economic sectors.

At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (71.8%), Medical Doctors Offices (27.2%), and Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals (1.01%).

In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Psychiatric and Addiction Hospitals ($10k MX), Medical Doctors Offices ($9.98k MX), and Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($6.78k MX).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2025-Q1

  • 98.8%, Healers, Herbalists and Hueseros
  • 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Healers, Herbalists and Hueseros reached a 98.8%, which implied a decrease from 1.19 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024  (100%).

The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 44.5 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Yucatán

Less Labor Informality: 23.2 %, Coahuila de Zaragoza

At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Healers, Herbalists and Hueseros were Yucatán (100%), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (100%), and Tamaulipas (100%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Chiapas (100%), Campeche (100%), and Coahuila de Zaragoza (23.2%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Healers, Herbalists and Hueseros during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 65 to 74 years concentrating 3.82k workers of which 100% corresponds to informal employment (3.82k) and 100% to informal employment (2.22k).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 0 to 3 years of schooling concentrating 3.94k workers of which 100%  corresponds to informal employment (3.94k) and 100% corresponds to informal employment (2.97k).